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Sunday, 28 October 2012

Bamboo pens

Art class yesterday. We had to make quick portraits with bamboo pens or twigs (from our garden) dipped in Chinese ink. It took some time before I got the hang of it, but I must admit it results in very lively linework. On the other hand, the amount of ink is very difficult to control; a sudden blob of ink on the wrong location can spoil the drawing in an instant. But I loved it; I'll have to try it with Urban sketching as well.
I made like 20 portraits in about 2 hours, these are the four best.
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4 comments:

  1. nico jamin29 October 2012 at 21:37

    Prachtig! Inderdaad levendige tekeningen!

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  2. Rene Fijten1 November 2012 at 19:52

    BedanktNico. Zaterdag mogen we hetzelfde doen met modellen.

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  3. LuTi3 November 2012 at 08:17

    Ik vind ze ook mooi. Met name de variatie in lijn dikte door bamboo pen maakt het erg levendig. Het smaakt naar meer.... ben benieuwd naar het vervolg.

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  4. Rene Fijten4 November 2012 at 14:39

    Klopt Ludek, het levert mooie lijnen op. Maar je moet er wel even voor zitten, anders werkt het niet.

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