Here's the edited version of the Twitch livestream from last Friday: A fun runny, bleeding ink pen demo using an Elegant Writer pen, Zig Writer for non-bleeding lines, and light watercolor touches on an Arthur Rackham study in a moleskine journal. Did any of you try using a runny ink pen?
You don't know how much I appreciate it that you are giving us an art lesson with valuable art history information in illustration. I would never have learned about Nielsen, Rackham and Dulac if it weren't for you. I actually went and looked up their work after this video and I was amazed by the info especially about Nielsen. Thank you so much. You are so thorough and detailed and your art lessons are detailed and original!
Thank you for giving Karlyn credit for the Elegant Writer. She was a wonderful teacher. I was very fortunate to be able to live close to her and took classes. She is missed.
Yes, he was a great artist. You can buy books that compile Rackham's art from Dover and such on Amazon--the quality of the scans is lower than in the original fairy tale tomes, but still fun to have.
Informative as always. Can't wait to try the Elegant Writer, used one for calligraphy, but never used it with water. So cool! Thanks again for sharing. Alice
Oh I'm sorry I missed this as live stream! I was still working when this started. It was a really good lesson in bleeds. I'll try and make sure I'm available this Friday. Thank you for all the great advice.
Well, you're very welcome, I'm glad you got a chance to watch the edited post for youtube, and I look forward to seeing you this Friday if you can make it. Always such a pleasure to hear from you, Jon. :)
Supposedly he had a very specific way he went about doing the colours. Would you happen to have a video that talks more about how he coloured his work? I am very curious! Otherwise beautiful video! I really enjoyed it! Especially when you mentioned the artist Andrew Loomis! A name I have known since I was a kid! You sound so knowledgeable when it comes to art. It is nice!
Thanks! I speak a lot about older artists and art history because I am a Historian and all that fascinates me. I don't have a separate video about how Rackham did his colors, but it was similar to how Dulac or Nielsen painted their work, though Rackham utilized more ink and line and very pale, earthy, desaturated, translucent glazes of color. Much of his work looked almost monochromatic as he emphasized line and ink over chroma.
The runny ink gave the piece a dreamy and whimsical feel. I've thinking about doing something similar with my non waterproof pens but I'm afraid I won't be able to control the bleed
Thanks! Do some of your inking with a waterproof pen for control, and then do select lines with the non-waterproof pen for random effects. This way you have some control and also some spontaneous whimsy! :D
Wonderful work! Do you have any use for the assorted colors of the elegant writer? I know black and white is traditional, but elegant writer comes in other colors and I'm curious to know if you tried to use them in this way
thanks. :) yes, i've used the other colors of the elegant writer in the same way for runny ink effects. they also look nice. the black looks the prettiest, though, as the dye separations in the black (to magenta and green) are the prettiest. but that's just my personal opinion.
thanks so much!. how awesome of you to watch it twice! I will be doing more elegant writer runny ink demos later this year--it's a super fun and interesting technique.
Lovely! Question: any tips or practice exercises for using a brush to do ink outlines? I did one piece as a sort of practice and find that my control is pretty poor :< I would think I would have a steadier hand by now, ha......
Well, ink has dye rather than pigment, so it is more "slippery" and harder to control than liquid watercolor, so don't be too hard on yourself. Even seasoned painters with other mediums often have trouble with tricky ink! For stroke types, I would say start with small 1 inch long hatches, parallel lines, and then cross hatches. Once you develop a rhythm, then try longer squiggles and curves. Finally, just using the comfort zone of your elbow pivot, do horizontal lines with the paper turned to its side. And try these strokes with a marker first, then a metal dip nib or glass pen (or fountain pen), and then finally with a brush, which is hardest to control. Make sure the ink is not too thin--thinner will make it runnier. And if you make it to a future live stream (i'll be doing them every Friday now), ask me to take a break and show you some inking strokes practice!
We used common household bleach with water based ink...black ink. It gave wonderful brownish, gold highlights...you must just be careful not to overdo it...
oh, how interesting! I did know that bleach drops on watercolor yields some abstract effects, but I didn't know about using it with ink for highlights.
Wow, hope those are humorous exclamation marks and caps, otherwise that's a super aggressive way to ask a simple question. :/ Anyway, I've explained it in numerous times in several videos--to prevent smears while inking or painting. Any time I don't wear them (more nowadays), I get paint or ink smears somewhere on my art.
Here's the edited version of the Twitch livestream from last Friday: A fun runny, bleeding ink pen demo using an Elegant Writer pen, Zig Writer for non-bleeding lines, and light watercolor touches on an Arthur Rackham study in a moleskine journal. Did any of you try using a runny ink pen?
You don't know how much I appreciate it that you are giving us an art lesson with valuable art history information in illustration. I would never have learned about Nielsen, Rackham and Dulac if it weren't for you. I actually went and looked up their work after this video and I was amazed by the info especially about Nielsen. Thank you so much. You are so thorough and detailed and your art lessons are detailed and original!
Thanks so much, Joanna, it means a lot to me when someone appreciates my art vids for their info and technique together.
Thank you for giving Karlyn credit for the Elegant Writer. She was a wonderful teacher. I was very fortunate to be able to live close to her and took classes. She is missed.
Fabulous. Thanks so much for showing this technique. Very helpful and lovely to watch it all unfold.
Thanks so much, Dayle, so happy you found it helpful! :)
Lovely. I remember Rackham's beautiful pictures from the plates in old fairytale books. I so wish I'd kept those books now.
Yes, he was a great artist. You can buy books that compile Rackham's art from Dover and such on Amazon--the quality of the scans is lower than in the original fairy tale tomes, but still fun to have.
Stunning work! Thanks for the history lessons about the artists as well. I really enjoy them a lot! Thank you for excellent content.
Thanks so much, Terrie! Glad you liked the art and the info. :D
I'm BACK! I have been having fails with EW, and just ordered the 24of Brusho. Hope you are doing well 😊
Informative as always. Can't wait to try the Elegant Writer, used one for calligraphy, but never used it with water. So cool! Thanks again for sharing. Alice
You're very welcome, Alice! The runny effects with water are really fun, hope you do try it. :)
nice demo! lovely way to use a disadvantage as a needed advantage.
thanks! yes, that's a lovely way to put it. :)
Oh I'm sorry I missed this as live stream! I was still working when this started. It was a really good lesson in bleeds. I'll try and make sure I'm available this Friday. Thank you for all the great advice.
Well, you're very welcome, I'm glad you got a chance to watch the edited post for youtube, and I look forward to seeing you this Friday if you can make it. Always such a pleasure to hear from you, Jon. :)
Supposedly he had a very specific way he went about doing the colours. Would you happen to have a video that talks more about how he coloured his work? I am very curious! Otherwise beautiful video! I really enjoyed it! Especially when you mentioned the artist Andrew Loomis! A name I have known since I was a kid! You sound so knowledgeable when it comes to art. It is nice!
Thanks! I speak a lot about older artists and art history because I am a Historian and all that fascinates me. I don't have a separate video about how Rackham did his colors, but it was similar to how Dulac or Nielsen painted their work, though Rackham utilized more ink and line and very pale, earthy, desaturated, translucent glazes of color. Much of his work looked almost monochromatic as he emphasized line and ink over chroma.
I enjoyed this video very much, can't wait to see the next one.
thank you very much, looking forward to posting the next one for you! :D
The runny ink gave the piece a dreamy and whimsical feel. I've thinking about doing something similar with my non waterproof pens but I'm afraid I won't be able to control the bleed
Thanks! Do some of your inking with a waterproof pen for control, and then do select lines with the non-waterproof pen for random effects. This way you have some control and also some spontaneous whimsy! :D
@@HajraMeeks thanks a lot for the advice 😊
Wonderful work! Do you have any use for the assorted colors of the elegant writer? I know black and white is traditional, but elegant writer comes in other colors and I'm curious to know if you tried to use them in this way
thanks. :) yes, i've used the other colors of the elegant writer in the same way for runny ink effects. they also look nice. the black looks the prettiest, though, as the dye separations in the black (to magenta and green) are the prettiest. but that's just my personal opinion.
This really is beautiful...it's my second time watching this :)
thanks so much!. how awesome of you to watch it twice! I will be doing more elegant writer runny ink demos later this year--it's a super fun and interesting technique.
Beautiful and love your style...very talented, knowledgeable, subscribed and I WILL be back...love it!!
Thanks so much, how kind of you!
Lovely! Question: any tips or practice exercises for using a brush to do ink outlines? I did one piece as a sort of practice and find that my control is pretty poor :< I would think I would have a steadier hand by now, ha......
Well, ink has dye rather than pigment, so it is more "slippery" and harder to control than liquid watercolor, so don't be too hard on yourself. Even seasoned painters with other mediums often have trouble with tricky ink! For stroke types, I would say start with small 1 inch long hatches, parallel lines, and then cross hatches. Once you develop a rhythm, then try longer squiggles and curves. Finally, just using the comfort zone of your elbow pivot, do horizontal lines with the paper turned to its side. And try these strokes with a marker first, then a metal dip nib or glass pen (or fountain pen), and then finally with a brush, which is hardest to control. Make sure the ink is not too thin--thinner will make it runnier. And if you make it to a future live stream (i'll be doing them every Friday now), ask me to take a break and show you some inking strokes practice!
:D Thanks! I might be able to make a Friday depending on my own work schedule :)
We used common household bleach with water based ink...black ink. It gave wonderful brownish, gold highlights...you must just be careful not to overdo it...
oh, how interesting! I did know that bleach drops on watercolor yields some abstract effects, but I didn't know about using it with ink for highlights.
I will love to see what you do with it!!
Rackham's inks are always brownish though. Which ink did he use?
Well, he used browns in his watercolor washes and glazes. But the ink he used was just black India Ink.
Why do you use a glove?
it's to prevent ink smears--you can buy inking gloves for this reason, i just use half mittens I have around.
WHY are you wearing a glove!!!?????
Wow, hope those are humorous exclamation marks and caps, otherwise that's a super aggressive way to ask a simple question. :/ Anyway, I've explained it in numerous times in several videos--to prevent smears while inking or painting. Any time I don't wear them (more nowadays), I get paint or ink smears somewhere on my art.