A pile of leaves created with a Copic multiliner 0.7. I like the random variation of line width in this design. I like that you know it was hand drawn.
More fun with Roses!
For this rosy practice session, I used a bigger brush and added some layers of color – either a deeper tone of the same color or something completely different.
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- Sandy Allnock
Practicing Roses!
Back in the studio today and warming up with some roses! Looking forward to trying some variation with line, layer and color. There is something wonderful about bright colors on a crisp, fresh piece of paper.
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- Sandy Allnock
Mini floral fun
It was nice to be back creating today! Mini floral whimsy with Copic multiliner.
Our first typeface has arrived!
Mackenzie & Harris, located in San Francisco, is the oldest and largest letterpress type foundry in the U.S., dating from the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition. In addition to buying new type from one of the few letterpress type foundries, Ebay and various listserves sell all kinds of vintage types. We are beginning our letterpress journey with 12 point and 18 point Baskerville.
Introductions
Meet our new addition, the Chandler & Price Pilot 6 1/2 x 10 letterpress printer! This is a New Series Pilot that was produced between 1913 and the 1940’s. We are currently gathering the supplies needed to get started. Because this is a vintage machine, a lot of the tools that go along with letterpress printing of this era are also vintage so we have been spending time on various listserves as well as Ebay and Etsy to get everything we need. A letterpress scavenger hunt!
More to come….
Look what arrived at the studio!
Very excited about this new addition to the studio! Now we just need to get it out of the crate and put it all together. Stay tuned.
Floral Whimsy
Beginning a new whimsical floral drawing!
World Watercolor Month – Portrait of Ranunculus
Hard to believe we are at the end of World Watercolor Month. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! There are more flowers to explore though so continues to stay tuned.
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World Watercolor Month – Practicing Ranunculus
World Watercolor Month – Portrait of a Sunflower
Here is the 9×12 portrait of the sunflower. Lots of vibrant layers of color.
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- Sandy Allnock
World Watercolor Month Sunflower Part II
Before doing the final painting, I wanted to see if I could increase the vibrancy of the colors with more pigment, less water and a bigger brush.
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- Sandy Allnock