Moth

I worked up my drawing of the Japanese Oak Silkmoth from the Manchester Museum, making it more symmetrical and using ink pen and strong black lines. I used my pentel brush pen for all the black lines and then added details over the top with a white gel pen. I like using these tools together as the brush pen gives a wide range of lines and markings and the white gel pen allows me to add texture and refine the drawing after all the inking is done. This is definitely a style I will apply to more illustrations in the future.

Finished Moth