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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 24/09/2026

As promised, a detail shot showing some of those 394,171 lines.

Close up of the lines that compose the portrait in the original post

Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 24/09/2026

I used 266,370 vertical black lines and 127,801 horizontal red lines, drawn using Bic Biros, for this pose from @niceyhott.bsky.social . The original is A2. Detail shot to follow.

Bic Biro drawing of a nude man, from behind

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 17/09/2026

Five States of Undress, plotted on A1 paper using a blue Pilot rollerball, courtesy of five great poses from @jonathanfineart.bsky.social who posed remotely. The first, third and fifth poses were drawn using horizontal lines, and the second and fourth using vertical lines.

Plotted montage of five poses in which the model wears one fewer item of clothing in each pose.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 12/08/2026

Need a better zoom but OK for a phone shot.

The eclipse, taken using iPhone and eclipse glasses.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 11/08/2026

The close-up, as promised.

Close-up of one of the plotted portraits in the previous post. The original was drawn with a black pen on A1 white paper.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 11/08/2026

Latest picture: five states of undress, courtesy of five remote poses from the ever inspirational @hockneyspool.bsky.social . Close-up in the follow-ups...

Plotted drawing of hockneyspool in five states of dress / undress

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 06/08/2026

Some sketching from last nights class. Rather more rough than ready

Sketch of female model in pastel and chalk on pink paper

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 03/07/2026

10 minute charcoal sketch of Piotr.

Sketch of a male model in charcoal on white paper.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 02/07/2026

You want a close-up? Here’s a close-up.

Close up of a portrait made of circles, as seen in the linked post.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 02/07/2026

I’m so behind on posting, but here’s a portrait of @hockneyspool.bsky.social from a little while back. Quarter of a million circles on three sheets of A1 and two A2, drawn in red and black Bic Biro.

Large portrait drawn using circles of varying sizes on five large sheets of paper.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 22/06/2026

Hiding from the builders

Ginger cat peering over the top step of a staircase

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 12/06/2026

As promised, here's the close-up

Close-up of a plotted drawing drawn using two Bic Biros and a series of rotating triangles.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 12/06/2026

Here's an A1 drawing of @boardie2.bsky.social from a picture he generously allowed me to use. Drawn with two Bic Biros and a series of rotating triangles. Close-up to follow...

Plotted drawing of a man drying his hair after the shower, drawn on A1 paper using two Bic Biros.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 22/04/2026

Sebastian and Matteo now in the online shop. First time available for sale online. Find them at shop.nik.uk

Framed picture of a male model. The original image is A2 and is drawn using blue and black Bic Biros. It is composed of tessellating hexagons.

Framed picture of a male model. The original image is A2 and is drawn using red and black Bic Biros. It is composed of overlapping circles of varying sizes.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 17/04/2026

As tradition dictates, a couple of close ups

Close up of Biro drawn portrait in black and blue

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 17/04/2026

New picture: 84,000 triangles, four pens, two colours, three failed attempts, and one brilliant pose from @sputnikboy.bsky.social

Nik holds an A1 portrait drawn using only triangles with blue and black Bic Biros

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 14/04/2026

Wish you’d asked sooner.

Nik holds a space invader picture made using a mixture of first class and 5p stamps

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 14/04/2026

This work in progress shot shows the red underlayer.

Work in progress shot of a portrait being drawn by a pen plotter.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 14/04/2026

A new portrait of @thenakedbro3.bsky.social who posed a few weeks ago, composed entirely of short vertical lines drawn with a black Pilot rollerball pen. There’s a red layer beneath the black but the match is so close I may as well have not bothered.

Drawing of a male model produced using short vertical lines, drawn using a plotter and rollerball pen

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 07/04/2026

As ever, here’s a close-up

Close up shot of the lines that make up my fish picture.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 07/04/2026

386 straightish lines drawn with a blue Pilot rollerball

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 02/04/2026

Here's Kramer holding with one of my drawings of himself. I was lucky enough to meet him earlier this week when he was visiting from the US, so I brought along one of the pictures that he posed for remotely about three years ago. As is often the case it's drawn with two continuous lines on A1 paper.

Kramer poses with a picture of himself that is drawn on A1 paper using Bic Biros.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 01/04/2026

A drawing of Kramer on A1 paper. This was done with two Bic Biros: one blue and one light blue, each tracing a single unbroken line through thousands of spirals across the page.

Artist holding his portrait of a male model drawn using Bic Biros

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 31/03/2026

As promised, a close up of the vertical lines that compose this portrait, each drawn using a blue Pilot rollerball pen. Where the lines are really close together they look like they form contiguous blocks.

Detail shot of the vertical lines that make up the portrait in the original post of this thread.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 31/03/2026

A portrait of Jonathan composed of (roughly) 60,000 vertical lines, each drawn using a blue Pilot rollerball pen on A2 paper. Jonathan posed remotely and as with most of my work the image data was all organised on a spreadsheet for processing rather than an image editing app. Close-up to follow...

Portrait of a male model drawn on A2 paper with a Pilot rollerball pen. The image is entirely composed of short vertical lines

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 25/03/2026

One of your things I like about living here is the street signs.

Street sign banning pigeons during specified hours of the day.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 11/03/2026

A slightly wider shot of the same area showing the variety of different spirals that are used to recreate the tones in the portrait. These were each initially drawn by hand on iPad before being reassembled in a spreadsheet.

Slightly wider detail shot of a portrait drawn using Bic Biros

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 11/03/2026

I love the way you can see the woven effect of the ink on the ball of the pen in this detail shot from the portrait of @thenakedbro3.bsky.social

Close up of spirals drawn using blue and black Bic Biros

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 11/03/2026

A portrait of @thenakedbro3.bsky.social who posed remotely for me a couple of weeks ago. Drawn using two unbroken lines through thousands of spirals - one using a blue Bic Biro and one a black Bic Biro. I'll link a couple of detail shots.

Plotted portrait drawn using two unbroken lines with blue and black Bic Biros

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 19/02/2026

A couple of sketches from last night’s class. Both charcoal on paper.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 02/02/2026

A sketchy portrait drawn on A3 using Pilot rollerball pens.

Blue and black portrait of a male face drawn using Pilot rollerball pens and a plotter

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 27/01/2026

A drawing of Andrew made entirely of circles, based on a picture from an online posing session. The finished picture is A1 and it’s drawn on white paper using two Pilot ball pens. Andrew isn’t on Bluesky.

Drawing of a male model made up of circles of different sizes.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 26/01/2026

Just delivered this one to the gallery. It's a space invader made using 168 British postage stamps (1st class for the dark background and 5p for the lighter areas). If you're close to Chelmsford, it'll be on sale at Artists at the Meadows from next week. Come and take a look.

Picture of a space invader form the 1970s video game made using British stamps, being held by the artist, Nik Rawlinson. The picture size is A2.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 15/01/2026

Here’s what it looks like in the frame.

Framed artwork consisting of 85 tubes of paint, mounted and framed.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 15/01/2026

It took a loooong time to sort and mount all of these tubes of paint. Happy with the result though. Technically my first artwork on oils.

85 tubes of paint mounted on a board, in colour spectrum order.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 08/01/2026

A sketch of Ryan from last night. Charcoal on sugar paper.

Charcoal on sugar paper sketch of a man.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 16/12/2025

Such an icon. I (and probably half of the Tate’s audience) took almost the same pic.

Statue of an athlete wrestling a snake at Tate Britain

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 29/11/2025

If you were wondering why I’m not yet in bed…

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 04/11/2025

As promised, here's the detail shot showing the individual Bic Biro-drawn shapes.

Close up of a section of a drawing of a forest composed of thousands of individual shapes, drawn using cyan, magenta, yellow and black Bic Biros.

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Nik Rawlinson @nik.uk · 04/11/2025

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.