Drawing From... Picasso

The first artist I decided to look at was Picasso (1881-1973) who drew "Head of a Man" in 1967 using india ink.

I thought the use of line in this drawing was interesting and I like how the darker, closer lines create shadow effects.

When I tried this myself, I quite liked the light, rounded flicks that I used to make the curved lines in the man's hair, beard and nose.

I then tried drawing a wooden boat ornament using the ink - here are the results...

 

 

I really enjoyed using the ink and brush to draw instead of the more usual pencil/charcoal/pen etc.

I hope to be able to use this medium again in the future.