This is the first time I’ve done something like this. According Tony Perez, it is a form of crosshatching. I love it because, it is more fluid and expressive. I feel like I am not constrained by lines and technically, it does feel like doodling.
Details of the swirls.
A portrait of the master penman himself – one of the people who helped me discover the beauty of writing and drawing using a fountain pen.
Finished product. This is a portrait of June Dalisay, Butch Dalisay’s wife.
This was the hardest. She was wearing sunglasses, not eyeglasses. I had to establish tonal value using lines… with the illusion of transparency.
Portrait of Leigh Reyes, whose pen collection continues to inspire people like me.
These works will be a part of an Exhibition on Fountain Pen Day, November 5 and 6 at SM Aura Premier in Bonifacio Global City near Toby’s Estate on the 3rd floor.
For these works I used the following:
Pen: Pilot Justus 95, Tachikawa School G for the really thin lines.
Paper: Aquarello 300gsm, A3
Ink: Noodler’s Heart of Darkness
I was advised to use J. Herbin’s Perle Noire next time. It may not be waterproof and bulletproof like Noodler’s Heart of Darkness, but it is lightfast.
