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Published: 2015-09-19 06:45:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 217; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 2
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Nabi is an indoor cat and hides under the bed when I wear a jacket to go outside.Drawing is supposed to be with much darker shadings but by then I was already wore out in drawing all the hairlines. So it looks like i I lighted up under the bed with some candle or something.
Since Signo white pen was a bit failure in drawing white whiskers, this time I tried using masking fluid. I only used once before long time ago and the liquid got thick but I added little water and worked well enough again.
I also tried my sloppy attempt to do calligraphy in Gothic style to try my new calligraphy pen (which was a real hassle).
Nikko spoon nib (dip pen)
Platinum pigment ink - brun sepia (I added some gray ink since my cat is mostly gray but didn't made much difference)
Winsor and Newton artist masking fluid for water color
Zig real brush - pale green, oatmeal, dark oatmeal colors
Kuretake aqua brush - small
Zig oblique caligraphy pen 3.0 - black
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The fur looks really nice with all those different pen strokes 
And I see you've tried out some Gothic calligraphy :3
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Thank you so much! This time I wanted to draw textures of backgrounds but my attention level drops really low as usual after I finish drawing a cat.
Yes, now I know when you mentioned about angling in doing this. I guess I totally failed in spacing between each character. But I like how the capital letters are looked in Gothic Style so I would buy a dip pen nib to use different colored ink. Thanks for introducing this to me. I only had mimicked Spencerian style with my flexible nib fountain pen before.
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Haha that's true but even the unfinished background looks cool
Mhm it takes practice getting the angling, spaces and consistency right. A dip pen nib would be a good idea, it's annoying when I want to change the colour but I'm supposed to finish the cartridge first >_<
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Is it? Thanks for saying that. I want my drawings to be simple than real (I guess that is for photos) but sometimes it feels unfinished.
I guess I need more and more practice. Yes, it is hard to choose between whether frequent dipping into ink is more annoying or waiting for that cartridge to be used up is. I found Brause Bandzug nib has reservoir so maybe not so bad if I buy them. For your case, maybe you took out the cartridge and put it in a sealed case then wash the empty pens and dip it in other ink to use it as a dip pen for a short while?
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Yeah I guess it's a stylistic taste, it reminds me of those story book illustrations.
And that's not a bad idea, using it like a dip pen might actually work
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Wow! For my yet-to-be-started fantasy project, I thought of drawing like book illustrations. I will make my cat drawings like a part of the story as well. Then my cat would look like a story character. I like it a lot! Thanks!
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This sounds interesting, I was always wondering what the story was with Nabi
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Thank you so much! She has more cute face, even though she is a bit overweight.
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You're welcome
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