Last week I found myself in a favorite art supply store to buy some new technical pens. I’ve worn mine out with all the drawing and travel (pens do not survive many air trips before they get all splurty or dried up).
In the section of disposable technical pens, I found a brush pen with the same ink as my favorite pens. So I bought one to try.
And what a change it brought to my drawings. For the surprises I find myself putting on paper (I won’t call them mistakes) make me feel more like I’m painting than penning. The variation of thickness and thinness (not always intentional) is great fun and has led to interesting and lively drawings.
Here’s one that made me realise that the pen is influencing my drawing style:
Nice drawing. After your other work I’ve seen here, I wouldn’t have recognized this as yours. The style is so different. Fun!
Posted by: mike on February 3, 2006 11:21 PM