Using a nib pen

[Star-Thrower]

and india ink.

[hlthe2b]

1. love it!

[SheltieLover]

2. Very nicely done!

Thx for sharing!

[Star-Thrower]

10. Thanks

for comenting!

[SheltieLover]

18. Yw!

[rsdsharp]

3. Very nice.

It reminds me of The New Yorker.

[Star-Thrower]

11. At one point

I concidered sending in some ink drawings. I never did it. I now have a bunch of these and really don't know what to do with them. At my senior age I thought of just throwing them in the trash, really. I'll post more here on DU. Later.

[procon]

4. I love pen and ink drawings.

Nicely done

I took a class in India Ink Illustrations that demonstrated various strokes like cross hatching, stippling and other pen marks that will all add shading, depth, texture, as well as build the illustration in layers. Haven't picked up a pen I years, and now my hands tremble too much to even start.

[Star-Thrower]

12. I havent either

done drawing in years. Really, I started drawing at age 5. In High School I took up art and painted in oils. Won a Scholastic Art Award. I then decided to switch to acrylic paints. Gave up that and went dry for awhile. The internet began to rise in the 90's and I started to do digital artwork. Which is where I'm at now. Although with this poltical stuff I've been doing digital political art and not doing creative digital art.

[lunatica]

5. That's very elegant and classy

It reminds me of the 1920s stylish and chic clothes when hats and head pieces were an integral part of the clothing for women.

You have a very nice composition with the inclusion of the curved stand and the vase of flowers. Your lines are flowing and light and kept simple and clean. I like the flower designs and the contrast of the solid white and black dress with it’s fur plunging collar and the matching head piece. The composition looks like the lady and the vase and stand are curving towards each other each attracting the other and both being important subjects. It’s lovely, and airy and smooth. Very nice.

[Star-Thrower]

13. Thank you lunatica.

Your comment is greatly appreciated!

[flying rabbit]

6. Those are fun

I love ink. Nice!

[Star-Thrower]

14. I love

your comment!

[Karadeniz]

7. Is this the technique Aubrey Beardsley... if I remember his name correctly... Used? I love his work!

[Star-Thrower]

15. I loved Beardsley's work.

I may have been inspired by him. Not to copy but to do my own thing. A lot of my inks show a funny little man hiding in the corner, something like the little man in many of Federico Fellini movies who would comment on the side.

[BigmanPigman]

8. I like the design/illustration.

Reminds me of illustrations from the golden age of illustrators.

[Star-Thrower]

16. Thanks

for comenting. I'm at "suposedly" the golden age. LOL.

[LiberalLoner]

9. So cool!

I love that style!

[Star-Thrower]

17. Thanks

LiberalLowner!