Comments on: Paint Those Apples http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/ ... an intermittent sketchblog ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:29:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: a brush with color http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31674 a brush with color Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:52:47 +0000 http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31674 And beautifully, too! Love it! And beautifully, too! Love it!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31649 Lisa Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:06:26 +0000 http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31649 They look like these crazy delicious New Zealand apples I ate this week. Simple-perfect! Lisa They look like these crazy delicious New Zealand apples I ate this week. Simple-perfect!
Lisa

]]> By: martha http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31630 martha Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:16:32 +0000 http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31630 Thank you, everyone! Carton and Leora: I use a fountain pen with black ink. The pen makes lines of varying width depending on the pressure used. I put the ink down before the paint and yes, that line is the center of the book. For more information about fountain pen sketching and my steps see: <a href="http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2007/09/08/sketching_materials/" rel="nofollow">How I Sketch: Materials</a><br> <a href="http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2007/09/20/sketching_demo/" rel="nofollow">How I Sketch: Demo</a> Thank you, everyone!

Carton and Leora:

I use a fountain pen with black ink. The pen makes lines of varying width depending on the pressure used. I put the ink down before the paint and yes, that line is the center of the book.

For more information about fountain pen sketching and my steps see:

How I Sketch: Materials
How I Sketch: Demo

]]> By: Leora http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31592 Leora Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:21:17 +0000 http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31592 Lovely! The crease line is from your sketchbook? Did you do the ink first or the color first? Lovely! The crease line is from your sketchbook? Did you do the ink first or the color first?

]]> By: dinahmow http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31582 dinahmow Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:14:31 +0000 http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31582 They look edible enough to send me out to the kitchen for one! They look edible enough to send me out to the kitchen for one!

]]> By: Jana Bouc http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31569 Jana Bouc Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:11:21 +0000 http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31569 They're wonderfully dimensional and apple-like with those beautiful Martha colors and lines. I love the bunny picture on your Author page! Jana They’re wonderfully dimensional and apple-like with those beautiful Martha colors and lines. I love the bunny picture on your Author page!
Jana

]]> By: Carton http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31566 Carton Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:10:20 +0000 http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/2008/08/22/apples/#comment-31566 An interesting approach to paint apples. I like it. Are you using two pens with different shade of grey/black? An interesting approach to paint apples. I like it. Are you using two pens with different shade of grey/black?

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