FPGeeks Art Gallery

[Yazeh]

This was a second take on hot dog challenge.
Title can read: Let's grill some burgers!

Orange: Diamine Ancient Copper,
Gold: Diamine Sepia
Brown: Gutenberg Urkundentinte G10 - Iron gall ink.
Blue: Akkerman Delfts Blau
Black: Platinum Carbon Black

[usk15]

I have done a lot of sketches, but I will show only the one from today, first time using watercolor pencils (Cd'A):







This is my daughter's entry to a competition:








This sketch I have found it in a charity shop, for £5.00, I couldn't resist to get it. It seems to be signed in '71:

[christof]

during a short trip to Vienna, I did some quick sketches of the city.

While moving around the city, I took photos of peculiar corners that I liked. These photos served as the basis for this rather free sketches with iron gall ink.






only one of the Auroras was used for sketching, the other served as ink reservoir for shadowing with a brush.

[Yazeh]

Her majesty was relaxing and I attempted, a sketch with a Pentel brush pen

[Kaputnik]

Some things I did this month. I've been busy, with a lot of distractions, so I've done less with watercolor (although I did do something with it yesterday). I wanted to be able to set things aside at a moment's notice without tidying up.

Pencil sketch. From a photo that I saved in my "for drawing" folder. I have lost the original information on who did it, although I could probably find it.



Water soluble graphite on hot press paper. From a photo I took myself. Hot press watercolor paper is a lot smoother than cold press, which is what I mostly use.



Same medium as the previous picture. This is based on a photo by Walker Evans of a tenant farmer's wife in Alabama, 1936.

[Yazeh]

I think you've found your medium. This really suits your work and has enhanced it ten fold. I especially love your auto-portrait, it's outstanding

[Kaputnik]

Still experimenting with water soluble graphite. This one is on rough watercolor paper, which feels a lot different than hot press or cold press. I wrote the date and my initials with my Montblanc Noblesse Oblige, then wondered if it was bad for the nib.

[christof]

Lately I have received a few ink samples as a gift. Since I write almost exclusively with black ink, I will use the samples for drawings.




Achim Velte Turmalin Braun, Achim Velte Onyx Schwarz


Diamine Rushbrook Blue

(The sketchbook is from Moleskine with extra thick sketch paper - not the best paper ever...)

[Yazeh]

@Kaputnik what are the brush pens you use? I really like the portrait by the way, you've managed to capture a sense of longing and loss
@christof, what are the ink gifts?

[Cyril]

Nice work everyone !!

[Yazeh]

A whimsical take with a brush pen....

[christof]

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@christof, what are the ink gifts?

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[Kaputnik]

@Kaputnik what are the brush pens you use? I really like the portrait by the way, you've managed to capture a sense of longing and loss
@christof, what are the ink gifts?

The water brushes in the pictures are made by Pentel; I also have some by Kuretake. I keep most filled with water, but do have one with Noodler's Kung Te Cheng, which I almost never use.

I find them handy with these pencils and with watercolor pencils, but hard to use with actual watercolors, whether pans or tubes. Probably just me.

And thank you.

[Yazeh]

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@christof, what are the ink gifts?

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They seem to be made by De Atramentis. The bottles look similar

[Yazeh]

@Kaputnik what are the brush pens you use? I really like the portrait by the way, you've managed to capture a sense of longing and loss
@christof, what are the ink gifts?

The water brushes in the pictures are made by Pentel; I also have some by Kuretake. I keep most filled with water, but do have one with Noodler's Kung Te Cheng, which I almost never use.

I find them handy with these pencils and with watercolor pencils, but hard to use with actual watercolors, whether pans or tubes. Probably just me.

And thank you.

I'm enjoying using the Pentel brush. I still have difficulties making fine lines, but I'm enjoying the experience. It has liberated my hand in some weird way....

[christof]

some more:

ink: irongall ink Büroservice Bergmann (for the lines) Achim Velte Onyx (shadows)


...I have to admit that the onyx ink is cool stuff! there is the shimmer of real anthracite in it.

ink: Noodlers Blue upon the plains of Abraham* (bue) et Achim Velte Onyx (gray)


*I do not know the reason for this, but have noticed that interestingly, the name of this ink refers to a historical event:

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham (13 September 1759), also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal moment in the Seven Years’ War and in the history of Canada. A British invasion force led by General James Wolfe defeated French troops under the Marquis de Montcalm, leading to the surrender of Quebec to the British. Both commanding officers died from wounds sustained during the battle. The French never recaptured Quebec and effectively lost control of New France in 1760. At the end of the war in 1763 France surrendered many of its colonial possessions — including Canada — to the British.

source: the Canadian Encyclopedia
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia....th%20America).

[Yazeh]

Noodler's Blue Upon the Plains of Abrahams is now a defunct ink. It was made for wonderpens.ca with Raven Black. It's a nod to Nathan Tardiff's French Canadian ancestry. Many French Canadians worked and lived in New England (Like the famous Jack Kerouac). And the Plain of Abrahams is a big deal here, the scene of a loss for the French Canadian population
That Onyx looks very handsome btw : and complements your drawing

[christof]

Thank you for the explanation!

[Yazeh]

A butterfly which I did on the fly for another prompt.
Done with a Pentel Brush and some details with Noodler's Polar Black with an Osmiroid Copper plate

[Kaputnik]

I continue to draw in ink, but I don't like anything that I've done in that medium recently. So here's more water soluble graphite.

By the way, the lighting source for this photo alters the true colors a bit, making everything look warmer. On the other hand, a scan of the same picture which I plan to post on Deviant Art presently alters the colors in the other direction.