Brusho & ink things

[bunn]

Brusho is basically paint powder that you can sprinkle on the page and then mist with a plant mister (or other squirty bottle of choice) to create mad splodges. I like the contrast of putting dark ink with it, but the downside is that there's no undo - if you put the ink on, you are stuck with it, every line has to be right! 


The first one, I did the brusho thing first and then added figures, but with this one I drew the cat in ink, then added the colour.

The drawing was based on this picture of Fankil, who as you see, has become rather more visible than he was. I can see NOW that I got his eyes entirely wrong, but unlike with acrylics or oils, with ink there's only one chance to get it right! Still, practice practice practice...



Here's a grumpy hawthorn-ent.  He's miffed because the big ents keep making short jokes.
I drew him at first using inktense water-soluble pencils, then added brusho and squirted it with water.  Sadly, the inktense got a bit over-watered, and lost focus so I had to put the ent back in with ink.

Comments

[independence1776]

Those are neat! I think I'll look for Brusho when I have some spare cash; I'm not much of an artist (I break out my watercolors once or twice a year) but that looks like fun.

[bunn]

It really is, and very quick too! I had a mixed box of 12 pigments as a birthday present, I think that was about 20 quid. The pots are small, but you only need a few grains to go a long way.