Tag Archives: Super5 ink

Karla’s Chair after Treatment

Posted on December 6, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Shared the before picture of Sammy on Karla’s chair yesterday… We (MPF Conservation) took the lovely old chair apart, repaired the frame joints, rebuilt the innards using the original parts, and reupholstered it in the loveliest fabric. Sammy was not … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, furniture, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching | Tagged art journal, chair, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, Fineline masking fluid, J. Herbin ink, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, MPF Conservation, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, Victorian | 8 Comments

Tools: Brush Pens

Posted on December 4, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I don’t sketch with brush pens often, because I like a juicy wash and/or pen and ink — BUT I do occasionally, and so, here is my take on them. They are great on the go for quick sketches, thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in color, drawing, ink painting, painting, review, tools, waterbrush | Tagged De Atramentis Document ink, highlighter, Kuretake Zig Cartoonist Brush Pen No. 22, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Noodlers ink, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Japanese Art Pocket Brush Pen, Platinum Preppy, refillable felt tip pen, refillable highlighter, review, Super5 ink, watercolor | 8 Comments

NaSkeFiMo, or Fill Up The Journal and Be Done with It!

Posted on December 2, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Working to finish up a journal I don’t like. Not because of the paper — Strathmore paper is good paper. The journal is not falling apart (I’ve stuck with THOSE.) No, this is because the Strathmore Journal has a strange … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal | Tagged Alphabet District Portland, architecture, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Diamine Regency Blue ink, fear, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy LX, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Strathmore journal, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, virtual sketchwalk | 10 Comments

CA Trip, 1: Telegraph Road, Santa Paula

Posted on November 23, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve been processing a wild and woolly trip to So Cal. I’ll be posting items out of order, that is for sure. I’m adding color to many, and some are images from photos taken. Starting with Tooling around Mitchell’s home … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, watercolor | Tagged architecture, art journal, California, De Atramentis Document ink, Hand Book journal, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Noodlers ink, palm tree, palm trees, Platinum Carbon pen, Santa Paula, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Telegraph Road, travel, urban sketcher, USk, Ventura County, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 5 Comments

Tools: Painting with Ink

Posted on November 6, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Inktober and two new purchases pushed me even further into playing with just inks, or mostly inks, instead of watercolor. Today I write about my first month of using inks in a painterly way… and that means I am moving … Continue reading →

Posted in color, drawing, paint brush, painting, pen & ink, process, review, sketchbook, waterbrush | Tagged art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith Walnut ink, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, grisaille underpainting, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Thurman St, urban sketchers, USk, verdaille, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 2 Comments

USk: Thurman “Thursday” Garage Doors

Posted on November 3, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchell and I like to walk up Thurman Street sometimes (and should do it more!). So many old garages and oddities and lovely gardens. Some of the old garages look like they are never used; the vines cover the doors. … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged architecture, art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, grisaille underpainting, Lamy Al-Star, NW Portland, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Thurman St, urban sketchers, USk, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor | 18 Comments

VSW: “Red” Barn

Posted on November 1, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

An image from the Virtual Sketchwalk group (gads I cannot remember whose someone remind me and I will correct) done in mostly ink. I tried to work wet-on-wet with the inks, so they moved a bit… I pulled the inks … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink | Leave a comment

VSW: Boyd’s Beach Too

Posted on October 31, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

home home home, image taken by Randy Boyd…. Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon ink; Sennelier, Holbein, and Daniel Smith watercolors. ©D. Katie Powell. My images/blog posts may be reposted; please link back to dkatiepowellart. ☾ As my Patreon … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, memory, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Laguna Beach, Pacific Ocean, palm, palm tree, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Randy Boyd, Sennelier, Super5 ink | 2 Comments

San Louis Obispo Wine Fields

Posted on October 29, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Another “urban” sketch of wine fields around the central California area. I created a loose pencil sketch, and came in hard with pencil for shadow in the vineyards. No pen work. I was able to use my new KWZ Foggy … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, landscape, memory, pen & ink, pencil, urban sketchers | Tagged #inktober, art journal, brunaille, california hills, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Diamine Ink, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, USk, verdaille, vineyards, wine fields | 2 Comments

Mitchell’s Birthday

Posted on October 29, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

We had a mixed trip, both good and harried horrendous crazy-making. Our client loved our delivery. Always good. I’ve forgotten about California traffic (Portlanders, hear me now, you have NO right to complain!) and now they are also crazy as … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, furniture, journal, memory, pen & ink, urban sketchers | Tagged #inktober, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, interiors, La Cuesta Inn, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, San Louis Obispo, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, USk | 12 Comments

Bright Ideas: Inktober 23, Richard Meier ACME Ear Stickers and Pin

Posted on October 23, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I loved these Richard Meier ACME Ear Stickers (earrings) and pin. Hard to sell, but if I’m not wearing, then it’s time! Bright Ideas multi-color journal, with Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon cartridges and Lamy Joy with De Atramentis … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged #inktober, ACME Ear Stickers, ACME Pin, art journal, Bright Ideas journal, De Atramentis Document ink, earrings, Lamy Joy, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Oregon, Richard Meier, sterling, Super5 ink, White Pitt pen, White Uniball Signo | 2 Comments

Mangosteen

Posted on October 18, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

We had a bit of a storm and some blackouts here and I was not able to take progress pics. This beautiful very strange fruit, a Purple Mangosteen, was an experience. Inked in De Atramentis Document brown ink. Brunaille in … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, mangosteen, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, still life, Super5 ink, White Pitt pen, White Uniball Signo pen | Leave a comment

Mary’s Lake

Posted on October 6, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Mary J. Melange blogger friend and lover of photography, shared wonderful images and I stole a few (with her permission), and this one caught my eye last night. I think I was needing some peaceful fishing energy… As it is … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, bikerchick, lake, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Mary J. Melange, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink | 15 Comments

Boyd’s Beach, 1

Posted on October 4, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Randy Boyd is letting me use some of his Laguna Beach *home home home* images for Inktober. It started out okay, then I tried adding colored inks to it. For some reason they got darker and more *aaack* until I … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook | Tagged #inktober, Diamine Ink, Laguna Beach, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pacific Ocean, palm tree, palms, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Randy Boyd, Super5 ink | 9 Comments

Elephant Tea Pot

Posted on October 2, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Another experiment… Very very fast teapot sketch, middle-of-the-night. Covered the sketch in water and dropped ink samples onto it. Inktober is all about experimenting. I think maybe it is time to stop the mad scientist. What do you think? Fluid … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, challenge, color, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink | Tagged #inktober, Diamine Ink, elephant, Fluid paper, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Randy Boyd, Super5 ink, teapot | 3 Comments

Tools: Favorite Fountain Pens

Posted on September 25, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

NOTE: UPDATED 1/2018!With Inktober arriving in a week, pens are an appropriate tool to review! (BTW, yes I am doing the challenge — I love it — but I don’t use the prompts. I just draw every day in ink!) … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, pen & ink, tools | Tagged De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Goulet nibs, Jinhao, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Noodler's Ahab pen, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, review, Super5 ink | 28 Comments

Birdhouse

Posted on September 15, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

(Image provided by Sharukh Bamboat: friend, tour guide, writer!) I thought it would be fun to show how the choice of an ink color can change-up your drawing. I keep a stash of good images (both mine and other folks) … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged birdhouse, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, India, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Vasai | 15 Comments

Recipes, and Taking Classes!

Posted on March 17, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

I post this with recipe on my foodie blog, but this is a thanks to Tracey and a commentary about taking classes. I am taking an online class by my favorite Aussie, Tracey Fletcher King, called Delicious Paint. A class … Continue reading →