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I found a new lettering challenge on Instagram that I can already tell I’m going to enjoy immensely–#TogetherWeLetter hosted by @lissletters (I’ve reposted the prompts below). There’s a lot of latitude in what you can do with the one-word prompts.
As I was working on simply drawing the letters for today’s prompt “Learn”, I happened upon a new technique for me. I achieved it completely with my Tombow brush pens in various shades of blue (except for the white highlights that were from a white Sharpie). I got the three dimensional effect by layering the colors on top of one another to create a smooth gradient. I will definitely be exploring this technique further. Maybe I’ll do this challenge’s prompts like this for the whole month. We’ll see.
Materials used (this list contains affiliate links through Amazon Associates):
- Bic velocity #2 mechanical pencil (0.7) for pre-sketching
- Faber-Castell dust-free white eraser and Pentel Clic Eraser
- Strathmore sketch paper (fine tooth surface)
- Tombow brush pens