265 - ALL THINGS BIG AND BEAUTIFUL - DAVE EDWARDS - FINELINER PENS - 2009

I wouldn’t try taking a bite from him though :) Thanks for the comment – first as usual :)

I just Googled Copics … are they any good? I use Staedtler Triplus Fineliners. Thanks for the comment Cadence.

We saw some lovely gorillas in Barcelona Zoo last year and I decided to do a multicoloured one … but I used an old sketch I did of a gorilla in Chester Zoo many years ago.

Thanks Cadence … it’s interesting and I have bookmarked it to see more later. I looked on ebay for those Copic pens but they are a bit too expensive for me :(

I was testing my fineliner pens to see if I could do a whole drawing with them. I think I’ll stick to usiong them for hatching, etc. as the ink will vanish quickly if I use them for filling in – they are only 0.3mm and take AGES when filling in. I usually use coloured pencils or paint. Interesting experience though.

Thanks Mel. That video Cadence (above) gave us the link to is worth watching.

Forgot to mention … those Stadetler pens are £20 for 20 in WH Smiths, but I got a pack of 20 for just £10 on ebay. Even Wilkinsons are selling them at £4 for ten, but not such a variety of colours though.

But Walt .. in Blyth, where I live, we have gorillas like this roaming the streets all the time; surely you saw them on your travels ;)

I just bought two black Zig Artist Sketching Pens from Blackwells (Newcastle) today. They are alcohol-based permanent ink, so may be good for using with watercolours. They are made in Japan … nice fine nib.

Thank you Lisa.

It was challenging in one respect – have you ever tried filling in areas of colour with a 0.3mm nib? :) It was a one-off to see if I could cpmplete an entire dtawing with my Staedtler pens. I usually fill in large areas of colour with coloured pencils or paint. Thanks for your nice comment.

Thanks for the comment Brian. It took ages, using 0.3mm pens. It was an experiment to see if I could do an entire drawing with my fineliner pens. I’ll stick to coloured pencils or paint for filling in larger areas in future, but I am enjoying those pens and have ordered more.

Phew – thanks Karin … after what someone said recently, I was almost worrying about whether you too might think I was plagiarising you by adding flowers, but I checked and I first used flowers in a painting when you were only one year old. See how diplomatic I am in not stating the year when you were one year old :) I still haven’t got round to doing some really macho flowers … I really must, it’ll be fun. I like doing pictures that play tricks with people’s eyes – aren’t I wicked :)

Phew – what a fast reply – I was just sending you a Bubblemail at the time.

Thanks Bev.

Haha – you can learn all about pretty gorillas :)

We can learn from each other.