vickisigh

what I've learned from sketching in pen

Added 2025-06-30 20:46:16 +0000 UTC

at any given time my brain is 75% occupied by NewJeans. the other 25%....irrelevant. I've really enjoyed sketching with pen lately (using the pilot hi-tec 05 to be specific), because I like how it forces me to be more intentional about the lines I draw. it also makes me draw slower while I think about where to place the next line. I've always had the habit of drawing really fast, which is useful in some ways, but also means that I make a lot of random marks that confuse me and end up spending a lot of time fixing whatever nonsense I threw down in haste. I think drawing with intention is a skill and great for training your understanding of why something works and the contexts that it best serves.

this is something I just thought of this morning, but I'd really like to focus on a single supply for several drawings. I think there's a lot to be learned from sticking with a medium and style. I've been jumping among mediums a lot in the past year (oil pastels, gouache, acrylic, color pencils, etc.) and while experimentation is fun, I'm ready to stay the course for awhile and deepen my understanding (like I did with Inktobers back in the day). basically, limitations breed creativity and I'm curious to see what I can learn when I'm not abandoning a supply all the time. xD