Art is Magic
Title: Happy birds with wings
Size: still got to get a ruler. App 14 x 14 cms in original size.
Equipment: Parker 51, Noodler’s Black, Pentel Aquash brush pen with water.
Computer alteration: I removed a smaller sketch in the right corner of the image. I also played around heightening both contrast and brightness. For comparison look at the detailed picture below, that one is not altered at all, comes directly from the scanner.
Notes: I drew this bird and discovered that he was sad. When thinking about it I concluded that he must be sad because he lacked wings. So, through the magic that is art I had a friend of his come over and give him wings. Then they danced.
Paper: Seawhite of Brighton
Upcoming: I draw almost everything freehand nowadays. I am contemplating a more detailed, planned project in the future. Also, my pictures are too small. Small is good and fast but I’d like to see how I’d fare making something on a larger scale. While surfing around the other day I went to the website of Ian Miller, one of my favourite artists. I find his large, detailed ink drawings very inspiring. I’m sure the fantasy-minded of my readers are familiar with his work already.
A detail of the above drawing:
My love, you are fantastic!
Det du gör får mig att önska att jag ritade, om det låter begripligt. Jag brukade ju göra det en bra bit upp i tonåren, men slutade och nu vet jag bara inte vad jag skulle rita, eller i vilken ände jag skulle börja.
Fantastisk och inspirerande, med andra ord.
Jag förstår precis. Jag var trots allt där för inte så länge sedan. Det handlar mycket om att börja igen. Sen handlar det om att skapa ett flöde mellan det tänkta och det papperspräntade och det är där det ibland blir trafikstockning.