flyartist Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Drawing Flies 52_43 BWO Floating Nymph Original status: Available, email me for information. Prints are available. Swing by Jason's blog to check out his rendition of the BWO Floating Nymph! Tech Info- Sepia ink, Derivans Liquid Pencil, white gouache on Lenox 100 paper Went with a few of my favorite ink products for this one. To start, I used my rigger brush and the sepia ink and just started drawing. As I was drawing, I would take my damp round brush, and soften and blend out areas to give the image some depth and value. For the tail, I put down a pretty healthy blob of ink, then I took a drinking straw and blew the ink outwards. To give the fly more volume, I worked over the top of the sepia ink with the liquid pencil, using my brush to soften and blend. I finished up with the white gouache to reclaim some highlights and add sparkle in a few spots. View the full article Quote
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