Dolly Mixtures

I saw a postcard with a bag of dolly mixtures on it and thought it would make an interesting and unusual drawing. I decided to use it for the tone and form exercise as i thought doing it in black and white would make it even more unusual as dolly mixtures are so colourful.
I drew it with a dip pen and ink (again!) it took forever, especially the sugar covered ones, but i think the ink gives a nice effect.

'sweeties' by Howard Shooter 2009

Tone and form

The tonal studies in this exercise has been one of my favorite parts of the course so far. I love working in black and white and since i began the course dipping pen and ink has become one of my favorite mediums to work in.

The first tonal study i did was of an orange cut in half, i think it turned out ok but not as well as what i had hoped.

The second tonal study i did was of three peppers, i think this one turned out much better than my first drawing. I decided to take photos of each stage of the drawing, i like that idea as it can give other people and myself a chance to see how the drawing progressed at different stages. Again i did this study in pen and ink.

Stage one:

Stage two :

The finished drawing :