I experimented with making my figure sketches look like the ones of olden days in the 17th and 18th centuries. I used sepia inks with pen work and wash. I started the drawing with a very light pencil sketch and then did the penwork, finishing with diluted ink shading by brush. This one with its unfinished companion is one of my better efforts in this medium. I'd probably use a marker for the shading if I tried this now. I think it looks suitably artsy.
Sepia brown ink on sketchbook page, 6 1/2" x 8", 1975.
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