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I tend to draw in the main masts freehand, and then go over them later using a Tombow worn fibre tipped pen, and a straight edge. The almost empty worn pen gives me a sort of faded line with no hard edges as such…obviously making then fairly thick and not stick like…(my illustration isn’t the best at showing this) difficult to explain!
I save all my worn pens just for this one use.
For the rigging, I’ll generally use a no 0.2 Rotring Ticky profipen. No straight edge usually, but occasionally… hold your breath and go for it in one rapid stroke!
Takes time to master but it’s how I do it. I don’t work to any great accuracy as to where the rigging goes, just a gut feeling, some of it’s obvious!
Here’s one I made earlier…
Pencil is fine as an alternative but I prefer pen.
Pencil is fine as an alternative but I prefer pen.
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by Alan Bickley
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Like your example and thanks for the tips Alan , I shall definitely use this at some point , I think I have an almost empty find liner that might to the rigging . I shall look at the masts for a while before I commit myself to putting them in I’m not overly concerned about accuracy and if the odd wobble occurs well it does, there are a few mark’s already due to smudging and over lengthening the Ines.
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I’ve added a bit more colour today and will now concentrate on putting in some details also change any colour etc I progress. I will lift out some of the red in the sails to give them a weathered and salt stained appearance I find it easier to put the colour in then lift out where I want to and I can of course change the look of the folds .
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Thank you George and Alan. I always take a mono shot as it’s the best way to keep an eye on the tone, often pick out an area that needs a bit more attention that way . The masts are the next job on the list Alan I was going to put them in earlier but decided to beef them up later so I can get then looking right ,then it’s the rigging along with a few little tweaks here and there. I do enjoy the process of the pen and wash, it’s really quite satisfying.
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Can you crop that out, Paul, or are you stuck with it? Such a pity if it's spoiled your painting - doesn't look as if it has, though. Masking tape is tempermantal, but the real trouble is, so are some papers - as a customary watercolourist, you'll know more about this than I do; I just remember a watercolour paper which hated masking tape, and invariably ripped: unfortunately, I can't remember the brand, or wouldn't risk using it again. All I'm sure of is that it wasn't Bockingford, The Langton, Saunders Waterford, or Arches (with which I have different problems). That still leaves rather a lot of possibles.
Anyway, I should say I think your watercolour journey keeps getting better - there is an extra low-tack masking tape, but: would it do the job?
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