Playing in the Rain

Sunday Zine Club #21’s theme was splash. I decided to gather my pictures of children playing in the rain and use them to tell a little story. I’m still getting used to using a fude style fountain pen but I am enjoying the results. I’ve used brush pens quite a bit but have always applied too much pressure to actually enjoy a fountain pen until now, the tip of the fude nib is at an angle to the rest of the pen that allows it to glide smoothly and gives the line a lot of variance. The lines are mostly showing up as chunky right now while I get the hang of it but it still really helps when capturing movement. There are three things that I’ve learned while drawing children: Their ears are much lower on their faces than you think. Their legs are never where you think they are. They are never still. The zine is available from my shop (UK postage only) or as a digital download (everywhere). Playing in the Rain I decided to gather my pictures of children playing in the rain and use them to…