Pencils, Pens, and the Pain of Circles

Linework and foundation for the Five of Pentacles.

(Pencil and Ink on Paper; Digital Color Saturation)

Until recently, I penciled a page, outlined it, erased the pencil, and then fully inked on the newly clean page. Now, I keep the pencils on one page and use a light table to ink over them on a separate page. Usually, I don’t bother inking the pencil page at all, but circles are evil, so I inked them onto the pencil page for better clarity.

I have a tattoo artist's aversion to circles. Even when I'm working on paper: I don't trust them.