Size: 5x15 cm (2x6 inch).
Drawn with a 0.5 mm black fineliner on white paper.
I hope you like it.
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Rows and rows of books…this looks like my idea of heaven! You achieved such a great effect using just a black pen.
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Every nook and cranny filled. Love it!
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So much detail! Very, very cool!
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So much detail!!! It looks like my bookshelves- packed with goodies!
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Your drawing has captured the mystery of an unfamiliar, packed book shelf! I’ve recently been reading a Edward Gorey biography and this reminds me of his work.
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I can totally see the Gorey-ness in this piece! I think it’s the cross-hatching. It’s really wonderful.
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Wow, this is wonderful! Perfect for a bookmark.
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I agree! And the sheer density of the lines.
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Thanks for the compliments, everyone!
At first I wasn’t so happy with my drawing, since the fineliner I used was a bit too thick for this size of drawing. I couldn’t draw neat details.
But obviously this style works too. No need to always be a perfectionist…
I had to Google Edward Gorey, and feel honored to have my drawing compared to his work!
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This is gorgeous, you could copy it onto thick paper and put them into the books in your little free library
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That’s just what I planned to do. Great minds…
Unfortunately our printer refuses to do thick paper any longer. Might be time for a new one.
Yes, I think the thicker lines work perfectly for this drawing. On one hand it’s very detailed but it’s not too detailed - if your lines were thinner, you would have added even more details and it may have been too much. It looks like a “simple” enough drawing, almost the type of thing you’d draw while in a meeting, but at the same time it’s all very well thought out so it’s clearly not a doodle. It just looks effortless, but I know it takes a lot of skill to make something look easy!
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This is fantastic and so realistic.
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This project is hot, hot, hot! And one of this week’s featured projects! Congrats!
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I love it. It is so perfect. 
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Aww, thanks!
And thank you for the feature!
The detail is phenomenal! What an adorable little bookmark!
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What a fabulous variety of books- it makes me want to reach into the drawing and pluck one off of the shelves! Such detail in such a small space, yet not overwhelming- nicely done!
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