Whenever I doodle without worrying about the end result, the drawing seems to have more personality than when I draw for something specific. It’s like the inner critic looks the other way while I go have some fun.
I used a Pentel Pocket brush pen for the outline, which is permanent ink, then a brown water soluble fountain pen ink for the wash. Drawn on hot-pressed watercolor paper.
I was messing around with using fountain pen ink as a wash. I really like this Kon-Peki blue.
This is Mr. Mutt and Rowdy, the two main characters in my story, Yum Like Butter. Now I need to figure out how to draw them in three quarter profile.
All I remember about the drawing pad I had as a kid was that it was big, the surface of the paper was smooth, and if I didn’t put the cover sheet behind the top sheet, the markers would bleed through onto the next page.
In this most recent venture into drawing, I’ve learned that there are a zillion types of paper. Paper with teeth. Paper that is cold pressed or hot pressed. Paper made of cotton. Paper made of wood pulp.
It was when I started to learn about the different types of ink that my concentration hit a brick wall and I had to take a nap.
While I ruminate on yesterday
and worry about tomorrow,
my dog chases off a crow
and wags his tail with satisfaction.
