It’s so interesting to see where people end up each day - so many choices, what will each person choose to focus on that day? Sometimes a continuation, sometimes different.
Well, today I focused on finally starting to work on flourished birds and quills. I did a little practice in the past, but in order to improve I must practice more consistently. So, I am still just getting the basics down.
The birds I practiced in pencil only (trying to understand the main shapes more) - the last one I did today is below. The lettering was a Pentel pocket brush, and the resource I was looking at was a handout from Harvest’s class.)
I did a couple quills in pencil, then jumped into ink. The ink practice is below. Done with Tachikawa G in straight holder, and sumi, and the resource was Lupfer’s Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy. Results were rough at first, but it got a little better. (The order is counterclockwise.) Clearly I need practice, but I am posting it to show value for the process.