Aug 13
It was so nice this afternoon, Bear and Rabbit (the very best of friends) decided to go out for a Sunday drive.
Yesterday, I was watching my friend ink a drawing he was doing with an brush pen. I’ve used one before, but never really gave it a full shot. After watching him ink, and because I’ve been in a serious Calvin and Hobbes phase lately (Watterson’s brush work is gorgeous, especially in the later years), I decided I had to give the brush pen another try. So I borrowed a pen, cracked open the moleskin, and drew the first thing that came to mind. Here’s the inks sans color:
August 13th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
this is beautiful stuff jake … id love to see more of this from you.. wow!
August 13th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
OMG. Beautiful. I want your Moleskine!!!!!
August 13th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Very nice! I may need to dust off my ink brush and try something…it’s been a long time.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
August 13th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
This is great man! I’m seeing a little Horton production influence.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
It’s purty.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Awwwwwe! They’re so cute! And the fur on the bear! The whole piece is wicked!!!
August 13th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
This is an interesting twist on your style, mainly with the brushwork instead of pen. NICELY done sir!
August 13th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Thanks great my friend!! I love it!
August 13th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
… I meant “That’s” great… but thanks will do.
August 13th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
It looks like Rabbit is not too keen about Bear being behind the wheel
August 13th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
That is one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen. Great job with the brush pen! What kind of pen was it? I’m looking for a new kind to try.
August 13th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I can’t tell you how much I love that piece…damn you Parker, damn you!!
August 13th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
This is brilliant Jake. You should pick up the brush pen more often. The color is just right. It’s interesting how a different tool can switch up the look of your work. I’ve been dabbling with a brush pen myself—love it.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:44 am
dang that is PURDY. such nice flow to the curves!
August 14th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Nice. I like the half-toning.
I agree with Todd, Rabbit appears full of trepidation about the day’s journey in the flivver.
August 14th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
More! More! More! I thought you had scanned this out of an old children’s book when I first saw it (that’s a book for children that is old, not a book for old children)…
August 16th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
If you don’t mind, how did you achieve the half-tone color effects? Was this a PS filter?
August 17th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Lovely stuff Jake!
August 17th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
that’s cool! it looks very dr. suessish.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:44 am
That is amazing! Just a raw ink drawing with no rough pencils this good is the stuff of legends!
I missed Hobbes as soon as I saw this… and yet at the same time deeply desired to read a story about these characters.
Beauty!
August 18th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
This is serious goodness in every way. Beautiful work…as ever.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Very charming!
Brushes are so expressive and lush. First time to your site, and am loving it!
August 21st, 2009 at 10:10 am
Jake you never fail to astound. Is your molskine softcovered? I’ve been thinking of getting one and was looking at a hardcovered one but was worried the binding might be to tight. I thought the softcover might be better. It looks like you’re lays out nice and flat.
August 21st, 2009 at 11:36 am
Amazing. You should ink this way forever. I’d love to know what kind of pen you used as well – I need to try that.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Wow, this is one of my favorite drawings ever. I love the way you did the colors!
October 1st, 2009 at 2:39 pm
this is so awesome! going to get me a brush pen to play with too! always loved ink work but you’ve totally re-inspired me!
October 5th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
[...] few weeks ago I picked up a brush pen and, though timid about it at first, the drawing I made with it changed me. I wanted to explore that tool more. I wanted to be confident with it. So I bought [...]
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
man, this is awesome. What kind of brush pen did you use?
December 10th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I just lived Inktober backwards, ended up here, and felt edified. Maybe we can have an Inkcember and Inkuary also?
January 18th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Did you sketch this in pencil first?