I don’t generally use a straightedge when drawing — I usually just freehand everything. If you look closely you’ll see a bit of wobble on the lines.
I’ll use one every now and then for some things, mainly just for borders and some guide lines.
Thanks!
Yeah, I’m on most of the things:
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Linework was done with a brush. Stippling was done with fountain pen + felt-tip brush pen.
No, I think this one is done.
That’s actually one of the harder things for me – knowing when it’s done. I rarely ever have a plan and just improvise, so it’s tough to tell when to stop. I’ve definitely overworked a bunch of these 😅
The linework I did with a brush. The stippling I did with a fountain pen + felt-tip brush pen.
I guess technically this would fall under the “stippling” umbrella. “Pointillism” generally means using full color for the dots, usually with paint.
But I’m not really the pedantic type, so whatever. I usually say stippling.
This always comes up when people look at my stuff. Love it! I definitely watched quite a lot of that screensaver.
I did this one with inks. Brush for the colors, dip pen (and a bit of brush) for the black.
I’m also a Migadu user. Nothing but good experiences with them. Simple, solid, and straightforward.
With this alcohol-based paint it was just the easiest way to get the fine lines I wanted.
The paint would clog up a fountain pen / technical pen pretty much immediately, and refillable felt-tip pens (like for paint pens) would be thicker than I wanted.
Some weird illustration I made. Linework and stippling is analog with ink -- colors and texture is digital.
