This continues from my previous post here.
Ok, I had the main ideas sketched out using the felt tip pen and I knew roughly how to proceed. I would have Simian in the foreground, the lake behind him and trees and buildings in the distance.
The next stage of the painting would now proceed with a detailed ink drawing on paper. I put do a highly detailed sketch of all the elements of the composition in preparation for the actual painting.
The pen I was using was a Staedtler technical pen - nib width 0.1 - I could have used a dip pen but I wanted the thinness lines possible. Also as I was doing this in bed, I didn't want to mess the bed sheets with any spillages.
(I stayed up late yesterday so decided to stay in bed until late into the afternoon to recover and also whilst I was there - prepare this composition.)
So I concentrated on getting the drawing of Simian correct from the outset. I was trying to define the head and eyes and draw a bit of the shirt he was wearing - introducing folds, creases and wrinkles.
This took the best part of an hour and by that time I was even more tired. So I'll probably leave it for after the weekend and continue with this on Monday. Or maybe do some more on Sunday in the early hours of the morning. We shall see.
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