Lonely Man

Here is a little something I came up with one day when I was really bored. It was more of the idea than the execution here. I kind of messed up on the perspective. I thought it would be really great to compare a lonely man to himself if he weren't so. There goes the hat.

Zentangle?

Took a second shot at ZenTangle again. I think its a very relaxing and rewarding time killer. I just draw random stuff! This one is using my micron pens.

Flight

Ive been enjoying drawing the animals lately. Capturing this owl's intensity with my pen proved to be quite difficult. I find that much of the motion comes from the eyes, and simply the fact that the eyes are so fixated upon one single point seems to bring the owl to life, and show its desire for the prey that it must have been attacking. I completed this work with Speedball SuperBlack India Ink and a Leonardt Soft Drawing nib. I quite like this nib, and prefer it to the Gillot 404 I sometimes use. It provides me a much more variable stroke, as can be seen on  most of the feathers.

Lions in Love

Well it has been quite a while since I last posted... about a month to be exact. Well anyhow, I was on vacation, and I haven't really felt the desire to make the effort to use the computer. I was out in nature and taking full advantage of the tranquility. I drew plenty of new ideas, and this is the first I wanted to put up. I think it captures the primal love between parents and their children, and the emotions even animals feel. Animals and us, aren't so different.

City Freeway

So I realized that blogging everyday and actually finishing a new piece of art everyday is basically impossible, so I will be posting weekly now (at least I hope to). However, I do have a new piece for you guys, and it will be added to my city collection. This one was pretty tedious and time consuming, and to be honest I did not enjoy working on this piece.

Here is the preliminary sketch, and everything seems to look proportionate, and in perspective. I tried to keep the worm's eye view slightly, to make the city appear larger.






As I began to ink in the illustration, I added details to the sign, and began to display a small sense of depth using crosshatches as to not be confused by each edge on the bridge later.

The primary ink is finished here, and no real sense of light and dark is achieved here except for that which I had added earlier on the bridge.




I finish the drawing by adding tone. The result is decent, and I hope to continue drawing more cities for my collection.

Super Complex Origami?

So since I have been kind of busy these days, and I am currently working on my next city illustration, I decided that I should show you guys my other passion: folding origami. I began folding when I was ten, and self taught myself everything I know. Here is the most complex model, as well as my favorite:

"Phoenix 3.5"
Designed by Satoshi Kamiya
Folded by Luke Verlinsky
60 x 60 cm. Tissue Foil
16.5 Hours

Review of Sakura Pigma Micron Pen

So a lot of my art is done with this pen, and I'd like to share how great it really is.

I mostly use the 01 02 and 05 thicknesses, because they are all I really need to do the type of crosshatch tonal art that I do. Overall, I think a pen has a few qualities that make it really stand out:

Tone: The micron pen is available in a multitude of colors, but I only use the black. However, the black really stands out as a true black, no matter how thin the line. It does not fade, and is a pigment based pen, and most likely won't fade for a long time.

Variability: A pen really needs to be able to produce a variety of widths, and the Sakura set comes with a ton of different widths, ranging from a really small 005, to a brush. However, the pen is not able to have a variable stroke with different pressures, which is good for very detailed illustrations. After all, if you want to draw something with very fluid strokes and variable lines, it is best for you to use a flex nib dip pen, which I use very often, such as in my leopard and the flowers. I might talk about that in another post.

Durability: The pen is really durable, and the tip doesn't seem to show any signs of wear, even with pressure applied. It will last you a long long time.

On the right is a comparison of the different widths that I use often, and a tonal scale done with the 01 thickness to show how well it can be used to crosshatch and change the image of light and dark.

I hope you enjoyed this review and I HIGHLY recommend the purchase of this pen (and the set).

Check out some of the art I did with this pen on yesterday's post!