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Anthony Knight

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Don’t think I’ve posted this one before - it’s another slow burner, started in 2017: Thought I’d get back onto it while I’m on a roll, so raided the attic and it’s back on the easel, ready to crack on with over the weekend.

Steve Andrews

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Gosh, the detail you have put into this, the reflections and spokes in particular puts me to shame!  Having tried spokes before I know how difficult they are, even if they are traced.  Looks like it will be a real good one.

Anthony Knight

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Fingers crossed Steve! The wheel’s going to take some doing, and what I’ve already done needs a bit of tweaking, but looking forward to it.
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Linda Wilson

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Looks good Anth.  Best of luck with those spokes!

Anthony Knight

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Thanks Linda, I’m gonna need it!

Bari Marsh

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Nice one Anthony,  do like who people aren't  afraid of a challenge and using black 👌

Anthony Knight

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I didn’t use black for a long time Bari, I use a mix of Payne’s Grey and raw umber a lot of the time. I do use it when I think it’ll work though, no problem with that! Love the dense black of Rotring ink from my technical illustration days 😁

Bari Marsh

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Most of my rotring pens are from my product design days, the rotring art pen is in daily use, writing and sketching in my journals. One thing I never use is white all my White's are the paper.

Anthony Knight

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I used to love my .25 Rotring on drafting film - god, how old do I sound?! Wish I still had some of my uni work but now all long gone. Love the density of Rotring ink, gives such beautiful solid.
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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One piece or art equipment I have not got is a Rotring pen - I've often thought about it, but other things distracted me.  I don't work in great detail - haven't the eyesight for it, and on the whole am not entirely keen on it, though I admire others' work who really get down to the fine detail.  However - interested to read that the Rotring pens give a dense black - adding one to my next shopping list. Incidentally, having seen your previous work, I'm pretty sure we'll all have confidence in your getting those spokes right: no pressure, then!
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Linda Wilson

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I have been reading that you can use oil pencils on drafting film, a support that I am not familiar with.  I have a Rotring pen buried somewhere, never gets used, but I do use fine liners of various widths, which I find a bit more forgiving.  The Rotrings need to be held at the right angle all the time and consequently are consistent, but I prefer my lines to be more expressive and will even use a dip pen at times.  The spokes look like a good subject for Rotring pens though.  You have done the worst part of it in drawing them out, Anth.

Anthony Knight

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Drafting film’s nice to use as you can ‘scratch out’ on it - was always handy to be able to tidy lines with a curved scalpel blade. Oil pencils could be interesting Linda! And no pressure at all there Robert! 😁 was hoping to get a start tonight but the call of the pub was louder than this, so tomorrow night it is.
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