Inktense Pencils

Rhus’ Back

After all that fun with the markers, I thought I really should get back to doing some proper painting with the inktense pencils.  Today I'm back to...

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EvaE

More figure drawing.  Today's model is EvaE, making her debut. I came in today with two objectives, both around reverting back to techniques that...

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The Allman Brothers Band

An idea came in the night to me.  It was to use inktense pencils to draw some sort of skyliney landscape but negatively, leaving trees and...

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KylieB

I have a new model today.  This is KylieB. I thought she looked cold in the source photo, so I thought I'd make the photo cold too and avoid all my...

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The Return Of Thea

It's been sixteen days since my last bit of artwork.  Sorry about that.  I've been playing some correspondence chess, watching the T20 cricket and...

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Katya

Ok, it's been a while but I'm back painting again today.  I suspect that it's going to be too cold to paint outside until the Spring, so there...

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Thea

Still pouring with rain outside: I think I might be done with watercolour and oil pastel until the new year.  So it's more figure drawing today and...

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JenB, Taking A Breather

Not feeling inspired enough to dig out the watercolours or oil pastels today, so I've been doing some figure drawing with the inktense pencils....

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Ann And Rebecca On The Shiraz

With England poised to score an innings victory over India at Headingley, it was never going to be anything but the inktense pencils today.  I'm...

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Aubrey, Getting A Tan

The second and final inktense painting of the day is a third appearance for Aubrey.  My plan with this one was to use a lot less colour and have a...

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Mika M

Got to keep those plates spinning.  Today I was painting with the inktense pencils.  This is a new model for me, Mika M. For colours, I started...

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JenB, Sitting

It's absolutely roasting outside.  I promise never again to claim it's too cold outside to paint.  But this weather!  Too hot, too sweaty and too...

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Gabrielle

More inktense figure drawing as promised.  This is a new model for me: Gabrielle. For colours today, I used bark, baked earth, leaf green,...

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Kristina Marie

It's been raining for a few days and there's a lot of wind predicted for tomorrow morning, so the gazebo's down and I'm not painting in the garden....

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Sam Allardyce

I'm still in too much of a rush today.  After that Gareth Southgate disaster, I thought I'd move on to Big Sam.  At least I know from drawing him...

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Gareth Southgate

So the Euros have started and I'll be watching all three games today.  That's two good reasons for doing this inknse portrait of Gareth Southgate -...

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Jazmine

I've not done my artwork lately.  Too busy with a correspondence chess tournament - these things tend to take over your life.  But with one game...

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Margaret

Inktense pencils are just too much fun to draw with, so here's another.  It's a debut for Margaret.  I've cropped her so I get no hands or feet. ...

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Kevin At The Interview

It's too hot outside today: watercolour paint will dry far too quickly.  So I'm indoors with the inktense pencils. It's back to one of my...

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Annual Self Portrait 2021

As the drawing seems to be going well at the moment, what better time for a self portrait?  I've decided that I need to do a self portrait every...

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