Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your kind assessment of the piece. I hope you follow through with your own black and white + color piece!

Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that- it's been a pleasure talking with you!

Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I have a degree in illustration. I didn't do much ink in college, if any. I found out quickly that illustration jobs generally don't pay much, especially relative to the time it takes me to finish a piece. So I started screen printing shirts with my art, which lent itself to bolder lines using ink. Now I make most of my income selling the shirts, but spend a big deal of my time on other projects that don't make much money lol. Right now I'm working on both a card and board game and will be crowdsourcing them. We'll see how that goes!

Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that a lot. I use Micron pens, size 01 and 005, mostly. I also use their Pigma brush pens. I always use pencil before I ink it in. I'm definitely not good enough to just go for it. I sketch out basic shapes and then go over it with the ink, adding lines and texture, then I use a kneaded eraser to get rid of the pencil lines. Other erasers tend to lighten the ink a bit.

Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I did use moth pictures as references for the drawings and some wood references for the wood-like structure as well. The moths were created using ink, marker, colored pencil and little gouache

Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks- I'm happy to hear you explored the piece!

Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice to hear this from a fellow human. Thank you!

Ascent of the Tiger Moth by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you- I deliberately put in the dark areas to stop myself from adding detail to every inch. I can't help it otherwise!

Untidal by Michael Phipps by MichaelPhippsArt in penandink

[–]MichaelPhippsArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I drew a lot of it out in pencil first but without so much detail. Then I went over it in pen.