Washy Dancing

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I'm getting to know how this new sketchbook behaves now. It takes a great dislike to anything water based but it loves coloured pencils. I discovered this yesterday while doodling this girl.

I've also started a smaller sketchbook (A5 Winsor & Newton) with paper that I can actually paint on - the joy! I've been playing around with dancing fish ideas...

They didn't show up very well with gel pens.

But good old waterproof black ink worked better. The other creatures at the bottom evolved from my still-loaded brush that I didn't want to waste!

They were joined by a baby fish.
And another dance troup.

Comments

soulbrush said…
there's something fishy going on here....and i like it.
20 March 2009 at 20:39
tlchang said…
Nice colored pencil work. (And I *love* the background that you put the gel pen fish on. Such yummy, watery colors).
22 March 2009 at 07:56
Jess said…
Thankyou Joss!
Thanks Tara, it's fun playing with these :)
23 March 2009 at 10:48
Unknown said…
wow, your work is amazing jess!! x
23 March 2009 at 11:21
Jess said…
Awww thanks Tam! :)
23 March 2009 at 13:22
Jasmijn Paauwe - van Est said…
I love it, good job and great drawings!
27 March 2009 at 00:57
Cat (darklingwoods) said…
love seeing all your creativity.... delightful!
28 March 2009 at 00:25
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