#7. Some People... Pen & ink, edited in Photoshop.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
A little museum
A few people mentioned lately that my house is like a little museum, so much to see: old and new stuff, souvenirs and other things with a story. And the 'collection' is growing. I found this gorgeous set of mounted butterflies in a little shop nearby. I love the typewriter names, the discolored paper and the slightly faded butterflies. And yes, it is also an inspiration. A while ago I was already a little obsessed with butterflies, remember these? And now I feel like starting a new series. I just need a few extra hours in a day...
If you like butterflies, like I do, you might be interested in these cards in my Stoffer + Blik shop. Handdrawn, handpainted in aquarelle!
Monday, February 9, 2015
#6. Practice makes perfect
The whole calligraphy thing seems to take a lot of testing and trying out different pens and brushes. I bought a calligraphy ink pen that doesn't give me the freedom in thick and thin lines I was looking for. I guess it is more suitable for traditional calligraphy and not so much the hand lettering that I wanted to do.
My regular ink pen, that I've been in love with for years, is wonderful in detail and fine lines, but for the thicker parts of the letters you really need to fill it in afterwards. It works, but I don't think that is the way to go either.
I found some advice on the blog A Fabulous Fete on hand lettering tools. I ended up buying two Japanese brush pens and thought it all would be fabulously easy. Not. I guess that's how you know somebody is really good at something: they make it look effortless. I'm still very far from effortless.
As you can see below one pen is not the other. So I'll be trying out more pens, work on a steady hand (!) and practice, practice, practice!
Pentel is on the left, Pilot on the right. I bought them here.
My regular ink pen, that I've been in love with for years, is wonderful in detail and fine lines, but for the thicker parts of the letters you really need to fill it in afterwards. It works, but I don't think that is the way to go either.
I found some advice on the blog A Fabulous Fete on hand lettering tools. I ended up buying two Japanese brush pens and thought it all would be fabulously easy. Not. I guess that's how you know somebody is really good at something: they make it look effortless. I'm still very far from effortless.
As you can see below one pen is not the other. So I'll be trying out more pens, work on a steady hand (!) and practice, practice, practice!
Friday, February 6, 2015
#5. Vintage Cameras
Awaiting the arrival of my own vintage camera from Etsy shop The Dutch Store, I felt like drawing a bunch of vintage cameras. These are kind of loosely drawn and if I will use them for cards, book covers or anything else I need to clean them up a bit. But I was having a 'illustration experiment' thing, right? So here it is anyway, messy and all. And a little hand lettering of course...
#5. Vintage Cameras. Pen & Ink
PS. By now my camera has arrived. How cute is this?
#5. Vintage Cameras. Pen & Ink
PS. By now my camera has arrived. How cute is this?
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