When I was down visiting my sister I decided to buy myself some art supplies. I went into one of those giant craft stores brimming with heaps of wicker and scented plant detritus. I navigated past the witches brooms and halloween decorations and managed to find the ink pens in the back buried under a bunch of old wreathes.

Dani uses ink in her sketchbook and I love the way it looks, especially when she washes it out with water to get grayscale shading. Here are some of the trial sketches I did when I got back to my sister’s place:

• Cube
• Robot — Of course.
• Gage & Aaron
• Stern Woman
• Happy Bunny
• Murderer

I used Speedball Super Black India Ink and a Cartooning Pen Set which cost me less than ten bucks. You have to dip to replenish the ink and I find that makes me a little more methodical with my lines. Using a little cup and some water you can create a nice grey which paints in like water color. It’s all pretty simple but I realllllly like the way it looks on paper.

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