Ball Point Sketch

The class at the beginning of the test which took 40 minutes. However, they could leave after 20 minutes into the test. After that, they would have to stay till the end of the test.

The second sketch showed only a few students left 20 minutes into the test, they had to stay for another 20 minutes in the room.

I used normal ballpoint pen for the sketches since the fountain pen was dry.

no more ink!

The day I visited Biwon Garden, there was not a single drop of ink in my fountain pen. I did the sketch under the cold weather with the ball point pen I bought from a local gift shop.

Biwon Garden aka Secret Garden was created in 1463 by King Sejo as part of the expansion for Changdeok Palace which was completed in 1412. The garden had been rebuilt several times. Thirteen of Korea's kings lived here for a total of over 270 years, a longer period than at Gyeongbok Palace. The palace grounds cover over 110 acres. 13 of the original buildings remain, with an additional 28 in Biwon Garden.

Biwon is typical of palace backyards where kings and other members of the royal family would go to relax and entertain. In 1997, it was listed as a World Heritage Site as an outstanding example of Far Eastern Palace architecture and garden design. To be able to take a look inside the palace, we had to take part in a guided tour so I had very little time to do the sketch. The best time to visit the garden should be in Spring. However, I was satisfied when I finished sketching the trees without leaves!

ball point pen sketch

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A sketch done with the ball pen and paper provided by Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel, the venue for our company retreat. First day we were out in a group of 8 visiting a small company producing herbal drinks and second day we had a fabulous time at the seminar room of the hotel. Great food, fine wine and fantastic company. There were a few presentations like this one by the top management team.

two cars

Found this sketch under a pile of files in my office. It was done with ball point pen not with my usual fountain pen. I don't sketch cars that often, may be it is a guy's thing. Inspired by Stephen's post on Urbansketchers, I decided to post this sketch of cars. I was at a carpark at the Fort Canning Park waiting for my son's art class to end. I guess it was waiting time well spent looking at a Volvo and a Suzuki Swift.

LOTR characters

Found these in my stack of rough papers. I remember I was really bored then so I did these sketches in front of the TV on rough A4 papers with a normal ball point pen. I loved LOTR movies then and today I still love them.