After doing so many watercolors without inked lines, I thought that it was time that I tried a few with Micron outlines.
I’m doing a watercolor for my niece for Christmas. She’s a huge fan of goldfinches and she’s getting into art, so I thought that she would like a watercolor of goldfinches for Christmas. I’m not done yet, but here is the inked portion.
I’ve done it on Arches cold-press paper and this is in the first time I’ve tried to use microns on it. The ink didn’t absorb into the paper as much as I would have liked, so I had to go over the lines several times. I think I’ll increase the size of the pens I use next time.
I’ll keep you posted once I’ve applied the watercolor.
I’m trying to see if I can create a different feel by doing this a quick brush technique without sketching it first and then inking in the details based on how the watercolor turns out.
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
I was at the beach the other day watching little brown sparrows hopping around. I really liked the play of the brown rocks covered with brown birds with the bright blue ocean in the background, so I wanted to see if I could replicate that feeling without actually painting an ocean. I hope you enjoy!
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
Although it’s not native to here, I did spend some time the other day watching Zebra Finches in the pet store when I was picking up some dog food. I figured, hey, maybe it’s not native to here but I did see it in San Diego so I sketched it when I got back.
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
Here is the more serious version of last week’s White-crowned Sparrow.
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
Another in my top 100 series, here is a little guy that hangs out in my backyard everyday.
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
Another part of my top 100 series, here is an adorable Lesser Goldfinch.
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
After starting my top 100 series, I realized that some of the little brown birds of San Diego can be a little boring to draw… so I decided to try to make them a little more fun by stylizing them. Here is my new take on a Titmouse vs last week’s.
This was significantly more fun to draw. 🙂
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
Another in my top 100 San Diego bird sketch series, here is a Titmouse.
Supplies used: Sakura Micron Ink Pens
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