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Tools: Inks, Part II, Soluble Inks!
In preparation for Inktober, I am reviewing inks. As always, these posts are about my relationship with inks, and is not definitive. You might want to read yesterday’s post on waterproof inks! *again, a bit of advice, especially if you … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #akkermanink, #diamineink, #inktober, #inktober2018, #jherbinink, #KWZink, #monteverdeink, #robertosterink, #RohrerKlingnerink, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Platinum Carbon pen
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Tools: Inks, Part I, Waterproof
In preparation for Inktober, I am reviewing inks. As always, these posts are about my relationship with inks, and is not definitive. *peeps, a bit of advice, especially if you are not made of money and have to budget: look … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #deatramentisdocumentink, #deatramentisink, #inktober, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #RohrerKlingnerink, #super5ink, #waterproofinks, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen
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USk: Water Towers
I’ve been getting my pens in shape for Inktober. I had received a Goulet nib in the mail and was out sketching the water tower in NE Portland… The dang Conklin nib is sooooo awful, I switched it between sketches. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, drawing, journal, landscape, memory, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #architectnib, #artjournal, #australiaink, #calligraphynib, #conklinpen, #gouletnib, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #nostalgiejournal, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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USk: Pelikan Hub 2018
The 2018 Pelikan Hub happened Friday night. My first time, and wow I will never miss another. It happened at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Oddly, my sketch while waiting for it to start (after dinner) is in Robert Oster’s … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, color, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #fountainpengeeks, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #luckylabradorbrewing, #motoroil, #pelikanhub, #PilotMetropolitan, #Portlandoregon, #portlandpenclub, #robertosterink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland
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USk: Broadway Bridge
Traffic has a few good points… I added watercolor later, and after I bought a couple of new colors. I swear I am never ever going to be seduced by a Daniel Smith color name again. “Burgundy Yellow Ochre”??? I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, pen & ink, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #broadwaybridge, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nostalgiejournal, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketcher, #urbansketchingportland, #uskportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, Super5 ink #urbansketching, USk
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VSW: Flamingos
Love me some Flamingos. Goes very well with that silly meme. If you want to join a virtual sketchwalk, all from pictures, come join us! To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, challenge, ink painting, pen & ink, sketchcrawl, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #jherbinink, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, flamingo, Schminke watercolors, virtual sketchwalk
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USk: Trip to Lacey Washington
Trip across the big wide Columbia to make a presentation in Lacey, Washington. Labor day the bridge was very slow due to traffic; this meant I could draw while Mitchell drove. Robert Oster’s Motor Oil ink is becoming a go-to … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, color, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #columbiariver, #davinciwatercolors, #drawingwhiledriving, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #motoroil, #nwportland, #PilotMetropolitan, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #urbansketchingseattle, bridge
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I Lost the Centre for Transformative Work Design Competition
*entry not enter (end of video)… no way was i doing this a third time with yaman driving me crazy!* I don’t enter many competitions, but the Sketching Work competition for the Centre for Transformative Work Design out of Perth … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, creativity, drawing, furniture, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithprimateks, #davinciwatercolors, #foldingjournal, #handmadejournal, #mpfconservation, #penandink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, furniture, object conservation, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolors
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New Hahnemühle Nostalgie Journal
I reached my 1000th post and never noticed… But my friend Dan Antion reached his and that celebration made me look! As I start my new journal this has me looking back and forward, reflecting, and the New moon is … Continue reading
VSW: Florida Trailer Park 2
This sketchwalk of trailer parks in Florida, some of which are now gone, was so much fun to draw! I had so little time but kept coming back, and sketching fast sketches , here adding shadow with diluted Lexington Grey … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, challenge, ink painting, pen & ink, sketchcrawl, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #chevy, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #trailerpark, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, flamingo, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Schminke watercolors, virtual sketchwalk
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Giveaway: Hahnemühle YouTangle for Inktober!
I have one regret… I didn’t find Hahnemühle’s YouTangle.art tins before last year’s Inktober! (see bottom for video!) I know why… I’m not a zen-tangling person so I would not be looking. But I doodle, and these are great for … Continue reading
Posted in cards, creativity, drawing, ink painting, pastel, pen & ink, pencil, review, writing
Tagged #giveaway, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleYouTangleartcards, #inkpainting, #inktober, #inktober2017, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #penandink, #pittpens, #platinumbrushpen, #tombowpens, #youtangleart, #zentangling, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Sketchpack Project 2018: Pen and Ink, Week 4
This year’s theme: Pen & Ink This year my Sketchpack is to be all inked drawings with a bit of water to move ink color. I almost passed on Di’s challenge but I always have a good time! Making it … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, calligraphy, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, tools
Tagged #akkermanink, #fredfornow, #jherbinink, #kitten, #Lamy, #lamyvista, #monteverdeink, #Moonmanpen, #penandink, #PilotMetropolitan, #platinumcassisink, #platinumcitrusink, #platinumlavenderink, #robertosterink, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, #super5ink, Artsauce, August Challenge, Capetown, De Atramentis Document ink, folded jurnal, Jinhao, Sketchpack Project, tools, TWSBI
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Hahnemühle: Cézanne, Harmony, and Expression Papers with Watercolor
In Part 1 I tested inks on the papers, creating a simple journal; now I added watercolors to each Hahnemühle paper: Harmony, Cézanne, and Expression. Let me cut to the chase. I am probably going to buy these papers in … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, ink painting, journal, landscape, painting, paper, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools
Tagged #HahnemühleCezanne, #HahnemühleExpression, #HahnemühleHarmony, art journal, Cezanne, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Expression, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Harmony, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Hahnemühle Review of Cézanne, Harmony, and Expression Papers, 1, Ink
I use a journal MOST of the time, mostly because right now I am still working full time. But I have lovely watercolor blocks from Hahnemühle, and they were bought or given to me (full disclosure) to review. I finally … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, ink painting, journal, landscape, painting, paper, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools
Tagged #diamineink, #HahnemühleCezanne, #HahnemühleExpression, #HahnemühleHarmony, #robertosterink, #super5ink, art journal, Cezanne, De Atramentis Document ink, Expression, Harmony, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink
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Sketchpack Project 2018: Pen and In, Week 3
This year’s theme: Pen & Ink This year my Sketchpack is to be all inked drawings with a bit of water to move ink color. I almost passed on Di’s challenge but I always have a good time! Making it … Continue reading
Posted in calligraphy, challenge, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink
Tagged #jinhaoshark, #Lamy, #lamyvista, #Moonmanpen, #penandink, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, #super5ink, #twsbieco, Artsauce, August Challenge, Capetown, Conklin, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, folded jurnal, Jinhao, Sketchpack Project, tools, TWSBI
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Hahnemühle: Cezanne, Harmony, and Expression Giveaway!
You know that I am enjoying making folded journals… (Above and below, a hand-made journal from Harmony paper.) I will be writing a bit more in the next couple of weeks about how I am using them. AND, I am … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, ink painting, journal, landscape, painting, paper, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools
Tagged #giveaway, #HahnemühleCezanne, #HahnemühleExpression, #HahnemühleHarmony, art journal, Cezanne, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Expression, grisaille, Harmony, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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D.Katie Powell Art 