Category Archives: line drawing

Lockdown #2: people (and birds)

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Ed Mostly

Given social distancing I’m having to be more resourceful to sketch my favourite subject… Here’s a 2m distanced supermarket queue, neighbours sat outside their front doors on VE day, a man doing tai-chi in the park, three Zooming sketchers watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, dip pen, figures, line drawing, park, people watching, urban, urban sketching | Tagged lockdown sketching, sketching in Bath, tai chi sketch, The Clash, urban sketching, Zoom portraits | 5 Comments

Wonky, skew-whiff, bockety, odd

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Ed Mostly

Last week I accidentally wandered into cubism through blind-drawn continuous-line selfies… I recommend having a go, they only take a minute and the results are so strange that you can’t make any ‘mistakes’. Hold a pencil ready to draw on … Continue reading →

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Small sketch notes

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Ed Mostly

I love using the big square wood-bound sketch-book with bamboo dip-pen, but it doesn’t work for an everyday carry. So I’ve been carrying a much much smaller notebook (£1 from Muji) for daily sketches. It’s shirt-pocket sized and works really well … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, fude pen, kit, line drawing, people watching, sketchbooks, street scene, urban, urban sketching | Tagged Fude de mannen, Muji sketchbook, sketching people in town, smaller sketchbook, The Clash, urban sketching | 6 Comments

“…through the square window”

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Ed Mostly

Apologies for the lack of recent blog posts; we’ve welcomed a Schnoodle puppy into our home and posting on Facebook better suits my sleep-deprived attention span… But I have managed to make a new batch of sketchbooks; they’re still bound … Continue reading →

Posted in bamboo dip pen, Bath, comparisons, line drawing, sketchbooks, square, street scene, technique, urban, urban sketching | Tagged bamboo dip pen sketches, human visual field, sketching formats, sketching in Bath, square sketchbooks, The Who, urban sketching | 9 Comments

Domestic dip-pen

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Ed Mostly

Indoor bamboo dip-pen sketches of Sally reading and Jim having a go with another dip-pen, both in glorious multi-coloured De Atramentis ink, with a light watercolour wash.

Posted in bamboo dip pen, domestic, line drawing, people watching | Tagged bamboo dip pen, De Atramentis inks, domestic sketching, Pentangle | 2 Comments

Progress and time

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Ed Mostly

A reflective post for the first day of the New Year… Five years ago, when I started sketching, I tried drawing my daughter. She was so (rightly) appalled by the result (I’d turned her into a wizened elf) that I was effectively … Continue reading →

Posted in bamboo dip pen, body, collections, comparisons, family, figures, line drawing | Tagged improving in drawing, pencil portraits, sketches of figures, sketching progress, The Get Down | 9 Comments

Drive by…

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Seventeen drivers sketched as we overtook them on the way down the M5 on Boxing Day, heading home after a family Christmas in the North. A few look exhausted, some are fairly relaxed, and a couple are even smiling. I’ve broken a couple … Continue reading →

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Multi-coloured dip-pen

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Ed Mostly

For the last few months nearly all my sketching has been in bamboo dip-pen and multi-coloured inks. I love the juicy draggable lines I get with the dip-pen, the wide variation in width and saturation, and having a range of coloured inks … Continue reading →

Posted in bamboo dip pen, coloured ink, inks, kit, line drawing, urban, urban sketching | Tagged bamboo dip pen, De Atramentis inks, non-spill ink pots, urban sketching, urban sketching kit | 12 Comments

Going orange…

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Ed Mostly

There’s a likeness in there somewhere! Short winter days so less outdoor sketching. I keep the daily drawing habit going through late evening mirror selfies, all in bamboo dip-pen with De Atramentis ink.

Posted in bamboo dip pen, coloured ink, daily drawing, faces, line drawing, monochrome, self-portrait | Tagged bamboo dip pen, daily drawing, De Atramentis inks, Love, sketching selfies | 2 Comments

Peoples and persons

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Indulging in my favourite hobby, drawing people out and about in Bath. From the top there’s a crowd of boozy boules match spectators, tourists near the Abbey, and fellow customers sat outside a cafe. I’ve found pencils wonderfully sensitive for … Continue reading →