Artwork
This is one of my favourite pieces titled "Grasp". Spending between five to eight hours a day I worked on it over the space of five weeks.
It covers most of what I have a strong interest in. Our bodies and what's underneath the skin, the way we move in certain ways. Human form and anatomy is something I find very intriguing. It also has lots of plants and a few animals, some of my favourite things to study in art and in life. So this piece was very fun to do but also challenging since it's a bit different than what I usually do in terms of composition.
For this piece and all my pieces I used Arches 640gsm cold pressed rough watercolour paper. I find this paper to have an overall gorgeous look and feel to it. It holds up well which is important for me as an artist because I tend to pile paper upon paper and occasionally bump into the edges of it. Since it's so tough this isn't an issue and I like the rough edges so it's not a problem. I think it also suits my art because it has this natural rustic kind of look to it which adds character.
For pens, I switched between my usual Mitsubishi Uni Pin Fine Liners and a new pen I've been trying out. These pens are from Graph It. I find they have a lot of ink and they do look fantastic, but I think they're just a bit less sturdy than the Mitsubishi ones. Those ones hold up a lot better in my opinion.