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Cyberpunk Alleyway

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  Gouache, 5.5 x 8.5 in     I've recently been very inspired by the work of the late Syd Mead, a renowned industrial artist behind the concept art for the Blade Runner movies. I was aiming for a somewhat muted and dark look with a strong focus on purples and magentas in the place of greys. Besides a touch of transparent watercolor, it's done with a palette of Yellow Ochre, Pyrrole Red, Prussian Blue, Ivory Black, and Titanium White gouache by M Graham, on a Stillman and Birn Alpha watercolor book.     I started with a fairly detailed line drawing. I knew my challenge would be getting an accurate sense of perspective and depth without sacrificing detail. This drawing took maybe 30 minutes.     From there I did a quick lay in of watercolor - a slightly warm blue mixed with Ultramarine and a touch of Quinacridone Rose, a magenta shifting to a neutral purple by varying mixtures of QR and Phthalo Blue, and finally a cooler blue that's mainly ultra. I added some small dashes of b
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Helsinki Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland

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 I did this one while bored on a zoom call. I think it turned out pretty good!
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Franklin-Christoph Model 45 Review

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 PREFACE - I love this pen. Sadly, it was a limited edition from Franklin-Christoph, and it's highly doubtful you'd be able to get one in this color, though F-C releases special editions in this model quite frequently ☺. Handwritten review (ignore my sloppy handwriting!)     Franklin-Christoph is a small batch pen company based in Wake Forest, North Carolina (my home state!). They're known for making excellent, but expensive, pens in exclusive acrylics.      Sometime in June they hosted a virtual pen show, and one pen caught my eye - a model 45 in a Jonathan Brooks acrylic called "Smoke and Creme," a beautiful alumilite resin in a sparkly, smokey grey, with swirls of dark grey and a creamy white. I got it with a Masuyama Needlepoint nib, a handground nib designed to be as thin as reasonably possible. It's just wet enough to show off inks, but thin enough to write well on cheap paper. I love drawing and writing with super fine pens, as the thin, clean lines are
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Second Temple in Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine

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  In conjunction with my review of the Franklin-Christoph Model 45, here's a drawing of the Second Temple in Jerusalem I did! I used the pen, along with a Princeton Neptune watercolor brush. I hope you like it!
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Schwerin Castle, in Schwein, Germany

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Pen and ink. Done with a Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen inked with Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire, on a Midori MD A5 gridded notebook. Done April 10th, 2020.
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