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Mike Briggs's avatar

Did you use the Tombow (plus a bolder marker) on the live drawings?

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Ed Steckley Illustrator's avatar

Clearly I don’t pay enough attention to the comments… But, yes, Mike – I just moved over to the Tombo brush pens. I’m really not sure what they’re called – but the brush ends are pretty small, and hold up pretty well. There’s a small one and I guess a medium size one, that hold up pretty well, especially if you use the right paper. For bold lines, I’ll just grab whatever I’ve got nearby- a big sharpie or something. I’m not very particular.

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Mike Briggs's avatar

Thanks for the timely response 😂 I do appreciate the info. Thanks Ed

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Some days, Substack has Serendipity riding on its shoulders. I was just thinking of a little caricature drawing some guy did in the waiting room of the vet's office when I and my daughter took a little birds in. (Not a good thing to do BTW no matter what good intentions we have.) Anyway, I thought about that whole line of artwork in public that is so commonly seen in parks and resorts, but WOW it takes a special kind of artists to whip those memorable pictures out. I'll bet every one done is stored in a scrapbook somewhere. I still have a portrait (not a caricature) done at Disneyland when I was six. A pastel, no less. Your twenty years in that field is the stuff of memories, Ed. Bravo! A life well lived.

Meanwhile, good luck to you and Moira for a successful settling-in to your new digs.

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Ed Steckley Illustrator's avatar

Thanks so much, Sue!

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Caroline Roth's avatar

Good luck to you and cat in your new digs.

Missed in. NYC by Arnie and Caroline

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Ed Steckley Illustrator's avatar

Miss my Roths immensely!

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