Rock Band drum set. Brush and ink (brown, red, and black) in watercolor Moleskine sketchbook. Color accents in colored roller pen.
Does anyone have a good trick for taking a bottle of India ink with you outdoors without worrying about spilling everywhere? Some kind of stand, holder or tray?
This is a painting study reproducing the lovely work from a...
Dave 8:21 am on March 17, 2010 | #
I save plastic bottle caps from 20oz. soda/water bottles. I put a little ink into a cap to dip my pen/brush in, and close the ink bottle back up so it doesn’t spill. When I’m done I just throw the bottle cap away. No cleanup!
BTW, awesome sketch!
trebor61 11:19 am on March 17, 2010 | #
I use a similar idea, Stephen, except I have multiple reservoirs which allow me to have different colours or different strengths of one colour:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28475994@N00/4441303452/
(and also agree that this is a great sketch)
Bryan Tipton 4:36 pm on March 17, 2010 | #
I like to use a waterbrush. It has a hollow core and nylon(?) bristles. I fill it partially with ink, and the rest with water, depending on how dark I want my blacks. The whole assembly is small and watertight. Just to be safe, I’ll place it in a plastic baggie. But the nice thing is that it’s quite versatile — you can make lines of various widths, or do a complete ink wash.
http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/cPath/221_572/products_id/2679
stephenjbell 10:19 pm on March 17, 2010 | #
Thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate it.