It's a school mid-term break this week and since my daughter is at home I am less busy and have a bit more time to devote to art. Now that may sound weird to some of you but what I mean is since my daughter doesn't have to go to school so I don't need to go out and fetch her to and from school. Also, my hubby gets to use the car to work and I don't need to drive him to the MRT station every morning. Such is life when you have just one car for the family. I do long to have my own car but we can't afford it at the moment.
So today I decided to use a dip pen to practice my drawing skill. I bought this pen sometime in July last year but I only used it a couple of times. I really need to use it more because I love the natural flow of lines made using this pen. I bought a set of two holders with 5 different nibs. To be honest I am still learning how to use each nib but for today I just want to play around with one of it and see what I can produce.
The set was very cheap (MYR12 = US$2.94) but it works just fine. I guess they aren't for professional use but more for newbies. You can find a similar set on Blick Art.
I also bought a bottle of black India Ink by Dr.Ph.Martin's. I have Sumi ink but since I want to practice on a painting and need it to be waterproof, I used the India ink. Another reason is that India ink is darker and has better consistency than Sumi ink.
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