Sijun Forums :: View topic - On the lookout for a natural inking medium.

jome · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2002 1:14 pm

So far, I've been inking most of my drawings with synthetic brushes, but they get blunt so quickly. And a pen isn't my favourite either. It damages the cheap sketching paper, and it doesn't carry a lot of ink. I've tried both drawing and writing pens. So I'm searching for the ideal medium to ink drawings. Any suggestion is welcome. Or do they sell this kind of equipment to Utopia-residents only?

Its properties:
-the ability to change line weight in a flash, and without scratching.
-it carries a lot of ink, and offers an abundant flow of it too.
-it's not a brush.
-waterproof ink.

balistic · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2002 1:22 pm

Copic markers are very good.
http://copicmarker.com/

MadSamoan · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2002 1:36 pm

You could try japanese pen brushes available in a japanese store that sells stationary products.

Most of my a comic industry friends use Windsor Newton Series 7 sable brushes. They're pricey and you can't just pick up any of the brushes off the shelf, you need to examine each one before you pick out the one with the best tip. Same goes for Kohlinsky sable brushes.

jome · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 4:55 am

Thank you both. I will try out what you suggested. When I have some money to spend.

Lunatique · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 5:11 am

I wrote a pretty detailed inking advice here:
http://www.sijun.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=002953

Hope that helps.

bld · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 5:25 pm

Brushes are the best way to go and give you the most control over time. Its easiest to learn with a fountain pen, but you learn quickly that good nibs can be a pain to find, and too often you'll pick up hairs in the thin ink flow area of the nib, from cheap bristol board, ending up with an overflow in ink :/.

roundeye · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 7:35 pm

what about the foam tiped mars graphic 3000s? (may not be waterproof) or better yet the sakura pigma brush! so nice.

roundeye · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 7:43 pm

i know the mars graphic is more a marker than a brush, but i used to drain all the ink and use it as a brush. the foam tip holds a lot of pigment and it dosent have hairs that can get ruin a piece. just my worthless 2 cents

donkeyslayr · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2002 12:24 am

have you ever tried sumi? it is the old japanese painting style that uses ink. look it up. it is very cool.

donkeyslayer