On a visit to Chicago a month ago, we were at the Art Institute, enjoying the art. In the gift shop there was a sketchbook on sale for $9!!! It is slick paper, so I thought an ink pen would work nice. I bought an ink pen from Sakura with a brush tip. This is what it looks like - very bold and very black. I used watercolor pencils and a water filled brush to spread it around. The ink is not affected by the water.
Later, we went to San Francisco, and I tried a fine tip pen by Sakura. Then I used the watercolor pencils and waterbrush. This is what it looks like. I like this pen a lot. I sketched from our hotel room (what a view! Coit Tower! We got lucky with our room!)
Then, the next day it was foggy and cold, and I sketched from the warmth of the car as we looked at the golden gate bridge in the mist.
