This texture grid drawing was created using the materials shown in the picture on the right. The following materials were: a spoon, fork, knife, Q-Tip, and a post-it folded into the shape of a triangle.
This texture grid drawing was created using the materials shown in the picture on the right. The following materials were: a spoon, fork, knife, Q-Tip, and a post-it folded into the shape of a triangle.
Great experiments here Jinju! You were able to find some great textures and beautiful moments with the tools. There is a good balance of loose expressiveness and organized structure in the marks. I am always interested to know which tool was your favorite – you will find that some tools work better than others, so feel free to expand your tool collection as you continue to work with ink!
Notice also how the density of mark-making (the quality of a thin vs. thick line), also corresponds with how you might develop light or dark areas on the page. You can even treat this drawing as a reference chart as you create your ink still life. Diluting the ink with water and using your bamboo brushes also allow you to develop even more variation, but be careful not to completely lose the beauty of these marks you just showed!