N00b: Inks And Pencils

Mikagami · Rookie Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 40

That s*cks. Never happend to me luckily... Then again it's not the most clever thing you can do, squeezing the capsule to get more ink on the brush, while drawing WTF?

Yeah you do need to mind not putting to much pressure on the brush when you want a thin line. That's the biggest (and I think only) problem with these pens. Ah well, I can live with it ^_^
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Live_Like_You_Mean_It · Rookie Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 34

o_O I use a HB Pencil and a pack of 12 basic coloured pencils from my school stationary set. O_o

Heybaberiba · Newb Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

Some pens and methods I use:

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1. Faber Castell PITT artist pen (size B, has a nice filttopp, resembling a brush)
2. Rotring Artpen (Size 1.1 is for writing, but lovely for linework)
3. Staedtler pigment liner (many different sizes, the smaller, 0.05-0.2 tend to brake easy)
4. "dipping pen" with ink. Not expensive, but difficult and timeconsuming.

cheers!
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KenshinJennings · Member Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 84 Location: behind you

Umm...I use Sakura Micron and Brush.I am too lazy,cheap and lazy to experinment with other pens,the Rotring ones I use work fine.

art0fmusic · My First Post! Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

I prefer the Staedtler pigment liner sketch pens (0.1 - 0.7 ), but I've found that Uniball vision (fine and micro) also work well. I've only recently started inking my pictures, so I'm not really sure which pens are better...

falkonns_flight · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:

In my opinion, Winsor & Newton waterproof ink is the best brand. For its high gloss paired with prismacolors, it's unbeatable. Over time, I've learned to favor a fine paintbrush instead of nibs when working on heavy grained papers, as nibs tend to clog sometimes with the paper fibers. Use vellum for the best result, as it will not bleed, it's a smooth surface, and its translucent so if you mess up you can retrace and start over.

As for help, objects that are closer to you should have thicker, heavier lines. Objects that are further away have finer lines so they don't draw the eye away from the more important parts. Hatching or an inkwash work the best for shading. Prismacolor pencils work the best with ink, imo.
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Pencil_Drawn_Wolf · Newb Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 21 Location: TX

I like using Chalk Pastels. They are great for Beginners and are fun too, Im know I have tried ^^

And Shading is VERY EASY!

uriel · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject:

What about if you could use only a single pen instead of a set of them?

Squidman · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject:

Depends on what you want to do with it. Blocky cartoony stuff or anything with bold lines a simple disposable brush pen will do you. It's possible to get fine lines with them, but the more you use them the more the point on the brush dulls and the harder it gets.

I swore by a crow quill calligraphy nib for the longest time for all my inking needs, but I would get too rough with them and bend the tip just enough to lose the rasor-edge I wanted.

A 0.05 technical pen is probably give you the most control over your lines if you have the patience to use them right. You can get variation where you want, and all the little picky details, but it's gonna take a loooooong time.

Black gel pens are always a good, easy-to-use, balanced inking tool.

Sometimes, if I'm [i]really[/i] picky about my lines I'll do the preliminary stuff with non-photo blue pencil and "ink" it with a mechanical pencil. When you photocopy it or scan it in black and white at 300 dpi it'll look just like ink, but there's a certain line quality you get with graphite that pens just can't replicate.
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falkonns_flight · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject:

I agree with Squidman, he's got all the same things going that I use. It's good advice ^_^
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