Pen and Ink Drawing Demonstration by Mike Budden

Drawing Demo – How to Draw the Chetnole Church by Mike Budden

How to draw: Using a photograph.

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MATERIALS USED IN THIS PROJECT: - HB Pencil - Putty Rubber - Layout paper - Acid free cartridge paper - Viewfinder grid - Ruler - Magnifying glass - Rotring Isograph pens; .1mm, .25mm and .35mm - Black India ink - A piece of lint free cloth – to wipe your pens on - Tissues, for resting your hand upon – fingers leave greasy marks on the paper and the ink won’t take kindly to it. Gillott Mapping pens can also be used (dip pens) for fine detail work.

Where accuracy is required, I use this grid system. This can be used on location as well. Simply hold the see through grid at arms length and locate the key points. Photo’s can often hide details in shadows and bright highlights.

Draw your own grid onto layout paper (thin paper) to enlarge the image – the larger the squares, the bigger the picture.

Now transfer your best lines from the layout paper to your cartridge paper. You do this by using transfer paper, (this is similar to carbon paper except that it transfers a pencil mark instead of ink) and a sharp hard pencil. Make sure the transfer paper is face down onto the cartridge paper. Place your layout drawing on top and then simply trace over your best lines. When this is completed, add the extra details lightly to your drawing on the cartridge paper, using an HB pencil.

Start with the clock first because if this goes wrong it’s easy to start again. The actual size of this clock face is just 21mm high.

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Pen and Ink Portrait Video of Nascar Driver

Pen and Ink Portrait Drawing Lesson of a Nascar Driver

A big thanks goes out to Vincent Strader for making this video available for viewing!  Vincent Strader is a fine artist with a passion for fine automobiles. He enjoys capturing the beauty of these automobiles with his paintings and drawings.

You can learn more about Vincent by visiting his Website or check out more of his great videos over at his YouTube Channel.