I discovered a wonderful paper for pen and ink - actually a laser printer/copier paper, Xerox Colotech which at 5c/sheet for 120 gsm is really wonderful to draw on. It's very white and slightly shiny, absolutely frictionless and doesn't bleed even if you pause a moment with the pen on the page.
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Oh, the sketch in the tree looks wonderful, lovely moment and great view!! Great tip about the paper, what are the next steps from here? Are you going to paint as well on this paper or are you going to use a different technique?? I'm curious about that result! :)
It takes paint surprisingly well, but it does buckle a little and the washes are a bit speckly. I'm going to leave these ones as pure line because I think it suits the text (for 7 to 9 year olds) to do black and white illustrations with a lot left to the imagination. I know it's a bit unconventional not to use any wash but I am gonna try and push this style!
wonderful drawings, especially love the tree scene. very nicely done & thanks for sharing the paper tip
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