Category Archives: white marker pen

Back to front with gouache

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Ed Mostly

Maru Godas’ work and the arrival of sunshine have inspired me to give gouache another chance. I’m enjoying exploring its flexible sketchy possibilities, love the physical presence that opaque colour has on the paper, and it’s speeded up some aspects of … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, drawing buildings, gouache, palettes, pencil, sketching, technique, urban, urban sketching, white marker pen | Tagged Amerigo Gazaway, gouache and ink drawing, gouache sketches, Maru Godas, Schmincke gouache, sketching palette, urban sketching, white sketching pens | 10 Comments

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

Mostly absent

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Lexington grey in fountain pen and water-brush, white gelly Roll pen, and white Uni Posca brush pen , A6 – 5 minutes A very quick sketch in a Bath cafe of someone who seemed to be mostly somewhere else, focussed on looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, cafe, coloured paper, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, people, sketching, urban, white marker pen | Tagged being present, blue paper, headphones, lap top, Linda Ronstadt, quick sketch, Stone Poneys, white gelly roll pen, white Uni Posca brush pen | Leave a comment

Black and white

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Both done with white Gelly Roll pen, white Uni Posca brush pen, and water-brush with dilute Lexington grey ink, A6 – 25 minutes each A life-cast of William Blake’s head (bought many years ago from the National Portrait Gallery when … Continue reading →

Posted in body, coloured paper, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects, sculpture, white marker pen | Tagged accumulation of lines, black paper, contour lines, creating volume, hand, life mask, plaster cast, The Pixies, Uni Posca brush pen, white gelly roll pen, William Blake | Leave a comment

Topkapi #1

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Two sketches done a year apart in the ‘twin kiosk’ rooms in the Harem section of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. The first was done in 2012 focussing on the decorative tiles and trying to get the perspective right. The second … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, from life, Istanbul, marker pen, travel, urban, white marker pen | Tagged Booka Shade, decorative tiles, Harem rooms, Jim, sketchtesting.co.uk, stained glass, Topkapi, twin kiosk rooms, white gelly roll pen | 2 Comments

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

Marlborough light

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ed Mostly

1mm Pigma pen, white and blue Uni Posca brush markers, Lexington grey water-brush, dilute blue and brown ink for roof and chimneys, A5 – 30 mins line drawing on location, 20 mins adding ink washes and colour at home Wet … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, coloured paper, from life, inks, Lexington grey, urban, white marker pen | Tagged Bath in Time, Bath stone, facade, Gerry Rafferty, Marlborough Buildings, royal crescent, streeview, symmetry, wind break | 3 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

3 lemons, 2 bowls and a bug

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A slightly tired lemon from the fridge, with some zest sliced off for a cake. Note the tiny red bug accidentally squashed between the pages. Blue and brown Pigma pens, water-brush with Lexington grey water-brush, watercolour, A6 – 20 minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in botany, food, from life, fruit, insects, sketching, white marker pen, yellow | Tagged bowls, drawing ellipses, fridge, Jake Bugg, lemons, still life | 2 Comments

Grey paper

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A quiet street near the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul on a hot summer Sunday morning, a pool of dappled shade slowly moving across the tarmac. I love the strong contrast produced by gouache on coloured paper, very useful for (relatively) … Continue reading →