Creating art on a black surface brings POP, mystery, and the opportunity to use brilliant colors.
Struggle For Simplicity
9" x 12" Strathmore BLACK Mixed Media paper vellum surface
Various Sparkle Fluorescent Pens & Color Pencils & Japanese Uni-Ball Pens
Never should I think to walk into a Micheals Art/Craft store and pass the register without a shopping basket so full I can barely carry it. One day I went into the store to buy ONE FAT BLACK MARKER which I walked out without purchasing as I got a little bit distracted! There was a selection of sketchbooks on sale. I screeched to a halt and spent at least an hour attempting to narrow down my choices of sketchbooks. Working in various mediums, the challenge is to see how far to push the surface, and happy to see that the sketchbooks now accommodate the multimedia craze.
Close-up View: Struggle For Simplicity
Original Drawing: Struggle for Simplicity
Original Sketchbook drawing with felt tip pens & pencil crayons
Surprised by how much surface quality was maintained by the Series 400 Black Mixed Media vellum surface with layer after layer of pencils and pens. The paper is sturdy and a pleasure to work on. Pencil crayons lose some of the colors absorbed by the black but this offers an opportunity to layer creating soft textural effects. The sparkle and uni-pens glide very nicely over the surface.
Stroll The Garden Gallery
9" x 12" Strathmore BLACK Mixed Media paper vellum surface
Various Sparkle Fluorescent Pens & Japanese Uni-Ball Pens
Staples Christmas Special offered a kit of sparkle & fluorescent mixed pens which at first I was iffy from the experience with pens forever getting plugged after one use. I have been pleasantly surprised after using them for a couple years that the ballpoint inks are still flowing well. I have been impressed with how well the sparkle pens move on regular sketch paper and on Black Mixed Media paper as I use a pointillistic method of thousands and layers of dotted colors to create shading effects and textures.
Close-up View Stroll Through The Garden Gallery
9" x 12" Strathmore BLACK Mixed Media paper vellum surface
Various Sparkle Fluorescent Pens & Japanese Uni-Ball Pens
The method of pointillism is used by layering the dots on the surface of the paper. It is very relaxing for me to do this method and feel the sculpting of an image coming forward. I do not have to hit the pen hard on the surface but just lightly tap and the ink flows out intentionally in blobs.
Original Drawing of Stroll Through the Garden Gallery
Original Sketchbook drawing with felt tip pens & pencil crayons
Birth Of A New World
9" x 12" Strathmore BLACK Mixed Media paper vellum surface
Various Sparkle Fluorescent Pens & Color Pencils & Japanese Uni-Ball Pens
Square Pear
9" x 12" Strathmore BLACK Mixed Media paper vellum surface
Various Sparkle Fluorescent Pens & Color Pencils & Japanese Uni-Ball Pens
Close-up of Square Pear
Notice the soft layers of pencil crayons in the above close-up of Pear Square. I only have a few pencil crayons that I literally found on a road walking past the elementary school. One day I might just have to break down and purchase a variety of pencil crayons! In art, there is always a new way and a new medium to experiment.
Original Ink Drawing on White Bristol Paper: Square Pear
The 400 Series Strathmore Black Mixed Media Vellum Surface has delivered its ability to take on various mediums. My next series of artworks is using water media gouache on black mixed media paper and can say so far, it impresses me.
Take a new sketchbook out for a spin!
Art Inspired, Minaz Jantz
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