My illustration friday entry for this week, theme: SEED
and so, a load of pens, what’s that got to do with seed? Geoffrey of Monmouth and Baugh & cable; seed? I tell you it has, and you know the answer. It’s quite a lame connection, to be honest.
This was, incidentally (for pen fetishists) drawn in copic multiliner 0.05.
By the way, I like the difference between ‘A History’ and ‘The History’. I think you should always trust ‘A’ over ‘The’ (especially a Galfridian ‘The’).
(yes, Galfridian is one of my favourite words – actually, it is my favourite word – and I always look for an excuse to use it).
petescully 
I agree, ‘the’ is far too definitive, no one can write ‘the’ history of anything, they can only ever write ‘a’ history and would do well to remember it, eh? ;)
Good illustration – is the monmouth book good?
Nice sketchy feel to this while at the same time being very controlled…the fade in grey really makes this work well…
cheers! i don’t like drawing pens so got this out of the way.
Geoffrey of Monmouth, while populist and sensational and wild at the time, is a really good read, immensely influential, and completely made up as he went along to boot. But that’s where we get a lot of our British legends (Brutus the Trojan, etc). Sows the seed for other similar works, if you will. I’ve never read Zippy of Monmouth but I hear it’s even better.
great sketch. i like the details especially on the pens. Nice composition
I love this! I’m too tired to go into the reasons why, but it strikes home with me. I think because I used to do so many of the “out of the frame” illustrations myself. I’m just drawn to them, no pun intended. I also love the composition and the pens leading us in…and I love Microns. It’s just darn good!
You draw this well AND you understand terms such as “Galfridian” … You are here to make the rest of us feel inadequate.
Is that a watercolour wash, or is the pen watersoluble? I really like the effect of it combined with your line work.
thank you. i love microns; after much drawing, they’re my favourite.
Galfridian means ‘to do with Geoffrey of Monmouth’ so it’s pretty narrowly used, though I am campaigning to have it used when talking of Geoffrey out of Rainbow. This way, Zippy and Bungle could eventually be called Galfridian characters, or at least associates. I wonder if there’s a term for ‘to do with Rod Jane and Freddy’? Well now I’m just being silly.
oh yes, by the way it’s watercolour. I never got the hang of the water soluble pen wash, but I will try it again.
Wonderful drawing, Pete! I love all that hatching.