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Two years ago I did a piece similar to this as an anniversary gift for my husband. (You can see it by clicking here.) A client recently commissioned me to do one for her husband, and as most of you know, I love working white on black!
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In the past, I have used a soapstone pencil to line black stock, but I used this Fons & Porter Mechanical Fabric Pencil to line this piece. I purchased the pencil from Paper & Ink Arts while at the IAMPETH convention. The last day of the convention, Paper & Ink reduced the prices on everything in the store.....
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....so I also purchased this rolling ruler (Parallel Glider) that I had seen Jake Weidmann use during the IAMPETH round robin.
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It made lining the paper a breeze. The tip of the fabric pencil fits into the holes of the rolling ruler and made marking the vertical, side margins easy as well.
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All lined and ready to go!
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I used Dr. Martin's Pen White and a Zebra G nib. Once finished and dry, the pencils lines were erased with a Factis Black eraser. The client loved the piece and so did her husband! :)
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On another note-
Buffy, with Kuretake UK, conducted an interview with me for the Kuretake ZIG blog. If you're interested, I'd be delighted if you read it by clicking here.
Thank you for your visit to A Place to Flourish!
I appreciate your support. Have a great weekend!!
xo
Jane
Hi Jane,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the tips on the fabric pencil and the roller ruler. Anything Jake has is a must have!
Do you have a contact email or number or email from anyone from Kuretake? I would like to request that they make a larger brush marker for demonstrations. I know it's a shot in the dark but maybe they can make one. Thanks!!
Oh my, Jane... what is not to love about this commissioned piece?!? I am beyond impressed... the layout is lovely and your work is just gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
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Hi Jane,
ReplyDeleteYour black and white piece is gorgeous!! I enjoyed reading your interview, too. Happy weekend! Thank you for the comment yesterday :-)
I have no doubt they loved the anniversary gift, Jane! I bought that same FonsPorter white quilting pencil at Hobby Lobby. I didn't know Brenda carried them! I'm hoping the lines erase as easily from heavy silver pearl cardstock as they did from your black.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work Jane as always. Love using the Fons and Porter pencil as well! Great article on the Kuretake site. Thanks for sharing the link.
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Heather