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Lupines

Posted on May 2, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Dragon’s Night is such a gorgeous sketching BLURPLE ink! In a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, wild lupines are perfect for the blurple of Dragon’s Night, with a little help from his other inks! Drawn with a Platinum Carbon pen with waterproof … Continue reading →

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New Black Moon, Dragons Night

Posted on April 30, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

New Moon today at 1:28 pm PST. This new moon is also a Black Moon, meaning the second New Moon in a month. There is also a solar eclipse, so I think it is safe to say the heavens will … Continue reading →

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Tools: Esterbrook “Estie” Sunflower

Posted on April 26, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Loving sunflowers and knowing how lovely the Esterbrook pens are, I had to purchase the beautiful Esterbrook “Estie” Sunflower pen from Penchalet. I ordered the 1.1 stub nib, my favorite nib for sketching and writing. I am convinced the stub … Continue reading →

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Dragon

Posted on April 25, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I think this is what they call blurple… Dragon’s Night… a blue-purple! This dragon sports it nicely, doncha think? It seems to glow under the flash, above! A new color for me, and I’ll do lots more sketching with it! … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Rubine

Posted on April 18, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

Robert Oster Rubine is a favorite red, and has found a permanent home in my red Pilot Metropolitan. It leans just ever so slightly into a blue-red. I usually do match pen to ink, mostly because I have many pens … Continue reading →

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Sketching for Clientele

Posted on April 12, 2022 by D. Katie Powell

I LOVE documenting our studio life in my sketchbooks, and some projects are so sketch-worthy with their baubles and trims and bright colors! I also use my sketchbook as a way to communicate with our clients from time to time, … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster African Gold

Posted on December 7, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Robert Oster Signature African Gold is my favorite gold sketching and suitable for the office and of course, my artwork. It is a rich gold going into a blackish sheen. I don’t think of it as a shading ink. Others … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Graphite

Posted on July 10, 2021 by D. Katie Powell

Robert Oster Graphite is one of five of my favorite greys, leaning into deep purple and blues when touched with water. I am on my third bottle. Above, a wet circle is ringed with Graphite, and left to dry on … Continue reading →