Artwork – Cuttlelola Dotspen on Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Postcards
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I love stippling – the method of drawing with dots, but it’s hard on the wrist and takes so much time. There is an electric pen, the Cuttlelola dots pen – with a nib that moves up and down – you draw, just as you would with a regular pen but the line comes out in dots.
Back in 2016, I wrote a review of the pen. The pens are fragile, and mine died less than a year after I got it. Recently, my friend Alice Hendon sent me another one. Thank you, thank you, Alice!
- Official Inktober Prompt: Overgrown
- Doodlewash Prompt: Forest
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The official Inktober Prompt List.
And the Doodlewash prompt list for the month.
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Life Imitates Doodles 
Love this. I have not done any stippling for a while but like the effect.
Thank you, Donald! I love stippling but it is hard on the wrist. With the electric pen, it does the up and down motion for you so it’s much less stress.
I showed this to mark and explained how you did the drawing. he was impressed! it is pretty amazing! love the little fox 🙂
Thank you, Alice for both the compliment and the pen!
Excellent drawing and review! The technique is perfect for the theme of “overgrown” because the marks are active and small. Together, they create the forms beautifully, yet, I still feel the tension of the busyness that overgrowth creates. Still neat and tidy! Have a great week, Sandra!
Thank you so much, Kathy! You’ve made my day!
Lovely drawing!…and what a neat pen ~ stippling and/or pointillism can be tiring, so this might keep you from getting carpel tunnel! 🙂
Thank you, Judy! There is still some stress from the vibration of the pen, but it’s much easier on the wrist than conventional stippling.
Great use of stippling technique. We were required to stipple all specimen drawings in high school bio and chem class – I never knew why (still don’t) but I loved the process and the result.
That’s interesting. The reason I can think of to require stippling for specimen drawings would be because it slows you down and makes you recreate the specimen tiny detail by tiny detail. You are also less likely to get your darker values too soon, which can be difficult to correct. I’ll have to go googling and see if I can find a stated reason.