This lesson introduced a new tool: a Tombow pen. This nifty pen uses water-soluble acid-free ink and has 2 ends: a brush and a fine tip.
The fine tip is great for drawing the outline of a final sketch. The brush end is handy for getting more ink on the watercolor brush for darker shading.
Our assignment for this week is to sketch everyday objects, then carefully refine the sketch using the fine tip of the Tombow. Once the inking is complete, pencil lines are erased and the watercolor brush comes out. Using just plain water, the object is shaded.
Here are my first attempts at this technique:
I couldn’t resist adding a bit of color to the 2nd bird. Jane’s advice is to add more shading at the bottom of the bird. I’m guilty of following the actual coloring of the object instead of simply doing this as a sketch with shading — hence the dabs of peach and yellow.
The next object is taken from the bathroom:
This pen is mighty fun! I have room for another bird on the first page and plenty of other objects in the bathroom. Stay tuned.
Very nice.
Some day I’ll be good at this. Right now I’m having fun.
I love how everyday objects can become art! Cool pen-haven’t ever used one but I’m intrigued.
It’s a great pen Jenny! And it comes in more than black. . . serious trouble!
So fun! When I read the cover page, before I saw the candle holder, I thought, “Wait! I think I gave her a candle holder once upon a time!” And there he was. So glad he’s still in service!
Yup, that the sweet little black bird you gave me. He travels from room to room and does great service.
This pen looks like I need to try it out, love your results.
You will be very happy using this pen. It’s great. Just remember that it’s water soluble so the ink will always run when it gets wet.