In which I take a scanned Tiny Tin ink drawing, recolor it and draw over it with a gazillion layers to protect against mistakes and make clearing extra lines safe.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m about 2\/3 of the way here in making this one. I\u2019m using a technical pen \u201cbrush\u201d with a little syrupyness and tapering, instead of the monoline. I think that\u2019s working as I hoped.<\/p>\n
Background tree trunk edges are a bit thick still\u2026.and need more shrubbery\u2026 <\/p>\n
Maybe I\u2019ll do both the usual blackline file and a grayline one, to give you different options when you print. Hm!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In which I take a scanned Tiny Tin ink drawing, recolor it and draw over it with a gazillion layers to protect against mistakes and make clearing extra lines safe. I\u2019m about 2\/3 of the way here in making this one. 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