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Douglas E. Welch

Architectural Drawings Capture the Special Details of Cities via My Modern Met [Shared]

When walking through a town, there are many details that go unnoticed. Artist Stéphane Le Lagadec, however, seeks out these overlooked niches and immortalizes them in exquisite architectural drawings. Using a series of fine liner pens, he captures quiet street corners, picturesque doorways, and hidden dwellings with masterful finesse.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/03/23

#art #artwork #architecture #travel #city #village #town #pen #ink #drawing #shared

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The image depicts a detailed black and white pen drawing of a quaint European street scene. In the foreground, a cobblestone street curves gently to the right, leading the eye towards a traditional half-timbered house on the right side. The house features a prominent timber frame with a steeply pitched roof and a crest above the door. The street is lined with other buildings, including a church with a tall, ornate tower and a large arched window, visible in the background. The drawing is highly detailed, with intricate shading and texture, particularly noticeable in the cobblestones and the architectural elements of the buildings. A pen labeled "Micron 003" is placed on the left side of the image, indicating the tool used for the drawing. The artist's signature "15" is visible in the bottom left corner. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B
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CornOnTheGob

#ink #art #question

Would you recommend any additives to emulsify thin ink, or dilute-ink, dilute-acrylic paint, etc.?

That the ink might flow well on a dip pen nib, for instance.
(To turn thin watery pigment in to an emulsion which beads properly upon the nib.)

Would you suggest shellac, gum arabic, some kind of liquid gloss acrylic medium, or something else?

Thanks!

A small goblin stares, surrounded by classy stylized words. Drawn and written with water thinned acrylic ink and a dip pen and nib. Matte
#artquestion#inkart#paint
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Asakiyume

The guy was wild-eyed, with seaweed in his hair. He came up to me like Coleridge's ancient mariner.

"Do you know who I am?" he demanded.

"An ancient mariner with a long, sad story about an albatross?"

"No! I am the #pen the god of storms uses to sign his contracts!" He dug his heels into the wet sand & dragged an aimless squiggle across it.

The surf came rolling in, smoothing it away.

"Never make deals with the god of storms," said the man. "He always breaks them."

#wss366#microfiction
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tobadzistsini

"For the crime of prose-stitution," The judge was stern, "I hereby sentence you to two years in the #pen."
Fred clapped his hands. "Thank you, your honor! I love writing!"
The courtroom flinched at the gavel. "Order! Order!"
No one said, "I'll have a Reuben."
"Mr. Tibbs," The defendant stood. "I am sentencing you to the PENitentiary! You won't write until you finish your time. We don't tolerate plagiarism, let alone AI-assisted plagiarism."
Fred sneered at the criminal pun but kept mum.
#wss366

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🍋 Superball ☀️

Question for eco-minded people: What’s your favorite pen? I have an abiding love for Zebra Z-Grip Flight, but I cringe at the plastic every time I get more. Maybe it’s time to let go and move on. I just looked at other options on Zebra’s website; their “eco” pen is refillable—but they don’t sell the refills, which gives me further pause. The main thing I like in a pen is smooth flow; that said, I’m also curious about fountain pens.

#pen#FountainPen
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