Mood of the day. And I spilled the entire bottle of ink over my mobile phone. Luckily the phone still works

@Braden-Hallett Feeling the same, I have the urge to go back to see what was week1 about.

messing around with nip pen and sumi brush combination. looks like I will need to re-paint this a lot more times to get something decent. let me know if you guys has some tips on working with this particular combo.

Today's practice. gradient is touch.
I am in love with sumi brush: there is just so much ways to make different textures with one sumi brush.

@demotlj thank you. I will try the nib when I get back to the studio on Monday

@burvantill this is crazy, and cool

Daily ink wash practice. This one I sketched a bit (2 thumbnails instead of 50 ) Splashing is fun, but I think I over did it. I also messed up the little girl character in the bottom corner. Next up, I should try nib for tighter details, and maybe try a toothbrush for splashing?

@Braden-Hallett I know what you mean by that hatching thing. That is why I decided to try nk wash to apply value Thank you for the encouragement. I have been itching to pick up wet media (water color or ink) for a year now, I found it very intimidating in the past. Finally, I have the courage to do so. I think being part of this art community and starting on cheap copy papers were the keys for me.

I do think about gender within a story, especially after becoming a mom myself. I paid much more attension to how the gender stereotypes have been portrayed in stories. I believe us visual storytellers have a role in shaping the culture itself. So I do feel a sense of responsibility. But that does not mean girls can not have frilly dress, or pink tea sets - uniformed rules seldomly work when dealing with culture issues. It is the spirit/attitude of the character that matters more than what she/he wear or look. I think drawing female scientists, and male elementary school teachers is a good starting point.

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