Line Detail

I have been experimenting with different ways to make a particular style of stroke. Using paper that has really absorbs ink, and then letting the pen pause on the page as more ink sinks in creates these little beads in the line. I have been working on ways of making it digital. It's not about making the final work an easy task, but rather getting to see a general look at it before you dive into doing the whole thing by hand. Here are some different attempts at just that.