How to Draw the Nature you See with Pen and Ink

Have you ever wondered how to translate what you see from colour into black-and-white line art? In this video, I share my process including an exercise that you can apply as a technique for drawing what you see in nature using pen and ink.

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Zebra SARASA fine liner writing pen
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I film everything with my iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Editing and graphic design: Capcut desktop App, Canva Pro desktop App, iMac
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⏰ Timing
00:18 – Starting the process with the end in mind
00:29 – Fundamentals exercise
01:28 – Key fundamentals of pen and ink
01:32 – Principles of light and shading
04:04 – Drawing from observation in nature
04:21 – Observation skills, how to translate what you see
04:52 – Refining the pencil drawing, applying the formula
05:10 – Ink interpretation, limiting problems
06:41 – Concerns, problem areas, and solutions