Pens! So many brands, nibs and colors… so little money. sigh.
Pilot Metropolitan to the rescue! They’re only $15 and they come with a squeeze converter and a cartridge. Even if you add a different converter of $5 it’s still a great bargain! I’m in love with the Fine nib.
I think I need that purple one next!
Ever since I was a child watching Jean-Claude Killy ski down the slopes of Grenoble I’ve been obsessed with the Olympics on TV. Trouble is, my memory doesn’t always remember everything correctly……. Journaling to the rescue.
I can document records.
and mottos.
I’m sure I’ll be adding more pages in 2016!
Be sure to take your journal when visiting any of the parks run by the National Park Service. Not only can you capture the wonderful scenery…………
but you can put one of their cool stamps on your page!
I love maps, especially those of vacation spots. They add so much to a travel journal.
When there’s a map in your sketchbook you won’t have to stop to grab an atlas or even check Google Maps on your phone. It’s at your fingertips.
This quote has resonated with me ever since I first saw it on Roz Stendahl’s blog. Please see her take on her mentor’s quote and be sure to read the last paragraph… you won’t regret it!
Lettering quotes in my journal is meditative. It takes time, time to reflect on how the words are a part of me. Time to reflect on the soul of art.
Who knew you could get so much variation out of a simple ballpoint pen… Andrea Joseph, that’s who! She’s a great inspiration!
Some people prefer their journals in Portrait format and others prefer Landscape format.
Portait will yield an almost square surface when open, while Landscape will yield an even more extreme horizontal rectangle. I think it’s extremely important to try both to feel how each sits in your hand and how you respond to the format with your art and style. Each will present you will different challenges and opportunities.
As for me… I go both ways.
Ink… particularly, white ink for illumination, written with a dip pen.
For the life of me I can’t remember which of these Higgins inks I liked better. I vaguely remember thinking I preferred the opposite of what I presumed would be the better choice. If that’s true, then I preferred the basic White over the Super White.
Done on saturated watercolor for a Val Webb class – Drawn and Decorated Watercolor Lettering. Highly recommended! … and you can give it a try … she’s giving the class again in June. Check it out here!
Just a few of my curious… and not so curious friends.
I had no idea there were so many breeds!
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