Junkyard Sam's Uploads

Ink & watercolor on 5x5 Arches cold press.

When Rebelle 3 by Escape Motions came out I wanted to create something that really shows off its power. I normally draw in fountain pen first, but this was created entirely from scratch in Rebelle 3. Digital art tends to be cold and impersonal, but Rebelle's watercolor simulation looks & feels like real paint... and you can undo! That's critical for illustration work, as clients often request changes... But even for personal work- it means an artist can achieve a watercolor look without being at the mercy of the medium. So the result is more true to his or her vision.

I felt like drawing some old school arcade classics with my Sailor 1911 EF. fountain pen.

Drawn while waiting for my kid's haircut & inked at home with my Platinum 3776 Century UEF.

First drawing in my new @doodleaddicts sketchbook. Drawn with a Custom 742 PO and colored with Prismacolor Markers.

This PCH912 SU is a fun and expressive pen to draw with. This fish is a fun and expressive chum to fly with.

Inktober Day 4: "Freeze"

People who live in glass houses shouldn't avoid tending the lawn.

Ink drawing colored in Procreate.

In my worlds, human/animal riding is symbiotic and the animals enjoy driving people around. Ink & watercolor on 5x5 Arches cold press.

This was drawn with a Japanese fountain pen, Japanese ink, and painted with Japanese watercolor. To be specific - I used Holbein watercolor and Platinum Carbon Black in a Pilot Falcon. This trio is perfect for me.

"Quick, Stop the Bully Drop!" v2.0, redrawn and colored with Holbein watercolors, 9"x12".

I drew these guys with a Pilot Custom 823 FA and Platinum Carbon Black ink. The FA nib has a good drawing width on watercolor paper - one of my favorites. It's a soft nib but I don't use the line variation, just some nice shock absorption with each downstroke. The Carbon Black ink is out-of-this-world good, though being pigmented I fear keeping it in too many pens.

Inktober Day 7: "Enchanted." Pen & Ink & Watercolor.

Happy Thanksgiving! This is "Sunday Wonderland," colored with Holbein watercolors on 6x8 paper. May your Thanksgiving be as bright & happy as pictured here! (And may you ride a horse-thing, too.)

"When this guy was chosen as a host he felt like such a winner. But what he didn't know is these things would eat him up for dinner."

"I really don't like to gripe, But there's a monster in pink stripes, And he's lifting our house up to the sky. It's like what Mama always said, That we would all reach such great heights, But I suspect that's not quite what she meant."

"Robot Manflower." 8x8 ink and watercolor. New discovery: Noodlers 54th Massachusetts Ink (watered down) works incredibly well for painting shadows/value before the watercolor. Watercolor does not disturb that ink! Drawn with a Pilot Custom 743 EF with De Atramentis Document Ink Black.

Sometimes just a spot of color keeps things light, not overworked. And red.

Somehow, the red sky seemed just right for the happy yellow flower.

Flying Robot in the Sky, watercolor. I used my new Holbein paints. (I love them.) Drawn with a Pilot Falcon SEF using Platinum Carbon Black. A trifecta of Japanese paint, pen, and ink.