Kai's sketchbook

[KaiAeon]

Thank you, Arimel.

[KaiAeon]

So I finished the egg map. I'm not happy with the brush strokes. I think that my application of the watercolour ground played a significant role. If you have any advice to give, please feel free to do so.

[Josiah VE]

This is fantastic!!

[KaiAeon]

Thank you

[KaiAeon]

Preparation of egg maps underway. 1 1/2 to 2 coats of watercolour ground done. More coats and smoothing to be done.

[KaiAeon]

I started dabbling with dip pens as my local art supply store stopped stocking the Pigma Micron fineliner sets I used to buy. (I do have back up sets though.) Anyway, this is my latest map. It is still a work in progress as I need to add more detail lines.

I'm using:
- Brevillier's Creatacolor Calligraphy ink (black)
- Speedball dip pen and nibs
- Prime Art A5 watercolour paper
- Rofles 2H and HB pencils

I must still decide if I will colour the map...

[KaiAeon]

I finished the map...

[KaiAeon]

Some doodles

[Skaald]

the second one seems almost in 3D. How do you do to make your lines pop so much ? Is there a second grey line almost invisible to shade the lines ?

[KaiAeon]

The second (grey) line are the residue of the pencil markings I erased. I still press too hard on the pencil when sketching. It's an old habit of mine that i'm working on breaking. I recently began adopted holding my pencils as I do with the dip pens and it does work. But will take some getting used to.

I created those two "doodles" with a dip pen so the line widths vary naturally.