Month: February 2026

Setsubun、beginning of spring

"Pink Flower" Watercolor + Acrylic F8

Today is setsubun。It's been a while since a model came to visit me.、painted a portrait。The people in the classroom also seemed to be out of sorts because it had been a while.。me a few days ago、I've been practicing a bit、I was able to get the shape for now.。I draw with the hope that one day it will become a work of art.。

Here are some points、Adding touches with acrylic paint to unfinished watercolor drawings。If you hit the right spot, watercolor can be abbreviated.、It's a cool contrast to the carefully painted oil paintings.、I try to push hard, but there are many cases where nothing happens after that.。In that respect, the chance of failure with watercolor is much higher than with oil.。Just to the last、In my case。

At such times、It is very convenient to add on with acrylic.。Acrylic paint is a paint that allows you to do various tricks more easily than watercolor.。One of these days、Layering oil paint on top of acrylic paint、I'm thinking of creating a watercolor + oil painting.。Oil painting on paper is possible if you put acrylic paint in between.、I think I can deepen my expression even further.。

Tomorrow is the first day of spring。It seems like new hope will emerge。

What kind of pen is a “felt pen”?

1January 24 (Tuesday) 18；00I was careless about introducing the video I reserved and uploaded to。It's already been 2 weeks since it was uploaded。Things that are unthinkable for people who use YouTube as a business。

When I started YouTube, I posted a lot of sketches using felt-tip pens.。outdoors、A small sketchbook is perfect for one-handed sketching.。A pen is more convenient than a pencil for sketching while traveling (once you get used to it)。There are several types of pens、The most popular ballpoint pen。Ballpoint pens from a while back may have ink pools.、It seemed like it was only for text, so it couldn't handle tilts or speed, so it could only draw flat images.、Ballpoint pens have also evolved considerably.。

The felt pen、Compared to that, the number of people using it is probably less than a fraction of that.。Ordinary people almost never use it。Many people have never even heard the name.。When we think of pens, we all think of the type of pen that drips ink.、The felt pen、A type of pen that rubs ink soaked into cloth.、The image is similar to “magic ink” or “marker”。That image doesn't connect with the painting.。

There is almost no “rich feeling” of “plenty of ink”。``Feeling plenty'' paints a picture、Not limited to not drawing、many people like。The ink coming out of felt-tip pens looks poor in comparison.。In a sense, it may be natural that it is not popular.。
But、This "weakness" directly leads to "ease of use" when sketching.。suddenly dark、No surprises means fewer failures。And that "poor ink" is suitable for expressing perspective.。For example, a ballpoint pen、strongly、stable、in a monotonous line、It is difficult to express perspective using only lines, but、A felt-tip pen is handy.。This may be the greatest advantage of felt-tip pens.。please、get used to it、Become a sketching friend。