new pens and new illustrations! Last week i finished up a few illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post. I thought it might be a fun chance to try out some new pens that I got from Jet Pens. I am a pen addict and I am always in search of the perfect pen for  line drawing. I got a few brush type pens but my favorite was the UniBall Signo bit 0.18. It makes a nice juicy line and I love how the ink flows! Here I am working out the line art. Once that is done the drawing gets scanned in and color and pattern added in Photoshop. I can't show you the finished illustrations yet ... but as soon as the magazine is out I'll post a photo. I usually prefer to work all by hand but when doing illustration it is so much easier to work in Photoshop so I can quickly make changes. I still haven't been able to switch to drawing the lines on a tablet. So instead I draw on tracing paper which scans in nicely. I still love my Faber Castell Pitt pens for doing ink work on top of paint and canvas, but it was fun to try something new for drawing on paper! Labels: illustration :: posted @ 6:19 PM by claudine hellmuth:: COMMENTS: love the new pieces Claudine!!! # posted by  Unknown : 10:18 PM   I do the same thing with my illustrations, line work on paper and then color in Photoshop. It's tons easier when doing custom work for kid's rooms! angie www.ferntreestudio.com # posted by  Angie : 10:40 PM   Post a Comment << Home

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