Category: picture

Gravestone (sketch)

2 December 2016 By ian

Here’s a quick little sketch I did during a quiet few moments back in August. The sketch isn’t great but the pens I used to draw it with are fantastic! A Kaweco Brass Sport with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-Same and an Ateleia Brass Pen with a Pilot Hi-Tec-C refill.

Biggie (sketch)

18 November 2016 By ian

You might have noticed that I’ve started to sell custom portraits of pets, in pencil for now (but I’m working on building up a portfolio of ink pet portraits too). This is Biggie, a French bulldog full of character, and the first pet to be drawn as part of my new project. If you’d like […]

Derwent Inktense Watercolour Pencils

11 November 2016 By ian

Here’s a sketch I did a few weeks ago on a sunny autumn’s day by the sea. I really enjoy this combination of ink and watercolour pencils. Using pencils rather than paint helps to stop me overworking a picture, a constant battle I have with myself. These Derwent Inktense pencils are available in seventy-two different […]

Servigliano (sketch)

4 November 2016 By ian

Here are my two lovely friends Jane and Annie taking a stroll through Servigliano, a day or two after the first big earthquake to hit central Italy. It breaks my heart to think that so many people lost their lives and so many more are still suffering with incredibly powerful quakes still going on. Derwent […]