Nik Rawlinson
@nik.uk
The ball pen and typewriter guy. Unless pencil or charcoal, sketches are drawn using a plotter. More art at www.nik.uk
Want to be drawn? DM me! Always looking for new people to make art with.
Want to be drawn? DM me! Always looking for new people to make art with.
As promised, here's the detail shot showing the individual Bic Biro-drawn shapes.
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
As promised, here's the detail shot showing the individual Bic Biro-drawn shapes.
Put this one up for sale today. If you like it, and you're anywhere near Chelmsford, you'll find it in Artists at the Meadows. It's made up of thousands of individual shapes, drawn in cyan, magenta, yellow, and black Bic Biros. I'll put a detail shot in the first reply.
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Put this one up for sale today. If you like it, and you're anywhere near Chelmsford, you'll find it in Artists at the Meadows. It's made up of thousands of individual shapes, drawn in cyan, magenta, yellow, and black Bic Biros. I'll put a detail shot in the first reply.
I'm experimenting with vertical fragments, colour, and distortion.
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm experimenting with vertical fragments, colour, and distortion.
Mars came to Chelmsford Cathedral. I went to Chelmsford Cathedral to meet it.
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Mars came to Chelmsford Cathedral. I went to Chelmsford Cathedral to meet it.
Should have spent less time on the eyes and more on the rest of the face. A little sketch from last night.
October 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Should have spent less time on the eyes and more on the rest of the face. A little sketch from last night.
A close-up of my latest piece, which is an A1 portrait made up entirely of circles drawn using Bic Biros.
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A close-up of my latest piece, which is an A1 portrait made up entirely of circles drawn using Bic Biros.
Latest piece: an A1 portrait made entirely of circles drawn using red and black Bic Biros.
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Latest piece: an A1 portrait made entirely of circles drawn using red and black Bic Biros.
The full options are here. Is Optimise Mac Storage doing it?
September 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The full options are here. Is Optimise Mac Storage doing it?
A close-up? If you insist.
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A close-up? If you insist.
Lots and lots of red and black circles drawn using Bic Biro.
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Lots and lots of red and black circles drawn using Bic Biro.
Here’s the customary close-up.
September 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Here’s the customary close-up.
A load of hexagons drawn using blue and black Bic Biros.
September 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A load of hexagons drawn using blue and black Bic Biros.
Kylie Minogue at the O2, London, 2018
September 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Kylie Minogue at the O2, London, 2018
Another couple of sketches from the same session.
September 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Another couple of sketches from the same session.
A bit of sketching from last night. Charcoal on paper. A2.
September 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A bit of sketching from last night. Charcoal on paper. A2.
Work in progress. This poor Bic fineliner has been at it for four hours and it’s about 10% of the way through this picture. I reckon it’s going to take until the end of the week to finish.
September 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Work in progress. This poor Bic fineliner has been at it for four hours and it’s about 10% of the way through this picture. I reckon it’s going to take until the end of the week to finish.
I don’t usually take pictures of road signs, but this one was a bit special.
September 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I don’t usually take pictures of road signs, but this one was a bit special.
Found a statue. Took a selfie.
September 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Found a statue. Took a selfie.
Went to a museum. Took a selfie.
September 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Went to a museum. Took a selfie.
Sketching this lovely pose from @hockneyspool.bsky.social in Rebelle 8
September 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Sketching this lovely pose from @hockneyspool.bsky.social in Rebelle 8
Here's the close-up if you like that kind of thing. The shapes were originally drawn by hand in Affinity Designer on iPad.
August 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Here's the close-up if you like that kind of thing. The shapes were originally drawn by hand in Affinity Designer on iPad.