Inktober day 3 Cup of Tea

[eller]

This one, I drew on the train. Not very inspired, a bit wobbly, but whatever. :) All that white ink was a bit too much for the thin paper, so it's also appropriately wavy and everything.

Comments

[aliax_alexandre]

*2 hours ago* Oh hey, Eller posted already! Cool, let's see...

*looks at stupidly pretty tea set*

*looks at own WIP*

*takes a deep breath*

Leeeet's ignore this for now, shall we?

*goes back to sappy WIP*

:P

In other words: I love iiiiiiit! I can almost feel the steam against my skin *_* And I swear I know exactly what the texture of that tablecloth is like, it's so well rendered. (And the tea pot is a classic, I know, but I love that shape to bits ♥ )

[yhlee]

Oh wow, that looks amazing--there's a romantic look to all the wispy white. :D

[eller]

Heh, yeah, it's basically THE teapot shape - the first that came into my mind when I decided I wanted to draw one in the background. I don't even own a teapot like this but I guess it's the... teapot archetype?!?

[eller]

Thank you! In retrospect, I guess it would have been smarter to draw this on white paper in the first place, but oh well...

[aliax_alexandre]

Well, I have A Thing for archetypes, so that makes sense :D I love the fullness and roundness of the body, especially contrasted with the delicacy and elegance of the handle. Hmm, nice!

[mekare]

How did you blend the white into such shades? It looks almost like a pastel drawing, very cool.

[eller]

I just used the white ink as sort-of-watercolor and applied it with a water-filled travel brush. Some areas are also smudged with my fingers, which is primitive but effective...

[fifty_fifty]

This is lovely, though. I think it's nice to have a slice of life picture for art from time to time. Especially as beautifully presented as this.

I can't believe you did it on the train!

[eller]

The classical commuter problem: I spend a lot of time on various trains and I need something to pass the time. So, uh, by now I have a lot of experience with drawing while the world is wobbling and shaking. XD

[fifty_fifty]

Haha, well, you have my admiration for being able to draw so well under those conditions!