Pink lotus flower. Woodcut printed with white ink on tissue paper.
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Black cat silhouette with October-related elements around. For more photos, visit my Instagram account (@luisa.vidalesreina)
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For Inktober 11, I drew a hand-embroidered heart that I have hanging on one of my walls. India ink on paper.
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Using diluted black India ink and a brush.
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India ink on tissue paper. I had never used ink on this kind of paper before; I really liked the results! There are some folds and wrinkles on the paper that give the pattern some interesting details. The paper is also super absorbing, which plays nicely with the quantities of ink. Since it's very thin, there can easily be overlays between textures. And finally, when trying to use less ink (so that it wouldn't seep through and cause a big dot - the absorbing quality is nice, but it was also somewhat of a challenge!) I used very little ink on the lettering, causing a scratchy, dry look.
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Sketch of different feathers using India ink and brushes.
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The idea for this portrait came to me when I was looking at a packaging of soap - it was very glossy and it looked like it could look like pearls. As well as the soap packaging, I used white ink mixed with acrylic paint (for opacity) on black paper.
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Rain boots
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Finding shapes in watercolour spots in my sketchbook.
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Geraniums in a pot. Drawn with a Micron pen on Guarro paper, 6x9 inches.
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India ink on paper
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Watercolour and acrylic paint on Strathmore paper
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For Inktober 25, I played around with a rainbow rubber stamp and markers. Simple but it was a lot of fun! And isn't Inktober all about experimentation and practise?
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Sketch of my fabric scissors.
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For the last day of Inktober, I drew a pumpkin with black india ink on orange paper. I had never done an Inktober challenge before, and I really liked it! I'm definitely doing it next year, too. I got very good ideas for new projects, I played with different textures and colours, and I used a calligraphic pen to draw, which I had never done before and which I loved.
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Quick pattern made with white ink on black paper. It reminds me of the texture of a feather
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Present for a friend :) Flamingo painted with acrylic on a Kraft paper notebook.
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Sunglasses drawn and painted with black India ink using calligraphic pen and brushes.
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Three line drawings of leaves on Guarro paper, 6x9 inches. I later vectorised the gingko leaf and made it into a digital pattern.
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Inktober 16: a vintage telephone. India ink on paper with calligraphic pen (oblique pen holder, Nikko G nib) and brushes.