Hey Dan, these sketches are done in a ProArt 4"x6" Hardbound sketchbook. I think I got it free with an order I placed at Dick Blick. The description says it's a "perfect place to preserve your ideas with pencil, pen-and-ink, or watercolor", but it's not the highest quality paper in the world (as you might imagine for $3). A month or two ago I picked up a Moleskine Sketchbook (3 1/2"x5 1/2") at the local Barnes and Noble. I haven't started sketching in it yet but it has a thicker, heavier paper stock (it costs about $10), and you can open it so that it virtually lays flat. I thought I'd probably wait until I worked my way through the ProArt before starting on the Moleskine, but maybe not.
Thanks Alan. If I remember correctly, I was trying out a new brush pen on that one. I'm not quite sure why I keep trying brush pens because they are never as good as the real thing - which I always come back to.
I've experimented with brush-pens because they seem to be used by so many artists these days, and some of them work wonders with them (like Sean Phillips), and they're less messy, I guess. But I guess there just isn't the same variety of makr-making with them.
Great sketches, I really like the lighting on the bottom right head. I agree with you about brushpens, I like them for sketching but they never work for me if I try using them on pro work. I do sometimes use ones that are nearly empty for dry brush effects in backgrounds though. I am quite tempted to get a japanese sable one I've seen online, but it seems like a bit too much of a gamble.
I'm the same - I really only use them when sketching. I use the PITT pens but the tip gets destroyed rather quickly and it's useless for any fine line work.
Very cool. What brand of notebooks do you use? Do you spray them w/a fixative when you are finished so they don't smudge?
ReplyDeleteHey Dan, these sketches are done in a ProArt 4"x6" Hardbound sketchbook. I think I got it free with an order I placed at Dick Blick. The description says it's a "perfect place to preserve your ideas with pencil, pen-and-ink, or watercolor", but it's not the highest quality paper in the world (as you might imagine for $3). A month or two ago I picked up a Moleskine Sketchbook (3 1/2"x5 1/2") at the local Barnes and Noble. I haven't started sketching in it yet but it has a thicker, heavier paper stock (it costs about $10), and you can open it so that it virtually lays flat. I thought I'd probably wait until I worked my way through the ProArt before starting on the Moleskine, but maybe not.
ReplyDeleteAnother excellent page, Steve. I love the confident brushwork on the head furthest right at the top, especially. As usual, very fresh
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan. If I remember correctly, I was trying out a new brush pen on that one. I'm not quite sure why I keep trying brush pens because they are never as good as the real thing - which I always come back to.
ReplyDeleteI've experimented with brush-pens because they seem to be used by so many artists these days, and some of them work wonders with them (like Sean Phillips), and they're less messy, I guess. But I guess there just isn't the same variety of makr-making with them.
ReplyDeleteGreat sketches, I really like the lighting on the bottom right head.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about brushpens, I like them for sketching but they never work for me if I try using them on pro work. I do sometimes use ones that are nearly empty for dry brush effects in backgrounds though. I am quite tempted to get a japanese sable one I've seen online, but it seems like a bit too much of a gamble.
I'm the same - I really only use them when sketching. I use the PITT pens but the tip gets destroyed rather quickly and it's useless for any fine line work.
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