Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Ink blot
This inking is the way I typically work with ink when not doing comic art. I like to use brush, a raphael kollinski sable brush. It holds its tip very nicely as well as the ink. After trying many different inks, from sumi to your basic india ink, I found that what works best for me is Dr. Martin's Bombay Black. It is the blackest black I could find that was not an acrylic ink. I found that the acrylic inks are thicker and do not glide as smoothly onto the paper. I have worked wih brush pens, and while I like the convinience (I do use them), I hate the way they look. The tips tend to split and the ink starts looking dried out very quickly. Plus the line variation they can offer is limited and the black is not completely opaque. So, yes, I will use them if I'm feeling lazy, but I will also use a Bic pen at times. But if anyone out there knows of a great brush pen, let me know.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
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