P207 & Rhodia №11.

P207 & Rhodia №11.

Assorted notebook and Adobe Ideas comparison drawings.

While I decided to leave the waterbrush and watercolor kit at home so I could focus on ink drawing I couldn’t resist opening Adobe Ideas[1] and trying out some of these ideas in color. I have been trying to loosen up a style I started years ago and got to thinking about how to incorporate it into other work as well as how similar it is to topographic maps. See also: http://erikmallinson.com/post/7987051075/topography

  1. I use Adobe Ideas 70% of the time that I draw these days.

I have been drawing baseball players lately. I’m not sure why.

Southern Gentleman

For some reason this took me a very long time to draw.

Southern Gentleman

For some reason this took me a very long time to draw.

A Paper System

I’m just going to throw this idea up here. I almost wrote this whole long thing about it but I don’t feel like it and I don’t want to contribute to the clutter in your Instapaper.

Last year (to-the-day!) I outlined an “Amish digital system.” This is an update. I might write about parts of this, or not.

A Paper System

I’m just going to throw this idea up here. I almost wrote this whole long thing about it but I don’t feel like it and I don’t want to contribute to the clutter in your Instapaper.

Last year (to-the-day!) I outlined an “Amish digital system.” This is an update. I might write about parts of this, or not.

New notebook cover page. Dry transfers rock! (Taken with instagram)

New notebook cover page. Dry transfers rock! (Taken with instagram)

About to crack open my eighth Hand•Book Journal. I love these books. (Taken with instagram)

About to crack open my eighth Hand•Book Journal. I love these books. (Taken with instagram)