I've been finally back to sketching as much as I can, lately. My buddies at work are inspiring and motivating in this avenue, so I'm trying to keep focused. I'm trying to keep my facebook album for "daily sketches" at least updated weekly.
I recently purchased a Pentel Pocket brush pen which has a great sumi-style brush with replacement ink capsules, so you just have to keep buying ink. The ink is pure India ink and flows wonderfully.
My friends jokingly call it the "Hanzo" (as in Hatori Hanzo) for its master-samurai-blade-like qualities and cutting lines on the paper. It can also be pushed heavily on the page to create wonderful bits of chaos. Below are some drawings I've done with the Hanzo, with a detail from one of the sketches. The people are drawn from a great photo book called "Nylon Streets", similar to the line of "Fruits" books, but a bit more anchored to realistic-looking clothes in the US and Europe.
I recently purchased a Pentel Pocket brush pen which has a great sumi-style brush with replacement ink capsules, so you just have to keep buying ink. The ink is pure India ink and flows wonderfully.
My friends jokingly call it the "Hanzo" (as in Hatori Hanzo) for its master-samurai-blade-like qualities and cutting lines on the paper. It can also be pushed heavily on the page to create wonderful bits of chaos. Below are some drawings I've done with the Hanzo, with a detail from one of the sketches. The people are drawn from a great photo book called "Nylon Streets", similar to the line of "Fruits" books, but a bit more anchored to realistic-looking clothes in the US and Europe.
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Beautiful work! Great for us blogviewers that you make good use of that magic pen!
ReplyDeleteThese look great, Joe!
ReplyDeleteThere's a trick you can do with that Brush Pen. You refill the little cartridge with Rapidograph ink and it works just as well. It's a bit messy but, it saves money.
These are beautiful Joe, I've got the same pen, you inspire me to have another go with it!
ReplyDeletelooks niiice..where did you get it?
ReplyDeleteVery nice brush pen, and very nice sketchs !
ReplyDeletenicejob, Joe.
ceers, Ale.
That is so cool! I've always wanted to try the brush pens. I'm too rigid in my pen use though. Way too anal.
ReplyDeleteThese are great sketches Joe!I simply love b&w stuff,its so beautifúl IMO, there are so many gradients, so many choices to make. It has a kind of sensitivity that many people aren't aware of unfortunately.
ReplyDeletenice to see someone using the brush pen! and you do it so well! love the book drawing...
ReplyDeleteawesome work, post more!!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff as always!
ReplyDeletemakes me want to draw.
beautiful sketches!! the pocket brush pen changed my life!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat lines! Hope you don't mind me saying, but this work is like a throw back to those 1950's illustrations. Very stylish.
ReplyDeleteMan, Your work is awesome, whether you're working live, or photoshop, or just sketching with a brush pen. KEEP IT UP!!
ReplyDeleteOOOh. Got to get me a Hanzo. Great sketches, Joe!
ReplyDeleteGreat ones, Joe. I love that pen; I've been using it for years to do my live stuff.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you at MoCCA.
Them some purdy sketches there, nice
ReplyDeleteThis pen is incredible!! But the pen hardly makes the artist! Your work is awesome with or without the Hanzo! HAhaha
ReplyDeleteWith that said, I'm going to buy one asap! ;D
Yeah, I recently got a couple of those pens as well. Love 'em.
ReplyDeleteGreat sketches too, Joe.