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WIP , Waiting for the incoming tide .
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A new venture for me , the base sketch is drawn with a dip pen and India ink , hence the smudges where I forgot that the ink stay wet longer than in fine liners etc . An imaginary scene on A3 watercolour paper, of sailing barges awaiting the turn of the tide ,these vessels could and still do sail up rivers in relative shallow waters. Not only are they affected by the tides as all vessels are they also have to rely on enough wind from the right direction as it’s extremely difficult to tac across narrow river , they don’t have a deep hull and are reliant on a false keel been lowered to the required depth to prevent side drift. I started with a pencil rough sketch as this helped me to get everything where I want it positioned and can make alterations in the early stages.
I then ink over making any adjustments to the shape and the lines , making the straighter or more curved for the hulls also added bits I’ve thought of .
Pencil Sketch
Pen Sketches, need to be careful here as I tend to overdraw I want the wash to do some of the minor details.
Next stage is to add the base washers , I want to keep them simple. TBC .
Pen Sketches, need to be careful here as I tend to overdraw I want the wash to do some of the minor details.
Next stage is to add the base washers , I want to keep them simple. TBC .Edited
by Paul (Dixie) Dean
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Looking forward to seeing where you take this; I have a cigar box full of dip pens - and a big bottle of Indian ink: so - why the blankety-blank don't I use them more often? Taking my inspiration from you, I shall do so. As you will have discovered, not only does Indian ink take much longer to dry than fineliners etc, it also offers a richer, blacker and more interesting line - people fear it for that reason, and I approach it with a degree of unhelpful nervousness (that's when the hand starts to shake). So practise, Jones, practise...
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Thanks Alan and Robert for the encouraging words. I noticed that some of my lines are a bit wobbly but it’s old boats and brick work so no worries, I didn’t want a technical drawing anyway. Go for it Robert get the pens and ink out and get something done that you will enjoy. It’s the darker richer lines that I actually like , one of the reasons for buying the pens and a very small bottle of ink to try it out , no regrets and will look to getting a larger bottle and additional nibs etc .
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Around half an hour to forty five minutes, as I did the original pencil work the mist inked over and made adjustments but that’s a guesstimate . I wasn’t in a rush nor did I time it I never do, I tend to look at the time I started and then when I’ve finished not to check his long it’s taken it’s just a habit I have when I do anything.
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I haven’t had the opportunity to paint a great deal Ypsilanti far this week, taken advantage of the sunny dry weather and worked in the garden. I have just had a bit of time to ads some base colour and do a rough sky ,the sky will be broken up by the sails and rigging so I’m nor to worried about it’s look at the moment.
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This is looking great; it IS a bit of a problem about the wobbly lines, and what can I suggest - I've had the odd wobble myself, and generally avoid rigging: maybe pencil them in, not scorning a ruler, then lightly go over them with your Indian ink and a mapping pen? I knew an artist who never inked in his rigging lines or telegraph wires, but left them in pencil, in a broken line ... Here's where you'd get an advantage with opaque paint: you can take it right up to the edge of a line and conceal the wobbly bits. It's not easy if your hands don't entirely work as Nature intended, or even if they do. If possible, I'd go for the broken line, speedily drawn or painted - others will doubtless have better ideas.
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It will be a pencil job for the rigging Robert the ink is far to dark and hard , I and adjust a pencil line but not a waterproof ink one as you know . The dark line on the boats at the moment are part of the mast system and will be made wider once I ready to do the furled sails etc , the actually ropes for the rigging will come at the last minute . I’m quite pleased with how it’s coming together, and in answer to Sandra it really enjoyable using the ink stenches and adding the colours I have no idea why I’ve not done this before, lack of confidence, skill all that contributes but then I thought why not if I don’t like it done do it again .
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