A Glimpse of Afghanistan

One of a series of brush and pen nib works for an Advanced Inking class. This ink work was was made stronger by the quality of the reference photo and a good deal of material pre-testing. Tools used ~ a number two Raphael sable brush, a #102 pen nib, various sponges, and Windsor & Newton Waterproof Black India ink on a plate/smooth Series 500 bristol board. 9" x 12" Production time ~ approximately 4 hours. I chose to not digitally alter the blacks/inks because there would be a loss of a certain... oh, I don't know, "richness" maybe, and so I kept it very close to the original. Enjoy!