Trying Out a New Ink & Sketchbook. InkTober Pen & Ink!
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2023
- #inktober time so I break in a new sketchbook and pop the cork on a new handmade ink. Yay!
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I actually made my own ink from pecan hulls just to try it out. I sketched the tree that produced the nuts and used a dip pen carved from a branch from the tree. It was actually fun and turned out quite well with a nice brown/sepia color. This makes me want to try it again!
How Fantastic!!😉😄Thanks!🌹
I never thought of using pecans. I have two trees, but the squirrels always take a single bite of the nuts and throw them on the ground before they fall. This would be a great use for otherwise ruined nuts, and no one will care if there's a little squirrel spit in the ink well. :)
Steve! You're a sketchbook floozy, too! I have 53 sketchbooks in progress and only 13 complete😅
I am I confess! LOL! I don’t have that many but I have zero complete. Although a couple are getting real close. 😩
Beautiful, I love the softer color than a black ink.
Thank you for sharing your sketching in real time. I don't mind the sped up parts, but it's helpful to see how carefully and precisely your sketches are done. Most RUclips artists speed up all of their drawings. As a learner, I get frustrated when my sketches don't come out because I'm trying to keep up with a much faster speed than what is actually happening!
Good point!!
Just pause a video, change settings to a slower speed and watch. That's what I do on many channels.
always excited to see what you can do in these sketchbooks Steve ! Forever grateful for your initial support when it all started
Can't wait until your dip pens are available!
You’re vast amount of artistic experience is impressive with your watercolor paintings and ink too!
loved how your drawing turned out. The ink looks so soft, like it blends with the paper. I can't explain it any other way.
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland von Conny. Die Bilder sind Klasse! Danke
Those ink pens look like magic wands for art. I love them!
I like that, and your penholders look good too. The terminology might be different in the US, but there's an old school wood stain sold here in the UK as Vandyke crystals, which is made from walnut hulls. Just dissolve in water: a teaspoonful makes a 2oz bottle of ink roughly speaking, and it's very good indeed, not to say ridiculously cheap.
I do not have a favorite walnut ink. I do have Black Walnut trees in my backyard that produce lots of nuts & I have been wanting to attempt to make my own walnut ink eventually. This is definitely another one of your great tree sketches that I always enjoy watching you do. This was very interesting and inspirational for me. I will be continuing with this year’s Inktober! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us!
Oh, do make your own ink, how lucky to have your own trees! I recently foraged enough for this winter's batch! Yours will be the loveliest ink!
Hi Colleen ! Plenty of Easy walnut ink DIY on YT! Now should be the perfect time (while weather is nice) to gather up the nuts, enjoy the outdoors and fresh air? Let us know please how you ink making turns out!! Why put it off? You might be happily surprised! Maybe you can bring along a friend or family to join in! Just make sure to wear rubber type gloves to protect your hands from getting deeply stained! About like Henna stain..
Happy Blessings!🙏🌹🙋♀️- Mindi
@@maineiacts Yes, I have been gathering walnuts for years directly in my yards. Gloves & 5 gallon buckets 🪣 are very handy. Although I do leave plenty for the squirrels 🐿 that visit my yard as well!
Nice picture and video! Thanks!
Thanks for the video, Steve.
Just read the article about you at Etchr Studio. Wonderful, and you do connect well with other artists - Thank You ❤
Just love sketches and I never heard of black walnut ink. We use the shells of the kids walnut to dye stuff. You are really awesome at what you do 👍
Wow - I had not heard of walnut ink - thanks for telling us about it and demonstrating!
Hi Steve, your drawing turned out so nicely! If you don’t mind a suggestion from an old calligrapher, all metal nibs come with an oil coating. If you clean that off,the nib will hold more ink and the ink will flow better. You can clean the nib with toothpaste or soaking in that brand name blue glass cleaner. Many artists flame the nib with a lighter, but that can distemper the metal and make it brittle. In a pinch, you can put the nib in your mouth as saliva is a great degreaser, but be careful. Poking yourself with a sharp nib is quite painful!
Yes, thanks. I'm actually pretty familiar with cleaning a nib but you had several good tips. I think the main problem here was how watery it was. A nib that works fine with ink might not with a watery substance. I typically use the cleaner method. Even when clean a nib can be too slick depending on the chrome coating. Zebra G nibs have a very slick chrome coating. I've even used fine sandpaper lightly on the inside. I never use a flame anymore. It can damage the nib as you said.
I love the bottle that ink comes in, it looks really cool! 😮
Wow, Steve, once again you’ve rendered such a beautiful, detailed piece. Initially when I started drawing & painting, I had little interest in landscapes & trees etc. your work and videos have totally changed my mind. Thank you for sharing your process and being a true inspiration to novice such as myself.
Hi 🧠..thanks for sharing your work is always top shelf..
Your pens look great - I like doing wood carving as well as drawing and watercolors ... I saw some really cool ergonomic handles that can be carved to fit your hand ... some had intricate carvings and others were smooth shapes
Such a great video! Loved the ink drawing and the music was a perfect complement to your subject! Thanks ❤
Steve never went to art school but finish to sketch book. The second one will bee finish in 9 days .
While I’ve not technically finished but one, I’ve got the equivalent work of several finished. They’re just spread all around. 😆
Hullo Steve, thank you for sharing this beautiful picture with us! It reminds me of an old illustration from a classic storybook! I found your video and drawing a warm and inviting experience. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Like your channel, but whoa!! Pricey art supplies out of my budget reach!! Any comparable choices out there??
Thanks for your uploads!👍😄
just watched fantasy forest from 3 years ago....fantastic BTW...and the view filled the screen...super!! I watch them on big computer or TV...I'm old so tiny doesn't do it for me:)
thx for your reply
Thanks. I’ll take another look at that as a good example for closer viewing.
Beautiful! I need to get out my ink and pens. I loved the music too.
So beautiful and teachable
Great sketch as usual Steve. I love dip pens but they are not so convenient for urban sketching..I shared your video on my IG feed.. take care..Eileen
Thanks so much Eileen for the share! Sadly true about dip pens and plein air. They open up a world of possibilities for what you can put through the pen. Acrylic inks, gouache, etc., etc.
I've just started doing pen and ink with a dip pen, so this is exactly what I want to see. Beautiful ink sketch. Thank you
Like the sketch. Good choice of music also Steve.
Beautiful!
I might try using walnut ink, haven't used it yet. I am drawing with fountain pens, and pencil. Thankyou
Ha ha hee hee ha ha hee hee with the slapping of the foreheads. I thought I was the only one that never finished a sketchbook! But now I know better. So glad to hear that you two do not finish all of your sketchbooks. What a relief.
Maybe mix a little ink in small container, add a drop or two of
gum arabic to help it flow better and not drip.
Actually I use Tom Norton’s Original Lightfast , Water Soluble, Acid Free Drawing Ink. In a plastic container, not as cute as yours in this video. Thanks for the demo.
One day, Steve you are such a tease…
Your amazing when you draw trees, fines, and abstract. Is this ink lightfast.
I am told that it is.
You have a nice studio Steve, looks like a quiet place to get away, is it in your attic? Happy Fall😊🍂🍁🌰
Just an upstairs space that’s a bit unfinished. We use it a bit like an attic.
your reference photo is beautiful-almost a drawing in itself! of course your ink drawing is fabulous as usual. can you tell if the paper is fabriano's new enhanced paper? (it has kind of a twill texture)
It’s not.
Hey Steve we have the same office chair. Please let me know when you sell some pens as I want one. Especially if you can make to hold the kakimori nib. Do you/or are you thinking of ever doing any obliques? Also a couple of lovely writing pens is the Monteverde Anniversary if you can find anymore. Got my last one at pen boutique. Also fountain pen revelation has some wonderful pen they make and are just the best to work with. Have you tried the Kakimori nibs? I like the brass better than the steel, but Golly they hold so much ink and the line variation is amazing stlartsupplies has the best prices and again a great company to do business with. So love your videos. You and Paul Clark are my favorite artists. Are you going to make a book. Bet it would sell right out as I would sure need one. Paul's book is fantastic. Good bless and please pray for Israel.
I have done obliques too but may have to make those special order or something since there isn't as much demand for the.
@@mindofwatercolor I've not used them a lot ordered a better one will see how I like it. But when you make more pens I will buy one. The one u used in this video is so lovely. Thank u.
Amazing...may I ask what the ink cost you and does the gentleman has a contact number?
No contact sorry. I think he sells these at events only. I don't think he made it himself. It was only $5. A steal if you ask me.
@@mindofwatercolor I would say so.... thanks for sharing
I love your videos..probably on third watch for them all. But I have one suggestion that would enhance viewer experience......lower camera a LOT so we can see close up what you are doing. most videos...maybe 30% of screen is the work. We don't need to see pallet nor lots of white around paper. Thx for listening...and hope you'll give it a try.
Thanks for the tip and the views, but I get constant complaints from viewers to see my palette so it's a compromise. I try to vary the viewing distance. Where you view also matters. Viewing on mobile devices will always seem too small. Viewing RUclips on TV has become very popular, so that is what I usually edit for. 😊