Process

That ink project from my last post is still continuing, and I think I'll keep posting as it goes along. I'm actually having a lot of fun with this project, I've a newfound love for ink and watercolor. Except my ink isn't waterproof, sadly. But that's workable.

I also, for some random reason, decided to take pictures while I was working on one of the drawings. So these pictures to the left are an example of how I ink. The preliminary pencil sketches are already laid down, and I've already got certain things outlined at the beginning, so the inking process I'm showing you is for the clock face and the inside of the glass bottle.

The first image shows the drawing with most things outlined, as well as my tools: a plasic film canister for water (these things come in awfully handy for so many things because they're airtight. I use them for paint storage, water, safety pin storage, and all kinds of things. Save 'em if you got 'em), a bottle Pelikan black ink, a scrap of fabric I use to wipe my pen nib on to dry it after cleaning it, and my trusty pen (The nib is a Hunt Globe bowl pointed nib, or so it says). The second image is a close up of the face of the pocket watch. I already have the main parts outlined, so what's left is the detail.

In the third image I've started inking the details. First I went in and inked the arrows which point to the hours/numerals. This way, even if I get off my pencil sketch, I still have a point of reference. You can also see how I go about inking, first outlining, and then filling in.

The 4th image is mainly just progress, but also shows that I turn my paper while I ink, keeping my hand out of the wet ink as well as allowing me to drag the pen properly to get different thicknesses of line.

The 5th image is just more progress, getting further along and finishing up the numerals.

The 6th and last image for today is the final pocket watch. I've finished the numerals, put in the tic-marks for the minutes, and added shadows along the edges of the watch to show the dimesions of it. Another way I did that, was to thicken the lines, you can see this along the bottom of the watch, where the base is thicker to mimic the shadow you'd see at the bottom of an object.

Next post: inking the bottle and the final product.