10 Ways to Draw Smooth Stones with Pen and Ink

[@paulbaut2004]

Thank you Chloe!

[@shilpaswamy3610]

Loved it as always. each video of yours is like a lesson i watch and rewatch again and again - such nuanced line control, amazing!

[@longstrideillustration]

Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate that!

[@Anielzambrano]

ES USTED UNA EXELENTE MAESTRA ARTISTA 👍👍👍

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you, I appreciate that!

[@grantloud]

I love your videos because they go further than teaching techniques or styles. They teach you how to look.

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you, I'm happy you're enjoying the videos. I'm sharing what I'm learning as I plod along, and as you mention 'observation' is a fundamental skill to art-making. Seeing, and translating what we see on paper is the artist's journey 😊

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Okay funny thing happened, todays architecture drawing class was an intro to shading, and I kept telling my friend about this video and staying one step ahead of the presentation lol fun timing

[@grantloud]

Thanks!

[@longstrideillustration]

Yay! Thanks so much 😀

[@TheTomimt]

Very nice breakdown of the inking technique and how to alter it for the desired effect.

[@WimVeen]

Such great effects with 'simple' stripes. Thanks for sharing this, with some good and clear explanation. Really enjoy this!

[@longstrideillustration]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ChantelleArts]

these all look fantastic ☺☺

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you! 😊

[@jaypeters9028]

Still my favorite ink teacher. So comprehensive and thorough. You're the best Chloe!

[@longstrideillustration]

🙏😊

[@rammisalami]

Man my pen control has come a long way thanks to your lessons!

[@longstrideillustration]

That's awesome to hear!

[@BruceBabcock-n4y]

I so love your videos on pen and ink. Nice clear and concise presentation of fundamental information, plus you keep hitting my specific areas of interest. Clouds, beach stones, (I have a large collection😊), birds. Thank you!

[@bigblue6917]

Thanks, Chloe. It's always a joy when you pop up in my feed as I know I am going to learn something worth learning

[@longstrideillustration]

That's so kind to say. Hope you have a great day!

[@moniquehollands6947]

Dankjewel heeel heldere uitleg met mooie plaatjes top

[@rivards1]

Hi Chloe! Just an OCD observation... when you start a line with a technical pen (like at 6:30) the first contact point is always thicker and darker, then thins out as you move the pen. With the light source from above, do you see any value (pun intended) of making the stroke up instead of down? I think that would make the thick-to-thin characteristic of the line match the light source better. Just wondering.

[@longstrideillustration]

Yes, that's a good observation and it would make sense to render that way to match the light source better. Depending on your preference for how you hold the instrument, some like to push the strokes, I like to pull. And so, to render at my preferred angle, that means I'm constantly rotating the paper, which gets dizzying on camera, so I didn't do it that time (you caught me lol).

[@randall1073]

I just bought a dip pen not too long ago and was wondering how do I create different values. This guide was very helpful!

[@longstrideillustration]

Best of luck with your dip pen and ink projects!

[@madiko]

Thank you for sharing, Chloe. I especially like the rendering of the stone pile [ 09:18 ]. I was surprised how much it makes a difference to put in black as the deepest shadow. It reminds me kindly to be bold. 😉

[@longstrideillustration]

🙂

[@filnn]

Thanks for the video Chloe. Educational as always :) Would it be possible for you to do a video on rendering water, please?

[@longstrideillustration]

Great suggestion! Water is a challenging one for sure and on my list to learn & share 😀

[@MikeN-r9i]

Wow, just found your channel, and I love it. I have such a problem with shading and cross hatching, so you're last video was awesome. So thank you. You earned a new subscriber. Can't wait to check out the rest of the videos you have.

[@longstrideillustration]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@JohnTravena]

Nicely rendered! Your patience is inspiring😅

[@louisea966]

great video, thank you

[@hughtempleton8640]

Great video ❤️

[@hellocolor101llo5]

I love your tutorials. Thank you for sharing !

[@longstrideillustration]

Thanks for watching!

[@jerrylewis9699]

Thank you Chloe Gendron.😮

[@skatecult841]

Thank you for the video. It cleared up a lot of shading questions i had.

[@jaimonee]

Im saving this to reference later - thanks!

[@Lelele0666]

Video came just when I needed it. Thank you for putting this out in the world!

[@longstrideillustration]

haha, thank you, glad you like the video. 😀

[@caseyfrechette]

Looking forward to the next phase of this! I've done similar exercises to this. I learn toward an engraving style, but I am trying to figure out how to combine that style with color work ultimately. That's the puzzly I am chasing...This week, I've had the pleasure of reviewing some of your recent videos while being able to look at some of your actual physical drawings! Cool how all those cloud styles from the recent video are represented in your inktober work, which I could really not be more delighted to have!

[@longstrideillustration]

ah, well the cloud pieces were a bonus, glad you're enjoying the drawings and best of luck with your puzzlies.

[@joedge6142]

It's so much more time consuming but stippling is still my preferred method, but I kind of like that it takes me a long time to do a drawing, it's my meditation. I put some music on and before I know it a couple of hours have passed. It generally takes me a week or two to finish a drawing, but that's ok because I'm not making a living from it.

[@longstrideillustration]

I admire your resolve to use stippling as a technique 👍 time consuming yet can give stunning results.

[@BruceBabcock-n4y]

This is true for me as well, love to stipple. I probably need to invest in some rapidograph pens. I think one of the things I like about it is that there’s more opportunity to correct values as you move along, since it takes longer to put them down.

[@joedge6142]

@@BruceBabcock-n4y I use a 0.03 fineliner, so it really does take a long time to finish a drawing but I enjoy the process.

[@gsansoucie]

Wow, loved this video. Looking through your channel now.

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy the other videos.😀

[@menelvegor]

You're the best!!!

[@TankCowIvan]

the videos are absolutely incredibly! really wonderful work, thank you so much. :)

[@butchl6077]

These videos are fantastic! I will look to practice these techniques in the coming days and can't wait for the irregular rock shading! That was the exact video I've been looking for as I'm hoping to draw more rocks

[@longstrideillustration]

That's great to hear! Glad that you enjoyed the video, more to come 😀

[@b.e.7491]

Thank you, Great video, i'll practice your techniques. How would you draw water and waves? It seems difficult

[@longstrideillustration]

Water & Waves are on the list for a future video 😅

[@leo1500]

Have been trying to gather some courage to go back into working with ink pens. I have a sketch I've been willing to render and it's been a month I've been putting it aside hahaha. This kind of assignment will help me build confidence to tackle that.

[@IraKane]

Useful and well explainned.Already looking forward to watching the next one! What is it with ink on paper?! Why is it so whimsical??

[@longstrideillustration]

I agree, ink on paper is a fascinating medium 🙂

[@3yebeams]

Good example of values. I only used a very thin 005 pigma pen and that was only really convincing with the lateral lines. Two pens of varying widths are crucial and I can see the advantage of using a dip or brush pen here for line width variety. The ink pigmentation too is crucial. The more “riffs” there are the better. Excellent tutorial. Thank you

[@longstrideillustration]

Glad it was helpful!

[@slimsatan5759]

could you do how to do trees?

[@longstrideillustration]

I love drawing trees and will do another tutorial on this in the future. Have you watched this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5jZmndupdarl5Isi=Pd8tXJ4yizF2LSxf

[@kevinmccauley8992]

Great video as always! Any plans on a tutorial on wings? If you haven't already

[@longstrideillustration]

Glad you liked it. A tutorial on wings would be super fun for me, so that's a definite yes!

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Just thought of this but fun fact: if you want to draw with the sun as a light source, the lines of light are parallel

[@tomrees4812]

I’m going to use I Know A Place by Louis Island as background music from now on when I’m drawing to see if it helps😊

[@longstrideillustration]

Nice!

[@jerrylewis9699]

Two Artists shocked my reality besides Norman Rockwell, that's Moebius and Milo Manara.😮

[@fCLEF007]

Please turn down the music.

[@longstrideillustration]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm a bit confused though. Most of my videos have music during the voice over and this one does not. The parts with music, it's at the recommended volume: around -18 dB to -25 dB. Are you saying it's too loud or you don't like the music choice?