Tag Archives: Uni Posca brush pen

Spring has sprung

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Pencil, Lexington grey water-brush and fountain pen, watercolour, white Gelly Roll pen, blue Uni Posca brush pen, A5 – various times A double page spread from last weekend, when the weather was fine, the clocks went forward and everyone was out … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, botany, buildings, coloured paper, flowers, from life, park, people, seasonal, sketching, Spring, urban, waiting | Tagged Botanical Gardens, magnolia flower, Mother's day, North Parade Buildings, old couples, park bench, Spring, Uni Posca brush pen, walking sticks, white gelly roll 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

Ladybird, ladybird

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Lexington grey water-brush, blue and white Uni Posca brush pens, A6 – 20 minutes each The combination of coloured paper and isolated subjects in these pictures reminded me of old Ladybird book illustrations, particularly those from the curiously hyper-real ‘sounds and … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, furniture, illustration, kit, objects | Tagged folding chair, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, illustration, Ladybird books, nostalgia, orange paper, sounds and pictures, toy car, Uni Posca brush pen | Leave a comment

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

Night vision

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Sketching at night presents some extra challenges; cold hands, low light, and increased self-consciousness (“What’s he up to…?”). So these two were done fast by the light of street lamps; the first while waiting for a bus in Larkhall (Streetview link), … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, inks, Lexington grey, monochrome, night, pencil, urban, waiting | Tagged Larkhall, night sketching, Sesame Street, Stevie Wonder, street lamps, The Star Inn, Uni Posca brush pen, white gelly roll pen | 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 →