Comments on: Pen and Ink Illustrations of Tree Details https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2019/10/pen-and-ink-illustrations-of-tree-details/ Natural History Illustration - for books, magazines & packaging Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2019/10/pen-and-ink-illustrations-of-tree-details/#comment-4946 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:03:51 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=7784#comment-4946 In reply to Ineke.

Thanks Ineke

I have looked into the dot pens, and although they are incredibly clever, it seems difficult to alter the closeness of dots. You can go over one area repeatedly, but not enlarge each dot or place them closer together. But it does make you amazed at how clever human invention can be! And yesm sometimes it DOES hurt the hand!

]]> By: Ineke https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2019/10/pen-and-ink-illustrations-of-tree-details/#comment-4864 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:18:23 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=7784#comment-4864 I really like the stippling and especially your explanation how and why you do what you do doing it.
It must be a strain on your wrist doing this for a prolonged period of time. I remember seeing a special pen for stippling once a few years or so ago. It is called a cuttlelola dotspen. Maybe worth checking this out?

]]> By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2019/10/pen-and-ink-illustrations-of-tree-details/#comment-272 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:02:46 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=7784#comment-272 In reply to Lois Buroker.

Hiya Lois, thanks for that. It’s the same with all illustration, none of it is that mysterious, it’s just learning what steps are effective, learning them, then applying them. Glad the blog proved useful.

]]> By: Lois Buroker https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2019/10/pen-and-ink-illustrations-of-tree-details/#comment-271 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:36:30 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=7784#comment-271 Love all the demonstration, learned a lot.

]]> By: Lois Buroker https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2019/10/pen-and-ink-illustrations-of-tree-details/#comment-270 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:35:49 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=7784#comment-270 Love all the demostration, learned a lot.

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