Pretend homework #2: pen and ink.
I changed this week's assignment just a tad, after reading some very good advice against crosshatching, in this wonderful little book called "Sketching Without a Master," written in the 20's or so. The author suggests that we almost never crosshatch at all in pen and ink drawings, and do so sparingly when it's absolutely necessary. So my drawing this week is basically just pen and ink, and I used crosshatching only to fix mistakes which were a result of my being really bad at pen and ink.
The finished drawering:
Pen and ink is really way harder than it seems. At least it was for me anyway. There's parts of the drawing that I like but overall I need a lot more practice, especially in shading. But I'm absolutely in love with the medium, and with these little beauties, which I used for my entire drawing:
The finished drawering:
Pen and ink is really way harder than it seems. At least it was for me anyway. There's parts of the drawing that I like but overall I need a lot more practice, especially in shading. But I'm absolutely in love with the medium, and with these little beauties, which I used for my entire drawing: