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(53,410 posts) Fri May 1, 2020, 03:58 PM May 2020

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Pen and ink sketch of Old Wolpi Pueblo ruins in Arizona [View all]

This was taken from The National Geographic. It’s a great place to get subjects to draw and paint.

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Pen and ink sketch of Old Wolpi Pueblo ruins in Arizona [View all] lunatica May 2020 OP

Excellent! Newest Reality May 2020 #1

Thank you! lunatica May 2020 #6

Excellent use of perspective, gives a great sense of depth to the piece. brush May 2020 #2

I usually use regular drawing paper lunatica May 2020 #4

I love the textures you make with the lines -- such a beautiful rhythm! fierywoman May 2020 #3

That's what attracted me about the picture. lunatica May 2020 #5

Wow! I have a friend would love this. He may have done something similar, in fact. GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #7

I've had people who actually went there look at it lunatica May 2020 #8

I've always loved pen and ink illustrations. procon May 2020 #9

Very good advice on the use of the medium lunatica May 2020 #10

If you have time browse through some pen and ink procon May 2020 #11

Are you an artist? lunatica May 2020 #13

This Arizonan thinks you really captured the Pueblo. 🙂 MLAA May 2020 #12

Drawing the cliffs was a real challenge lunatica May 2020 #14

Pen and ink seems very unforgiving. You can't cover anything up with a few new brush strokes 🙂 MLAA May 2020 #15

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