HeyJaredOn the Spot
The Magazine of Reportage Illustration. Edited by Gabriel Campanario, founder of Urban Sketchers
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Drawn to ink (opens the original)
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Ink is my medium of choice. Micron fineliners, Uniball pens, fountain pens, you name it. I’ve used a variety of ink tools over the years, more recently Sailor Fude pens and a Micron Graphic 2 (see image gallery.) Professor Frank Ching introduced me to fountain pen sketching. He showed me how to place the nib of a Lamy Safari upside down against the paper to get different line variations. Big aha moment!Pencil is great for drawing practice — a well
Drawn to graphite (opens the original)
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In my early years as an urban sketcher, I jumped into ink and watercolor too soon. Drawing directly in ink is exhilarating, but there’s little room for error if you want accurate proportions. And no amount of watercolor will fix a poorly composed ink drawing.My skills improved faster over the years by making pencil sketches (like the ones above and in this zine). Graphite taught me how to slow down, starting with whisper lines and big shapes and finishing with the finer details. I learned how th
Feeding the Artists in My Head (opens the original)
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The books I borrowed from the library this week reflect the seemingly incompatible personas behind my creativity: the proper sketcher and the playful cartoonist.<img alt=""
A Seagull and a Bald Eagle Go Sketching (opens the original)
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Cigar Man! (opens the original)
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