This crow study was completed in my small (5 1/2 by 8 in) sketchbook. Rather than using a pigment (ink) pen this image was rendered with a brush, Speedball Super Pigmented Acrylic Ink, and acrylic paint. Using a brush with the acrylic ink allows for the opportunity to make a variety of marks without changing tools. The super black ink is highly opaque when undiluted but I also used it as a wash here to create different tones. I opted to work from dark to light and layered acrylic paint on top of the ink to flesh out the image.
This study of the crow is simply splendid, I ask you for permission to use this illustration for a poem of mine that I will publish tomorrow on the blog, can I?
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Yes you may for your online post (please include my information). Thank you for asking. Cheers 🙂
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thank you you are very kind, and I am grateful, can you tell me the exact name of the author of the drawing?
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My full name is Lori Milos-Ivanski
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thanks, tomorrow morning you will find the drawing under my new poem
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I look forward to seeing it.
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thank you
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The details are amazing. Beautiful artwork. =)
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Thanks Tilly 🙂
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Love it.
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Thank you Chris 🙂
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Beautifully done. I didn’t know there was an acrylic ink…very cool.
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Glad you like it Melissa. The ink is great to work with. Because it’s so opaque you can apply larger areas of pigment and not have pen marks like you do with pigment/ink pens.
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Yes! That is just what I’ve been thinking would be good to find. Thanks!
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Also, I’m partial to crows, and you captured this one so elegantly.
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I’m partial to crows myself. I find them quite fascinating. 🙂
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We had so few for some years. I’m happy to see them here again.
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What a great study! Nice 😀
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Thanks Steve 🙂
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many, many thanks
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The details are amazing in this sketch… Mind-blowing work….!!
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Thank you. I’m glad you like it. Cheers 🙂
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You captured well the bright intelligence of the crow.
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Thank you. Cheers
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Crows are such wonderful creatures. I feel an affinity. Your study captures what I like about them very well.
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I find crows fascinating. They have a very interesting social structure. I’m glad you like the study. 🙂
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🙂
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Lovely. I’m not an artist and happy to have you explain the tools of creating detail of feathers and tree trunk.
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I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Cheers 🙂
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beauty
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Cheers 🙂
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