Hamsix on Purple
Purple and gold: what could be more deliciously regal? Mixed with the wonderfully dimensional Hamsix tangle, deconstructed by Alena Light here, this was so much fun!
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Ok, this was more than just fun -- it was also an experiment. I was keen on using blue and purple pens, but I was a little worried because I don't have a set of purple/blue markers to use for the shading. Here is the line art:
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At first I tried to shade with my almost never used Derwent Inktense pencils. However, after 40 minutes patiently brushing with a water brush, I couldn't get the depth and boldness I wanted, as you can see here:
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I think it's lovely, but not bold enough. So I took out my faithful Prismacolor pencils and shaded the hamsix as boldly as I wanted to:
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Believe it or not, the background was colored in with a Sharpie, with Gold Gel pen printemps. That required some patience too!
Here is another view:
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Tangles: Hamsix, Ruutz and Printemps.
Blue and purple ink, Inktense pencils, Prismacolor pencils, Gold metallic gel pen and purple sharpie pen.
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