Don’t wake up the cats! Yesterday, at the Dundas Valley School of Art, we focused on stippling and the cats were perfect models.
Have you ever tried stippling? I call it the personality test. Some people love it and find it very relaxing. Others…. Stippling is done with the tip of the pen. Basically, it’s an accumulation of tiny dots that gradually become shapes of ever-darkening values. It requires patience and it can be time-consuming. Also, one needs to preserve the white of the paper for the light areas. Stippling can be combined with other techniques. Yesterday, we concentrated on stippling on its own.
The students all did a drawing of a cat. They also continued working on their personal projects. It was a good pace and the projects are coming along very well. We have a small Pen and Ink Studio group this term and a few are on their winter holiday at the moment. Maybe, the quieter studio was a bonus. The cats slept through the entire afternoon.
Pen and Ink Studio Critique
Tags: Barry Coombs, Canada, drawing cats, Dundas, Dundas Valley School of Art, Ontario, pen and ink, Sketching, still-life drawing, stippling, Studio Classes
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27/01/2017 at 1:42 pm |
Hi Barry. I find stippling relaxing. Love all the cats.
BTW, did you know there’s now a stipple pen. It’s electric and goes up and down like a sewing machine making dots. It’s called cuttlelola or something. I wondered what you think about that.
27/01/2017 at 1:57 pm |
Hi Carol,
I didn’t know about the new pen. It sounds a bit frightening. If I stippled a lot I might investigate it but, for now, I think I’ll stay with my sketch pen. Cheers, Barry
31/01/2017 at 10:17 am |
Wow, you find some unique things to draw, this would be a good challenge, I may give it another try. Thanks, always for sharing.
Lois