The not so Mad Hatter. Inktense Pencils 8 x 6 inches 300gsm HP paper.

Comments

That's well Dunne Lew! (if you see the joke?) Not somebody to meet on a dark night though. Nice work.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 02 Feb 08:55:21

Definitely think you should be illustrating books Lewis! Great details.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Sat 02 Feb 09:20:01

Thanks Jim and Margaret for your kind comments...not quite there with inktense, but enjoying finding out.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 02 Feb 09:25:42

Cheap at twice the price. It's almost impossible to resist messing about with new kit, isn't it? Excellent work, Lew, as usual, and always with a wry touch of humour. Bri

Posted by Brian J Mackay on Sat 02 Feb 09:26:59

Experiment away. It's great and you can never have too much colour ....

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 02 Feb 09:40:29

Very vibrant colours Lewis. This really stands out. He looks a bit evil though.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 02 Feb 09:50:01

This is just an excuse for your terrible jokes Lew. Your enjoyment comes through with all this lovely colour. I've got a dozen or so Inktense, you have to choose your subject matter don't you . They don't work with everything.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 02 Feb 09:52:27

Well done another fantastic drawing

Posted by anne cooper on Sat 02 Feb 10:09:35

Another great character with your usual added sentiment.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Sat 02 Feb 10:49:20

Thanks again to everybody for your wonderful feedback. Inktense is certainly vivid, but I have to admit I like bright colour anyway...I don't see the point in having these glorious colours and not using them. It's not as if my pictures reflect real life.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 02 Feb 11:18:52

Must dig out my inktense pencils. You have inspired me Lew. What have you used for the white whiskers...?

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Sat 02 Feb 11:59:30

Thanks Sylvia. Gouache for the whiskers, which I decided to add later.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 02 Feb 12:25:28

The colours are brilliant, you look like you have got the knack of blending inktense really well 😀

Posted by Linda Drury on Sat 02 Feb 13:36:03

I think you should be illustrating book too, Lewis - I think you could probably write them as well!

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 02 Feb 15:02:42

Your experiment with Inktense is super Lewis. Such intense colours which works so well with your style of work. I love this one, his hat is amazing.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sat 02 Feb 20:15:34

Love the vibrant colours in this, Lewis - another great character. (I've got some Inktense pencils but have never been able to get on with them - this has encouraged me to have another go!)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sun 03 Feb 08:49:00

Thanks again for your comments. The colors are brilliant, which suits the way I like to work. Maureen...Illustrating books would have been a lifetime ambition, I'm a bit long in the tooth now. I'm happy drawing something as often as I can.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 03 Feb 09:01:57

Love your use of colour!

Posted by Teresa Allen on Mon 04 Feb 22:41:25

That's what my dad always says! Very good

Posted by Lyn Thacker on Fri 04 Sep 19:28:40

Hang on Studio Wall

02/02/2019

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Another bash with Inktense on better paper...just trying things out, hence the mass of colours (although I don't need an excuse for lots of colour.) Probably too much experimenting for such a little picture. I'm liking Inktense and will play some more...maybe put something in the forum, where I can pick other people's brains.

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Lewis Cooper

Self taught. Love drawing. Like to make pictures up, without using reference pics, often in cartoon style. I do other pictures where I do use reference. I'm knocking on a bit, born in 1940 in Greenwich, London. Retired, and loving it.

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