The Pen and Ink Project
Featuring artwork by
Edward Gorey
&
Tim Burton
For this project, you will be
creating a work of art using
ONLY ink pen…NO PENCILS!!
The focus of this project will be on
drawing and shading techniques, some of
which you may remember learning at
the beginning of the school year.
Let’s look at some artists who
use Pen and Ink to create
their masterpieces…
Edward Gorey
1925 - 2000
•American artist
•Famous for pen and
ink illustrations that
have a Gothic,
macabre style
•Created over 100
books
Edward
at home
with his
cats…
•Edward
Gorey is a
well-known
illustrator,
artist, and
writer
•Illustrated the
books Bram
Stoker’s Dracula
and War of the
Worlds by H. G.
Wells
Gorey wrote and illustrated
“The Gashleycrumb Tinies”
An Alphabet Book
Edward Gorey’s
artwork is rich with
TEXTURE and
VALUE.
How did he create so many
shades of grey with a black
pen?
What kinds of shading
techniques can you identify in
these works of art?
HINT: You learned 3 techniques at the
beginning of the school year when we
completed the VALUE Worksheet!
Tim Burton
•Drew a lot as a young child
•Attended the California Institute for
the Arts
•Began his career working for Disney
on films such as “The Fox and the
Hound”
•One of his favorite artists and
biggest influences was Edward Gorey
•Created artwork and movies such as
Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before
Christmas, Edward Scissorhands,
Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride,
and most recently Coraline.
Many of the ideas for Tim
Burton’s movies come from his
doodles and drawings.
Tim’s Artwork
for Batman
Tim’s Artwork
for Sleepy
Hollow
Some of the drawings are just for fun…
Does Tim Burton use the same
shading techniques as Edward
Gorey? Do you see any new or
different ones?
Now that you have some inspiration
and ideas, let’s talk more about your
project…
You will be using the art of both
Edward Gorey and Tim Burton in your
original artwork, but only bits and
pieces of their art – the rest will come
from your imagination!
You will be working with small, cropped squares of artwork from both artists.
Step 1: Begin with a 12” x 12” sheet of
white paper.
Step 2: Randomly choose 4 squares of
artwork. They might be Edward Gorey’s,
Tim Burton’s, or BOTH.
Step 3: Glue down those 4 squares to your
paper, making sure to leave space around
each one.
Now, it should look something like the
example on the next slide.
You may place
the squares
wherever you
like onto the
paper, but there
must be space
around each
square. They
can be turned
horizontal,
vertical, or
diagonal.
Are there any
questions about
the first 3 steps?
How do I finish the project, you ask?
Now that you have a blank sheet of paper with 4 random
squares of artwork, it is your job to connect them all
together using your own creativity and imagination.
You should try to disguise the squares by continuing
whatever texture or lines were in the artists’ work, then
morph it into your own creation.
In the end, the artist squares and your own artwork should
blend together seamlessly, creating a very bizarre work of
art.
You will draw with a skinny black sharpie, and you must use
all the shading techniques –
Hatching, Crosshatching, and Stippling!
Any
Questions?