Love the man and dog in the boat. They seem very sensible, and I don't think the boat will capsize, but OK if it does -- they're both good swimmers, and welcome an excuse to cool off.
Ms. Donnelly - My very first drawing pen was a Hunt's Crow Quill, pretty much like what you're using in this video. My dad, who was (what they called then) a "commercial artist", gave me the pen when I was about 12 years old; he also provided some patient instruction in its use. Inspired by New Yorker cartoons and Mad Magazine, I very much wanted to be a cartoonist, but that changed over time; ultimately, I gravitated towards hand lettering and calligraphy.
Drawing with crow quill pens is, indeed, becoming a lost art. One particularly esoteric example is the use of crow quills for inking animation cels. Most of the time (back when I was doing animation) we used Rapidograph technical pens, which were quite consistent in their line quality; but sometimes, when we wanted the movement to look livelier and more spontaneous, we'd use crow quills. It was tricky getting used to the slippery, zero-friction surface of the cels, but you could be so expressive... Now, decades down the line, I get a similar experience using a Wacom drawing tablet, where I'm drawing directly on the screen (like you do with your iPad.) It has that same friction-free feel, and with pressure-sensitive pens and brushes - voila, just like a crow quill. Or almost just like a crow quill.
I loved learning to draw on the iPad, it freed me up a lot, to be honest. But I still love doing my New Yorker finishes on paper with my crowquill Hunt 107!
Love the man and dog in the boat. They seem very sensible, and I don't think the boat will capsize, but OK if it does -- they're both good swimmers, and welcome an excuse to cool off.
Love it. Thank you!
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I hear a sweet melody in the background; is it Otis Redding, or Jimmy Buffett?
I think it was the AC..... but I would be listening to Otis, for sure.
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You can send joy in the simplest things. Thanks for the rest from the news of the day.
THank you, Dan!
Ms. Donnelly - My very first drawing pen was a Hunt's Crow Quill, pretty much like what you're using in this video. My dad, who was (what they called then) a "commercial artist", gave me the pen when I was about 12 years old; he also provided some patient instruction in its use. Inspired by New Yorker cartoons and Mad Magazine, I very much wanted to be a cartoonist, but that changed over time; ultimately, I gravitated towards hand lettering and calligraphy.
Call me LIza! I love my Hunt 107, have been using it my whole career (well, a whole series of Hunt 107s). Perhaps it's being forgotten, this skill?
Drawing with crow quill pens is, indeed, becoming a lost art. One particularly esoteric example is the use of crow quills for inking animation cels. Most of the time (back when I was doing animation) we used Rapidograph technical pens, which were quite consistent in their line quality; but sometimes, when we wanted the movement to look livelier and more spontaneous, we'd use crow quills. It was tricky getting used to the slippery, zero-friction surface of the cels, but you could be so expressive... Now, decades down the line, I get a similar experience using a Wacom drawing tablet, where I'm drawing directly on the screen (like you do with your iPad.) It has that same friction-free feel, and with pressure-sensitive pens and brushes - voila, just like a crow quill. Or almost just like a crow quill.
I loved learning to draw on the iPad, it freed me up a lot, to be honest. But I still love doing my New Yorker finishes on paper with my crowquill Hunt 107!
Thank you.
Good day for it!
I love the swing!