My videos tend to highlight a particular obsession of mine at the time they’re made. This one is all about the shimmer. Tyrekickers is a dreamy song, and it makes me think of afternoon sun slanting into abandoned cars and bouncing off mirrors. When I make these videos, I steady elbow and forearm against the table. …
This is the first time I’ve done a lyrics video without a regular fountain pen. I wanted to experiment with new effects. The paper is (mostly) Yupo, which is 100% polypropylene. It has unexpected interactions with water-based media. Nothing sinks in, because it’s waterproof. Inks used are Dr. Ph Martin’s Bleedproof White, Pilot Blue Black, Franklin-Christoph …
This time I decided to go mostly black.
Calligraphy video, song by Sweet Billy Pilgrim. This video features a lot of pens, for different effects. Not in the picture is a Sailor taka nuri. Most of them have “performer” nibs – not ideal for daily use, but capable of acrobatics. From left to right: European no-name overlay, Sheaffer TD with a flexible medium nib, …
Resurrected thanks to Cyberduck and my memory which occasionally works. Here you go, Don!
A little late posting it to the blog, I know. 🙂 For the curious, I used a Lumix DMC-LX7 to shoot, iMovie to edit.
The song is I Have Never Loved Someone, by My Brightest Diamond, from the album All Things Will Unwind, available from Asthmatic Kitty. The paper is (mostly) Daler-Rowney’s Cartridge Pad (120 gsm). Shara Worden wrote this for her baby, and cried a little after singing it for a Takeaway Show.
This is me blathering on about my agency’s new logo in an AdoboLive! segment. 1) I can’t believe my hair was that long 6 months ago. 2) My hands look like they have Saint Vitus Dance. 3) My dress is of legal age.
Accept every offer. In the world of inkprov, my partner is water. I make random squiggles of water on blank paper. Then I add ink. It’s only when I add ink that the lines and shapes offer themselves. I have to accept whatever they are and draw from them, into them, and with them. My eye-mind …
Pilot Parallel Pens are wonderful for calligraphy. Inspired by @rcannonp and Yoji Shinkawa’s sketch with a 3.8mm, I decided I would go with the 6 mm. It’s a challenge to find the balance between bold stroke and hairline suggestion. Also, for someone used to keeping a steady angle of nib to paper, the rapid switching …