Post 9xt3FzxnpDIMNFoImO by cornflower@mastodon.art
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(DIR) Post #9xt0Gfv1XLuodK8qEi by cornflower@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T17:38:28Z
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Did not do much drawing on paper in a long time. Current excuse: Did not have tools that were fun to use. (Excuse or not it is true.)Thinking about getting proper inking equipment. Then I asked people for recommendation and went down the rabbit hole on YouTube. Now I will get proper equipment.
(DIR) Post #9xt0OBJZCqqI26CVY8 by cornflower@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T17:39:55Z
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This was fun to watch. I like his mentality. Also I think the video was well produced.Kim Jung Gi - How to Become a Master [at ink drawings]https://youtube.com/watch?v=aoqu5SEFqRI
(DIR) Post #9xt0XcHKKBeCGYeTmC by sublingual@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T17:41:34Z
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@cornflower What kind of inking stuff are you looking at? I just use a noodler ahab fountain pen but I have some multicolor inks that I ought to get a dip pen or some brush pens for.
(DIR) Post #9xt1w1n7Dj6wIRj0Yy by cornflower@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T17:57:11Z
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@sublingual Thanks for asking!After unsatisfactory experiences with my last tools I guess I need to set out for exploration now.Brush pens sound like a lot of fun, but I'm a bit worried they might be hard to manage (or to master) in the beginning. I might go for a "classic" dip pen. They seem like fun, at least until I spill the ink bottle for the third time.A Noodler Ahab looks pretty comfortable to work with. Would you recommend it to set a foot in inking?
(DIR) Post #9xt29SxtV3geL6AsVs by cornflower@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T17:59:34Z
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@sublingual I have a glass pen, which works like a dip pen. Very pretty and fun to use, but I never managed to get a nice stroke when I used it. There might be differences in the tools there (and probably in the user, too...).
(DIR) Post #9xt32js2LaGUhKn5fc by sublingual@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T18:09:33Z
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@cornflower I've been using the ahab for black ink over most of the last decade, I'd definitely recommend it. It's flexible so you can get a lot of different line thicknesses out of it and pretty cheap as far as fountain pens go. I haven't had space for a good drafting setup and I do a lot of my drawing outside anyway so it's really helpful to have something I can just pull out and doodle with.
(DIR) Post #9xt3FzxnpDIMNFoImO by cornflower@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T18:11:59Z
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I bought a glass dip pen and experimented a little. That was a long time ago. I mean, a _long_ time, where it was not as easy to find that one particular, weird corner of the internet that has the answers you are looking for.So just now I learned that glass dip pens actually require special ink. This explains why everything I drew and wrote looked worse than normal. I guess I give that glass dip pen a second chance soon.@sublingual
(DIR) Post #9xt3O8Y3n5lXJeeNGa by cornflower@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T18:13:28Z
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@sublingual That sounds pretty good! I haven't considered fountain pens so far, but I'll give that another thought! Also it sounds very suitable for travelling or drawing spontaneously in the greens.
(DIR) Post #9xt5iykzadrwwDlVA0 by sublingual@mastodon.art
2020-08-07T18:39:37Z
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@cornflower Yeah, I think fountain pens get overlooked for illustration a lot of the time! There are definitely more specific tools but I've found it super useful for writing and spontaneous sketching.