Fish Stories

Every day brings a new challenge, which keeps life interesting.  Recently I decided to find out just what the Bamboo stylus could do for me.

Well, the working pad is small and awkward and I felt like I was three years old with my first crayon.  I know how to get to a sophisticated line, but the idea of trying to keep myself engaged in the artistry of a piece while switching from one setting to another for brush type, bristle length/width and the like left me sadly cold and frustrated. I’m used to working faster and more intuitively. I really want to like this tool and will keep working it out, but it just can’t compete with the sound of pencil on paper or the swish of my brush in the water.

This little illustration took on a life of its own when I decided to “paint” areas with photographs, something I’ve not done before.  Now, that was fun and it’ll be nice to have this new technique in my bag of tricks.