but because if he used only one pen the whole time, the nib would start bleeding from the constant friction. That's how much intensity creating these portraits requires. Intensity, and a lot of skill.

Try experimenting with different colours of ballpoint pen to create layers of texture. Light-coloured felt tips can easily pick up darker colours from a drawing surface. This can be avoided by ...

Use your portrait or self-portrait line drawing as ... Trace all lines and details on the picture with a sharp pencil or ballpoint pen. Only do outlines of important features.

Reconnection Exhibition,” hosted by Creative Nations at the Dairy Arts Center, is a powerful tribute to the Indigenous ...

Gainsbourg: Rue de Verneuil' is based on an intimate interview given by the legendary yet troubled musician two years before ...

The security guard allegedly drew eyes in ballpoint pen on two of the three figures in the painting A Russian art gallery guard has been accused of doodling on a Soviet-era painting he was ...

“Thin crappy paper is easier for me to tear and collage. I like to press down hard into the paper when I draw, so use ballpoint pens, but every now and then I’ll use a Pentel Sign Pen when I want to ...

Scattered throughout “The Frindle Files” are Brian Selznick’s charming ballpoint pen illustrations: portraits of the main characters and oodles of drawings of pens. For readers unfamiliar ...

Then came the ballpoint pen, signalling the decline of British pen-making: more than 100 billion have been sold since the introduction of the Bic in 1950. Add in the impact of computers and ...

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JACQUELINE SUOWARI is an acclaimed Nigerian artist renowned for her intricate ballpoint pen portraits and mixed media works. She debuts her new solo exhibition in London, titled Adorn ...