Category Archives: brush pen

Roll with it

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ed Mostly

White Gelly Roll pen, Lexington grey water-brush, White Uni Posca brush pen, A6 – 5 minutes A quick minimalist sketch of two rolls of tissue, one slightly squashed at the top. Less is more?

Posted in brush pen, coloured paper, from life, Lexington grey, line drawing, marker pen, monochrome, objects, white marker pen | Tagged Althea and Donna, kitchen roll, minimalist, The Jesus and Mary Chain, toilet roll, Uni Posca brush pen, white gelly roll pen, white lines | 1 Comment

Water-brush with Lexington grey ink, tea, A5 – 15 minutes I copied this from the inside of an Egyptian mummy at Bristol City Museum. The whole inner surface of the case was covered with beautifully relaxed and flowing cursive hieroglyphs, … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, death, exhibitions, Lexington grey, museum, objects | Tagged Ancient Egypt, Bristol City Museum, cursive hieroglyphs, cursive script, Egyptian mummy, Grateful Dead, hieroglyphs | 2 Comments

Royal visitor

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Ed Mostly

My parents’ terrier, Queenie, came to stay for a couple of days during Christmas. She was an interesting subject to draw, especially her back legs, but easier to sketch when resting in her basket… Lexington grey water-brush and pen, white Uni … Continue reading →

Posted in animal, brush pen, coloured paper, from life, home, line drawing, monochrome, pencil, pets, white marker pen | Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, dog, dog basket, Queenie, sleeping dog, terrier, Uni Posca brush pen | Leave a comment

High contrast faces

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Water-brush with Lexington grey ink, A6 – 10 minutes I was watching a Word War Two history documentary and was struck by a very high contrast photo of a group of men. I copied nine of the faces using ink-brush, … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, Lexington grey, monochrome, TV | Tagged faces, high contrast, Lexington grey ink, Nazi collaborators, old photo, Talking Heads | Leave a comment

People watching

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Istanbullus sitting, walking, fishing, watching, on the phone, and waiting. Slowly learning to construct figure drawings out of lots and lots of curves. Fountain pen with carbon ink, Pigma 1mm black pen, water-brush with Lexington Grey ink, A5

Posted in body, brush pen, from life, Istanbul, line drawing, monochrome, people, sketching, urban, waiting | Tagged curves, figure drawing, fishing, Istanbullus, on the phone, people watching, Richard Hawley, sitting | Leave a comment

Car window thumb-nails

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Quick thumb-nails sketched last weekend on the road back from North Devon. Spot the trailer-load of toilets being delivered to the Glastonbury Festival site, which is about 25 miles from Bath. All that wonderful music, just down the road from here. … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, from life, journeys, Lexington grey, sketching, travel, waterbrush | Tagged Canned Heat, cars, coloured paper, Glastonbury, road, thumb nails, traffic | 1 Comment

Night time

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A fast sketch on a cold night on the way back from The Star, an exceptionally fine pub in Bath. Pigma 1mm pen, water-brushes filled with dilute Diamine grey and Chinese sumi ink, A6

Posted in Bath, brush pen, monochrome, night, urban | Tagged Bath, brush pen, city, monochrome, pub, The Star Inn | Leave a comment

Ink brushes

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Ed Mostly

I’ve been filling water-brushes with dilute inks, creating another portable limited palette of colours that I can blend on the page. I’m using Windsor and Newton inks which are transparent and quickly become waterproof, enabling me to layer colours, building up tints, tone, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, brush pen, grisaille, inks, kit, Lexington grey, Stantonbury, waterbrush | Tagged Bath, brush pen, colour and shape, grisaille, inks, Lexington grey, Stantonbury, water brush, waterbrush | 1 Comment

Pavement art

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Looking out from Camden Crescent, one of seven crescents in Bath. The pavement is broad and rises above the road, giving excellent views across the city. Marker pen with carbon ink, water-brushes with Diamine grey ink, A5

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Pulteney weir

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ed Mostly

The weir next to Pulteney Bridge in the centre of Bath. I used grey ink for the initial drawing, the same ink diluted in a water-brush for the tone, and then watercolour over that. There’s a great interview with Steven … Continue reading →