Moose Painting

[DaveHawk]

Another painting complete.

[Hawken50]

  Wow great job once again.

[Ringo]

Beautiful !

[Mongo40]

Dave I'm currently teaching my students to use pen & ink an they are slaving through it, some love it others going through the motions, normal for these guys but I did stop them an turn the smartboard on so I could show them all your wildlife paintings on here an show them what can be done with inks. They were all ohhing an ahhing over your wolves, mountainlion, especially liked the coon an the moose. seems the mountainlion an the coon were the biggest hits with them, I do enjoy looking at your work.
Chris

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[old salt]

Another fine painting that make you feel like you are right there.

[DaveHawk]

Chris that is so cool. I wish I were in your area I'd stop in and give a demonstration.

One of the things I did most for practice was cross hatch , and pointillism. I would suggest that they learn to un-load the nib a little before putting it to paper. I used the back and side of the nib when I drew.

If you go to the {colonial restoration studio} page on FB and click on photos they can see some pen and inks . All were just drawn from memory.

[Mongo40]

I'd like to see how you do it myself, I'm good with pen an ink an watercolor an we do a lot of that the second semester, the first semester is spent on basics an leather work, now we're into ink an will start watercolor next an then a mixture of ink an watercolor, They are all well versed on what happens when you get to much ink on the nib, thats why we spend a lot of time drawing organic shapes like trees an rocks an such so when they get the ink blob it doesn't compeletly ruin the picture, I teach them to hold the nib concave down interesting that you do it reverse of that. Just how I was taught an so I pass it on. Also I'm dealing with 12 an 13 year olds so I'm limited a little with what I can do with them, I do have a few that are really talented an I let them run with it after I show them how to do something.

[DaveHawk]

Chris, FW inks are color fast acrylic inks. I use them like you would use water color to under painting.

Side note. New nibs: if you don't do it already. Take a match and heat the new nib to burn off the packing oil. It will help hold the ink to the nib better.

[crazell]

Great looking painting Dave. What a talent!!

[DaveHawk]

Thanks Crazel

[Bulldog lady]

I'm a thinnin from the look in that old bull's eye, I aint-a gonna mess with him    Great job again!

[Watauga]

Yep! Good looking Moose!

[DaveHawk]

Thanks Lady and Watauga