Category Archives: coloured paper

Bootylicious

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Ed Mostly

My trusty boots drawn last month after the first (very light) snowfall of the year. Below is an earlier sketch of them, showing the change in my approach over the last two years; moving from black felt-tip lines and watercolour, to fountain pen and dilute ink washes. … Continue reading →

Posted in boots, coloured ink, coloured paper, comparisons, from life, inks, kit, sketching, watercolour sketch | Tagged Brasher Supalite boots, comparing sketch techniques, drawing boots, fountain pen sketches, Nirvana and Destiny's Child, sketch of boots, sketching with inks, walking boots | 4 Comments

Monochrome flames

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Ed Mostly

A couple of mid-winter sketches, trying to capture the dancing shapes of a log fire. I drew ‘blind’, watching the flames to catch their individual fluid shapes, feeling out the lines with a pencil, and occasionally looking down at the page to get their location about right. They reminded me … Continue reading →

Posted in blind drawing, coloured paper, fire, from life, inks, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, night, pencil, sketching, watching | Tagged blind drawing, David Bowie, drawing flames, monochrome flames, natural forms, sketch of a log fire, sketching fire, sketching the evanescent | 2 Comments

Roll, with spam

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Ed Mostly

Another minimal sketch of a kitchen roll, last thing at night. White Gelly Roll pen, Lexington grey water-brush, gouache, A7 – 10 minutes And here’s the most charmingly odd message from the 240,000+ spam comments that the blog’s received so far: “Can I just say what … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, domestic, from life, kitchen, Lexington grey, monochrome, objects, white pen | Tagged drawing of kitchen roll, kitchen roll, minimal sketch, odd spam comment, sketching in the kitchen, The Trammps, white gelly roll | Leave a comment

Open wide…

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Ed Mostly

I’ve tried ‘extreme sketching’ a couple of times before, drawing while walking along (see bottom of post), during a paintball session, in the rain, and while on a merry-go-round. I enjoyed the challenge and the resulting shaky lines, so last week I had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, coloured paper, eye, from life, hands, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, pencil, people, self-portrait, waterbrush, white marker pen | Tagged dental work, extreme sketching, faces staring down, Nico, open mouth drawing, patient's eye view, sketching at dentist, sketching teeth, sketching while walking, Velvet Underground, view from dentist's chair | 4 Comments

Drink?

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Ed Mostly

A glass of milk, mugs of tea, and a glass of water; late night drink sketches (more here). I’m still fascinated by the way that something so simple can be so tricky to get right; the combination of ellipses, curious lighting … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, domestic, from life, glass, gouache, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects | Tagged cup of tea, drawing cups and mugs, drawing ellipses, fountain pen sketches, glass of milk, glass of water, mug of tea, Rolling Stones, sketching at home, sketching drinks | 1 Comment

The life of stuff

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Ed Mostly

I’m looking forward to more outdoor sketching in Spring, but in the meantime here are some well worn shoes (previously), a phone recharging, utensils hanging in the kitchen, and a bag waiting by the door… Everyday domestic scenes, the stuff of … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured ink, coloured paper, domestic, every day matters, from life, home, inks, kitchen, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects, waterbrush | Tagged domestic sketches, fountain pen sketching, ink in water-brush, James Booker, kitchen sketch, monochrome sketches, sketch of phone charging, sketch of shoes, sketch of shopping bag, sketching with Noodlers inks, waterproof inks | 1 Comment

Mightier…

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Ed Mostly

…than the sword. A quick post following the Paris attack where people were killed for publishing offensive cartoons, for drawing pictures that other people didn’t like. This was a direct attack on freedom of expression, and the right to challenge and mock authority. … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured ink, coloured paper, from life, hands, line drawing | Tagged Charlie Hebdo, fountain pen sketch, freedom of expression, hand holding pen, Martin Rowson, the pen is mightier than the sword | 2 Comments

Buskers, home and away

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Ed Mostly

The large numbers of tourists visiting Bath means that it is blessed with many good street entertainers, excellent models for a quick sketch, and mostly fine performers. So here’s another collection of buskers, this time including one I saw in Japan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buskers, coloured ink, coloured paper, figures, Japan, line drawing, people, street scene, urban | Tagged Bath, bath buskers, Ben Powell, Benji Ross, drawing street performers, fountain pen sketching, Joel Grainger, Khoomiiman, Kwabana Lindsay, Maruyama Park Kyoto, playing violin, saxophone player, sketching buskers, Steely Dan, street scene, urban sketching | 3 Comments

New year, new page

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Ed Mostly

The most popular posts and pages on this blog are generally concerned with kit and resources, as are most of the questions that I’m asked through comments and emails. This is great as I set up the blog after realising … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, coloured ink, coloured paper, inks, kit, technique, urban, waterbrush | Tagged inks for sketching, mini water-colour palette, pens to use for sketching, portable sketch kit, sketching kit, The Hollies, urban sketching kit, water-brush sketching | Leave a comment

In Memoriam…

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Tombs, memorials and statues are another great source of patient models for sketching, so here are seven monochrome examples spanning three thousand years to finish 2014. ‘Memento Mori’ or ‘Memento Vivere’ depending on your mood in the run up to the … Continue reading →