Ball-point Pen Drawings - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists

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January 15, 2018 at 6:25 am #449500
makanjuola
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Ball-point pen could be very challenging to work with but I found it intriguing when it come to creating values with it. Below are two recent drawings, others could be viewed at my blog: https://ajayi-oluseyi.blogspot.com.ng/2018/01/beyond-mfa-program-explorations-pen-ink.html C & C welcome.

‘Harmattan Memoir’ 24.7 x 37 cm.

‘White Swan’ 24.7 x 37 cm.
January 15, 2018 at 11:49 am #545950
OldM8sters
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Beautiful stuff!
January 17, 2018 at 12:03 pm #545948
Sheryl
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Very nice work, especially hard done in pen!

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February 5, 2018 at 6:21 am #545943
makanjuola
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I do appreciate the response of members’ reaction to this thread, quite encouraging indeed. Below is my last pen drawing in 2017. I needed to increase the value of the darkest areas and found the overall blue a little bit behind what I desired, so I introduced black. i intend to combine red, blue and black ball-point pens in subsequent explorations. C & C welcome.

‘Milk maid 2’ 24.7 x 37 cm. 2017
February 6, 2018 at 12:48 am #545949
dj2216
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Absolutely gorgeous.

As a drawing newbie, the thought of using a pen (without the ability to erase) is a terrifying one!
February 7, 2018 at 4:02 am #545947
Schuee (from Wiltshire, England)
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Very well done. I like the grainy effect the dots give.

Penny
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February 7, 2018 at 8:47 am #545944
makanjuola
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Thanks for your comments dj2216 and Penny. The quick drying and non-eras-ability of pen add to the fun and satisfaction of the outcome.
February 7, 2018 at 10:32 pm #545942
manfrommerriam
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Nicely done !
February 8, 2018 at 12:23 pm #545946
fedetony
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wow, your drawings are beautiful… I like very much the depth and contrast in the swan…

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February 11, 2018 at 10:31 am #545945
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You certainly have patience. The swan is the most successful for me. The last figure’s arm seems displaced. Is this down to a lack of underdraeing?

C&C always welcome.
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February 14, 2018 at 3:37 pm #545941
Sonia
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Very effective – obviously lots of work in these.

Sonia
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February 23, 2018 at 9:28 pm #545951
Jwma321
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These are very nice. I especially like the milk maid drawing. I can’t imagine having to do realism with ink, it blows my mind. I do have a question though, what techniques did you use for these drawings? It looks like there’s crosshatching in there and maybe a little bit of dottwork, but I can’t really tell for sure.
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