Pen and Ink is one of my favorite mediums. It is very time consuming to complete because every shade of gray is actually made up of dots or very thin lines. The technique requires a lot of patience, but the end result is definitely worth the effort! Pen and Ink lends itself particularly well to landscape and architectural pieces, but a portrait drawn in this manner is rather striking. To see samples of my work, visit my Gallery.
Pen and Ink drawings are often thought of as line drawings because we imagine only black where the ink is and white where the paper shows. Of course this is true, but there are many techniques which allow the artist to make the eye think that there is a wide range of tonal values. These techniques include hatching and cross-hatching: fine parallel lines that are either drawn closely together or with a thicker tip (nib) on the pen to represent shadow and midtones, or with a similar approach but with lines drawn at 45° angles and overlapping to make the darker areas; contour hatching, which is very similar to both hatching and cross-hatching, but the line follow the shapes and curves in an image rather than always being straight; scumbling which is really just scribbling; and stippling which uses tiny dots to create tones—when the dots are stippled very closely together and overlapping one another the tone seems dark, and drawn further apart, the tone seems lighter. Most of Tim’s Pen and Ink drawings use all of these techniques to achieve the finished piece.
| Framed Size | Price Info |
| 5" x 7" | $100 |
| 8" x 10" | $200 |
| 12" x 16" | $450 |
| Custom Size | As quoted. |
The above prices are based on size of viewable area when framed in a standard frame. The actual dimensions of the frame you select will be larger than the viewable area and will depend upon your choices including frame-size selection, matte selections and personal taste. Unless other arrangements have been discussed, portraits are sold unframed. I will be more than happy to select matte treatments and frames and/or have the work professionally framed for you for an additional cost which will be discussed ahead of time.
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| Framed Size | Price Info |
| 5" x 7" | $175 |
| 8" x 10" | $275 |
| 12" x 16" | $525 |
| Custom Size | As quoted. |
The above prices are based on size of viewable area when framed in a standard frame. The actual dimensions of the frame you select will be larger than the viewable area and will depend upon your choices including frame-size selection, matte selections and personal taste. Unless other arrangements have been discussed, portraits are sold unframed. I will be more than happy to select matte treatments and frames and/or have the work professionally framed for you for an additional cost which will be discussed ahead of time.
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