Suit - Ink drawing, 21x16 cm, 2021
Reference image
Part of the inspiration to create this particular suit came from one of my new inks, the Autumn Oak. I felt it would be a perfect fit for the job and I was not wrong. It was the first time I worked with fountain pen inks, but after some testing on a blank sheet, it was clear to me that this piece will be a blast.
“Open the pod bay doors, HAL!”
I spent some time studying the features of the suit and figuring out the posture. Those bits remain behind the scene, in what I call the messy sketches. They are so messy and I did not even try looking, I am too shy to show them ever. Yet they are part of the process before I come up with the final pencil drawing seen in the right upper corner in the above image.
I then lined the whole piece with the Pigma Micron fine liner 03 since I felt there were a lot of tiny little details that required a more delicate tool as well.
Working with inks is my favorite bit. It is where everything becomes alive before my eyes. I loved observing how wherever I touched the Autumn Oak with water it lit up brightly after drying creating the dance between shadows and light hitting the surface of the suit. I also used a bit of layering technique on parts of the suit to create the texture and the fabric of it. I used the Diamine drawing & calligraphy Jet black ink for the darker colored and metallic bits.
Aaaa! I could not be happier with the result! After I had finished working on it, I stared at it for quite a while. I felt even more inspired to keep working on the coming prompts.
An autumnal image of the day again matches the vibes of Inktober and even today’s prompt!
Song of the day: Juche - Enight