Saturday, November 22, 2025
Lore Ink Sketch week 2
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Lore Ink Sketch week 1
Trying to make ink sketches with a little narrative. There is a bit more to the image but I'll leave it at that..
See ya next week
Thursday, November 06, 2025
Lore of the Silver Hand: Ink Season (All Ink Tools) part 2
For the Final Testing of the Tools, we throw in everything in terms of techniques. We have Brush work for the hair, CrowQuill and G-Nibs for the body. Details with Pens, Micron and Comics. Ink wash for values. Then finish it off with pens, Micron and Comics, for details and hatching and crosshatching.
Top: Tight Pencils
Bottom: Lore Inks
What Did I Learn: I think I feel a lot more confident with the process, steps, and tools. Now I think is just a numbers game with doing a lot more to internalize what I learned.
Next Up: Quick Ink Sketches using Yoshitaka Amano Vampire Hunter D
See Ya
Friday, October 31, 2025
Lore of the Silver Hand: Ink Season (all Tech)
Testing our Inking Tools; today is the start of using all the tools in the toolbox. Brush used for the hair, CrowQuill and G-Nibs for body. Details with Micron and Copic Pens. Ink wash for values.
Top: Tight Pencils
Bottom: Lore Ink
What Did I Learn: Starting to get into a groove with the tools. Building off of the past test, I think I'm getting what I do, and my system for inking (for now).
On to the Next: All Technique Test 2
See ya next week
Friday, October 24, 2025
Lore of the Silver Hand: Ink Season (CrowQuill and G-Nibs, and Pen)
We continue with the testing of the tools. So today is working with CrowQuill and G-Nibs, and Micron/Copic Pens for detailing and hatching values.
Top: Lore Ink
Bottom: Tight Pencil Base
What Did I Learn: I like using Nibs for those Live Lines (mostly for the outlines and locking in the character), while for details Pens get a lot of use. Also, practicing Hatching was more fun than I thought.
On to the Next: will be CrowQuill and G-Nibs, Ink Wash, and Pen.
See ya next week
Friday, October 17, 2025
Lore of the Silver Hand: Ink Season (Only Pens)
So this week I tried to ink only with Micron and Copic Pens.
Top: Original try using multiple techniques.
Middle: Pens Only (Test)
Bottom: Tight Pencil Base
What Did I Learn: I can ink only with pens, and it doesn't look to bad. The dark pants was done with hatching and crosshatching to get that dark. Ultimately, I like how this turned out and I learned I could do with just pens. Cool
On to the Next: which will be a combo of Nib Pens, Microns and Copics.
See ya next week
Friday, October 10, 2025
Lore of the Silver Hand: Inking Season (Start)
Today is the start of Inking Season what seems as an annual tradition, where I try to learn how to ink better and learn new skills. Again, I'm using Lore of the Silver Hand (My Conan, wandering warrior type character); Lore is the focus to learn from.
So I done four images of Lore to test different techniques.
Top: Forth week: All Ink techniques (Brushes, Nibs, Pens, Ink washes)
Middle top: Third week: All ink techniques trial (Brushes, Nibs, Pens, Ink washes)
Middle bottom: will be Second week: only Pen Nibs: Crow Quill and G Pen with spot blacks
Bottom: will be Next week: and only using Micron and Copic Pens
So that's the plan... Let's Go
Trey
Friday, October 03, 2025
Beautiful Beast Kiss Watercolor Recap
All the Watercolors of Beautiful Beast Kiss in one place. I like seeing them side by side, for ease of viewing.
Next week we start Inking Season using Lore of the Silverhand
See ya
Friday, September 26, 2025
Watercolor Beautiful Beast Kiss (part 3 of 3)
Watercolor Paintings
So, these are examples of larger works done from smaller watercolor sketches. With the larger versions I go more into depth with colors and the build up and work in 3 Phases; to push the darks and make the color pop just a bit more. I love working in watercolor so these are always fun to make.
Later
Friday, September 19, 2025
Watercolor Beautiful Beast Kiss (part 2 of 3)
Watercolor Sketch.
Sometimes I like to do watercolor sketch to prepare for a larger work. I do it to work out lighting and color schemes. So, here are some to examples that lead to larger art that I will be up next week.
Later!
Friday, September 12, 2025
Watercolor Beautiful Beast Kiss (part 1 of 3)
Back from Summer Vacation and ready for the End of the Year Push.
So let's start with some watercolor.
Let't Go!
Friday, August 22, 2025
Beautiful Beast Kiss Chapter 03 pages 21-24 (END)
page 24 Top
page 23 upper middle
page 22 lower middle
page 21 bottom
This is the end of Chapter 03. This was a lot of work but really fun; plus I think I learned a great deal from the experience that I can apply to the next project.
So, now I'm gonna take a pause and will return in September as we race to the end of the year.
Thank You For Coming along on these Adventures!!!
Take Care and Keep Shining
Trey