Decided to document some of my favorite parts of our apartment. Partly because we've been spending so much time indoors with shelter and place still in Oregon, and also because we're going to be moving in a few months to our first home and I wanted to have these memories of our cozy apartment.

Postcards from our Beaverton, OR apartment. - image 1 - student project

I knew I wanted to do a mix of wash and line, so I found references that included a mix and some just wash or just line. Carson Ellis is one of my favorite illustrators and I just love her NW inspired scenes in her inky style.

Postcards from our Beaverton, OR apartment. - image 2 - student project

I think my favorite part of the project was just playing around with ink.

Postcards from our Beaverton, OR apartment. - image 3 - student project

Postcards from our Beaverton, OR apartment. - image 4 - student project

Postcards from our Beaverton, OR apartment. - image 5 - student project

Postcards from our Beaverton, OR apartment. - image 6 - student project

Though these didn't turn out quite like I was picturing style-wise, I still love that they're a snapshot in time of this season of life. I would have liked them to feel more loose and expressive, but because this medium is still new to me I think I still clung to the lines and didn't get as loose with the brush! I think I would have liked to mix up the angle and framing of the shots. The music corner and plant shelf feel a bit too similar to me. I also probably wouldn't do the white ink on top again since the white was much brighter than the paper I was using, but it did help Mt. Hood pop!

Overall I still loved the process overall and this got me inspired to keep playing with ink :)

Jessica Lyons

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