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.
![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.](http://ricaespiritu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FPN-Pen-And-Ink03-1024x1024.jpg)
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.
![This was the hardest. She was wearing sunglasses, not eyeglasses. I had to establish tonal value using lines... with the illusion of transparency.](http://ricaespiritu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FPN-Pen-And-Ink01-768x1024.jpg)
This was the hardest. She was wearing sunglasses, not eyeglasses. I had to establish tonal value using lines… with the illusion of transparency.
![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.](http://ricaespiritu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FPN-Pen-And-Ink06-768x1024.jpg)
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.