Scribble drawing tips for beginners

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Scribble drawing is not only fun in itself, it is a great warming exercise if you haven't drawn for a while, it's a good way to help you get to know a subject, it is really forgiving as no line is right or wrong. In this short film, I show you how I use a fountain pen and ink to scribble draw a crocodile. Don't worry, you can use whatever pen you have, from a ball point pen to a glass dip pen.

Thank you to ‪@Crocwhisperer‬ for the wonderful photo of Queen Lizzy, the crocodile. She lives in the Daintree, Queensland. We were lucky enough to go on a crocodile watch with Dave at Solar Whisper and saw Scarface (king of the river) in the distance.... Go to www.solarwhisper.com to see more amazing photos.

I decided on a scribble drawing as I wanted to try out a new fountain pen from Noodler's - a Creeper with a flexible nib, along with a new ink from Diamine, called Eclipse. Please use whatever you have to hand and enjoy the process. I am using 140lb/300gsm watercolour paper.

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The reference photo of Lizzy is on the community tab of my channel.

If you want to find out more about pen and wash techniques, I am running workshops in the autumn on 28 Sept and 16 Nov (see www.lizchaderton.co.uk), I have an online course at www.lizchadertonstudio.co.uk and my book, Line and Wash Painting is published by The Crowood Press.

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