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| 10/15/26 Frankie Feetsplinters at the National Nordic Museum |
Although it was really just an excuse to stop for lunch at
AA Sushi, I ran an errand in Ballard. The trip turned out to be a good opportunity
for new experiments with brush pens.
First, there was lunch itself (at right). While making the initial outlines
of my sushi with a Pentel Sign brush pen (my current favorite for this
type of sketching) in an avocado green Uglybook, I suddenly remembered
that the only coloring materials I had in my bag were the Staedtler Pigment Arts brush markers I have been using for InkTober. For the first week, I had
continued to carry my usual watercolor pencils and crayons, “just in case,” but
eventually I decided to make a full commitment to markers and removed the other
materials. Transparent markers don’t always work well on colored papers; this
would be an interesting experiment. I leaned on my white materials for details –
a Neocolor I crayon and a Gelly Roll pen – and the rest turned
out more like shading than color. Anyway, I was too hungry to care.
After the errand, I walked to the National Nordic Museum,
where Frankie Feetsplinters, the troll by Danish environmental artist
Thomas Dambo, greets visitors. I’ve sketched Frankie a few times before,
but not with markers. Using the side of the marker made great textures to indicate
Frankie’s rustic wood construction (top of post).
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| 10/13/26 Maple Leaf neighborhood |
The other sketches shown here are the remainder for InkTober
using Staedtler markers that you haven’t seen in previous posts. Unlike the past
several InkTobers when I worked on themes and exclusively from photos, so far this
year I’ve done all the sketches from life. It’s nice to have InkTober fit
seamlessly into my “normal life” instead of as a segregated activity. It means
that brush markers are not just a studio material – they can fit into my usual
urban sketching routine beyond InkTober.
Onward to the second half of the month! I’ve removed all the
Staedtler markers from my bag and replaced them with Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Brush Pens. An upcoming post will show how I chose the limited palette,
which I intend to stick with for the remainder of InkTober.
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| 10/13/26 Kirke Park (This was a demo sketch after a friend asked me how I use markers.) |
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