Pen and Ink Activity Log
During this activity I believe that I have become a better artist. I believe I have developed as an artist and I am now familiar with a new type of writing tool, a quill. During this pen and ink drawing, I used a quill and ink. At first I was very nervous to be using a quill and permanent ink. Through this activity, I have become very familiar and comfortable with the quill and using the ink has taught me to be extremely cautious in my work and has taught me the importance of precision. When I first saw what we needed to draw I was a little bit intimidated and did not believe I was good enough of an artist to draw it. Then, I was introduced to using a gridded composition which helped tremendously. With the grid, it was much easier to make the drawing in pencil and then go over it in ink.
I really enjoyed this activity, and as stated, I have become more familiar with many things such as the quill, ink, and making a gridded composition. The one thing I didn’t like about this activity was the fact that the ink was permanent. This made me have to become much more cautious and aware of every stroke I made. I did not like this drawing because once a mistake was made it was impossible to completely get it out. I believe this is definitely my best drawing so far and that I have gotten better as an artist. I have also gotten a lot better at cross-hatching and I believe that is one of my strengths. The thing that I believe was the weakest/worst part of my drawing was the grass at the bottom of the drawing. I believe I need to work on small, important details, such as the grass, to make a drawing look more complete.
