click to read Last week in London I found myself in one of those slightly panicky situations where I needed to contact someone - my son - but my phone battery was suddenly so low the screen wouldn't even light up. The battery's pretty bad these days, but I'd cleverly brought the charging cable and just had to find a powerpoint... or so I thought.
Nothing was straightforward because I made a couple of really dumb mistakes but got there in the end. So here's the silly story.
And after drafting this, I thought it was time to have a go at using colour in a comic. I do love black and white, especially with a grey ink wash added, but colour can be very appealing and it seemed a good idea to do one for practice before I need to, if I ever do. The lines were done with my nice new cheap flexible-nib Noodler's fountain pen, for which I've recently found a good waterproof ink, allowing for watercolour to be added.
Well, it turns out, not too surprisingly, that this requires a bit of care and patience. Like not brushing ones hand across the paper straight after making a line, especially if the line has been applied more thickly which is kind of the point of this pen. And It takes a little while for the ink to be properly dry enough to add the watercolour, too. I corrected the worst of these smudges after scanning, but there are quite a few remaining, adding to the general messiness but hey, that's okay! It's that kind of story.
Nothing was straightforward because I made a couple of really dumb mistakes but got there in the end. So here's the silly story.
And after drafting this, I thought it was time to have a go at using colour in a comic. I do love black and white, especially with a grey ink wash added, but colour can be very appealing and it seemed a good idea to do one for practice before I need to, if I ever do. The lines were done with my nice new cheap flexible-nib Noodler's fountain pen, for which I've recently found a good waterproof ink, allowing for watercolour to be added.
Well, it turns out, not too surprisingly, that this requires a bit of care and patience. Like not brushing ones hand across the paper straight after making a line, especially if the line has been applied more thickly which is kind of the point of this pen. And It takes a little while for the ink to be properly dry enough to add the watercolour, too. I corrected the worst of these smudges after scanning, but there are quite a few remaining, adding to the general messiness but hey, that's okay! It's that kind of story.
