• Okay this is a little weird because I’m recording this blog post on my iPhone and I’m just talking straight into it and I’m not doing any typing at all.

    I’m having to think and talk a little more slowly than usual because if I talk too fast, my words will slur and the machine will get confused.

    Talking slowly means that my brain is not working at normal speed and so what I want to say is not coming out in a natural kind of way. However this is my first blog post that has not been typed at all. It’s all being done just by speaking into my iPhone and the Dragon dictation software sorts it out.

    Now I’m typing. I had to correct about four words and put in the punctuation. You would do this when editing anyway. Very interesting. Maybe talking more slowly and clearly is a skill worth practicing?

  • Here’s a video that shows some of the tricks I’ve learned and worked out over the years, for making life a bit easier when drawing pen and ink illustrations. Hope you will enjoy it. If you have any questions put them in the comments box.

  • It took me a long time to work out my pen and ink technique, so here are some tips that may help. They won’t make yu draw better, you still have to work and practice that yourself!