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Post by Zoey on Aug 12, 2018 23:08:27 GMT -5
ME ALL THE TIME, Twillie . It's worse with BOGO free sales, cause then you buy TWICE as much stuff you don't need. Two questions I wanted to bring to the table, since I am curious as to what everyone does here: 1. Sketching in pen, or pencil? Which do you prefer or tend to pull out when you're drawing on the go? Or has it been mostly digital now? I've always preferred pencil, but there are some advantages I've found to sketching in pen--faster, no smudging (unless ink hasn't dried yet), and forces you to think more about what you're drawing because you can't make as many mistakes. However, to me sketching in pencil is just so much easier and looks more natural. I think a lot of professional artists are trending towards sketching in ink, but I still find it so hard to get used to, especially when I'm trying to intentionally stylize. D: 2. What do you take with you on the go? Just a sketchbook and pencil? The entire art studio? I'm currently trying to figure out the best way to pack light. XD Most people I've seen just take a sketchbook and a pencil case, but pencil cases can sometimes get too bulky if there's too much stuff in it, and then I'd have to carry around a bigger bag. D: But I wanna bring my watercolors, and other pens/pencils, too...! And my electronics! (clearly what I really need is that bag Hermione carried around that broke every law of physics out there)
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Post by Celestial on Aug 13, 2018 3:23:42 GMT -5
1. Pencil all the way for me. I make a lot of mistakes and am a huge perfectionist so it would drive me up the wall if I could not undo it. My sketches also tend to be quite messy so I always need to clean them up before I finish them, especially if I am colouring and linearting as well. Also, I tend to experiment more when I have the ability to erase my mistakes, so if I want to change the pose or the position of something, I like the freedom to be able to do so. It might not be professional but it is comfortable for me.
2. I take both my sketchbooks and my pencil case. The most important thing for me when looking for a new bag is whether I can fit in all the stuff. A messenger bag is ideal in that case. Granted, I don't sketch as much on the go these days but it is more of a comfort object more than anything: I can take out my sketchbook and look at it, or conveniently show off my art.
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Post by Shinko on Aug 13, 2018 9:37:56 GMT -5
1. Pencil, no contest. I sketch very rough, basic forms to get an idea for poses, perspective, and proportions before I even think about doing anything else, and I tend to adjust and change my mind a lot depending on what works best for what I'm trying to do. If I did that in pen, I'd end up with an indecipherable mess of lines (and believe me, I've tried.)
2. Um... often I don't take art supplies with me on trips, just because I find it hard to sit down and draw on the go. When I do, I have a very small sketchbook explicitly for that purpose (about six inches tall by four wide) and I put a pencil and inking pen inside the spiral rings. (Spiral ringed sketchbooks for me all the way- glued binding rips out of the sketchbook when I'm drawing and at that point I might as well just buy a stack of canvas paper instead of a book.)
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Post by Twillie on Aug 13, 2018 13:18:33 GMT -5
1. Most all of my sketching these days has been digital, since I seem to spend most of my freetime on my laptop anyway for one reason or another x3 When I'm sketching traditionally, it's usually pencil, but really the better answer is just whatever is closest that I can get my hands on x3 I think I prefer pencil just so I can more cleanly redo things, but for something real quick that's not supposed to be neat (like jotting down a quick observation like "notes"), pen works just as fine if it's all I have.
2. I don't usually take art supplies with me when travelling, at least not for small trips. If I'm going to be out of town for maybe a few days or a week, I only worry about taking my laptop for art as it's essentially become my sketchbook these days. As for those times when I'm out somewhere and perhaps I see a really cool hairstyle or outfit or something else that I want to jot down in the moment, I kinda just rely on whatever I can find in my purse x3 I always have pencils in there at least, and then whatever scraps that are hopefully in there get the honor of becoming sketch paper x3
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Aug 13, 2018 15:53:07 GMT -5
1. I used to always sketch digitally, but lately I've started doing my initial sketches in pencil, and I've been liking that more. It feels easier and more natural to use references that way too, I think. (Having to constantly switch tabs back and forth or pasting references on my canvas was always kind of annoying for me. XD; ) I always use pencil, but I actually don't like erasing much, so it's not because of that. I just like how it feels better. I feel like stopping to erase interrupts the flow of my drawing, so I just keep building up on what I have, unless something is Very Wrong, or it's getting too messy and confusing. XD Also, since I'm a digital artist at the end of the day, if something needs to be moved or resized, I usually just make a note of it in the sketch, knowing I can tweak it once I scan it instead of having to redraw it until it's completely right >>; (I keep meaning to try doing some traditional art, but nope, keep going back to my comfort zone every time!)
2. I don't normally take any art supplies with me on the go, mostly because drawing around other people makes me Very Nervous, but whenever I go on vacation, I always pack a sketchbook or journal and my whole color pen set and my mechanical pencil with the twist up eraser, thinking I will totally journal and draw things and stuff on the down time at the hotel, but it never happens! XD; I never feel like it when I'm actually there, it's just wishful thinking, haha!
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Post by Killix on Aug 14, 2018 0:27:16 GMT -5
1. I sketch in light blue freehand tool. If I'm doodling traditionally, it'll always be with a pencil - sketching in pen is for madmen. XD
2. I'm mostly a digital artist, and since I can't lug my desktop computer around with me, I don't tend to draw on the go. If I'm taking a longer trip and expect to draw during my downtime, then I'll bring some kind of paper (be it a sketchpad or notebook) and a pencil case containing some pencils, a sharpener, mechancial pencils, erasers, and maybe a ruler.
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Post by Moni on Aug 14, 2018 1:12:17 GMT -5
1. I sketch in pen because I'm not a COWARD like those inferior pencil-users. but seriously pencil is for, like, srs stuff, but I like pen a lot, since it forces me to slow down and pay attention to form.
2. I just carry a sketchbook and a PEN.
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Post by Zoey on Aug 14, 2018 20:26:27 GMT -5
Pencil seems to be the winner so far, with Moni refusing to cater to the masses. XD I would agree, though--pencil is just the natural go-to. I think another issue I have with ink is that it's very hard to build realistic values/shadows, since the pen can only lay down black. But it is much quicker and doesn't smudge after it's dry (most of the time), so there's that... Y'all crazy, going without pencil/pen and paper in your bags. XD They're like a security blanket to me; I'm always afraid that the one time I don't bring them is the time in which I'm bored out of my skull and don't have something to doodle on LOL! Think I finally found a cheap way to minimize space while maximizing convenience though, by making a pad out of a standard paper folder (but knowing me I'm totally going to switch to something else in the future once I get bored of this): I just trimmed a folder down to size, reinforced the edges and creases with masking tape because I have tons of it lying around, and slapped a piece of chipboard (from the back of an old finished sketchbook) onto it with a binder clip. Takes up so much less space than my old spiral sketchbooks and thick pencil cases!
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Post by Huntress on Aug 15, 2018 5:40:28 GMT -5
Funny thing, I don't think of sketching with pen or pencil as particularly interchangeable. As in, they serve different purposes for me; pencil sketching is basically the first step to something more polished (if I'm inking the drawing afterwards, I just straight-up erase the pencil lines before scanning it) or my way of drawing something I'm trying to get more-or-less perfect so there's a lot of minor erasing and redrawing to get a line right here and there. Pen sketches were something I mostly did back in university days, because there I was in class with my notebook and pen, stuck listening some general ramble about James Joyce for an hour and a half, of course I'm going to draw while there xD Turns out it appeals to my detail-oriented side, because you can't rework any lines so all I could do was just keep adding more and more with howevermuch time I had on my hands. So the flaws in pen sketches are general ones (wonky perspective and such) but they also allow you to get to the parts that you might otherwise never focus on after having poked around redrawing the same line for half an hour so you just give up at some point and call it a day. I pulled off some pretty intricate backgrounds this way, and could spend a while detailing a tree's foliage when it'd just get quickly shaded in with a pencil, that kind of stuff.
I technically have a small on-the-go sketchbook and if I'm going anywhere for a longer period of time then I bring the mechanical pencil, some sort of eraser, a small ruler and the inking pen, but I don't draw all that often and when I do get an idea, I can easily hold on to it for freakin' years before I get around to drawing it, so I'm generally not fussed about having the right supplies on hand. I have a small notebook and pen in my purse for general adult purposes anyway and I grew up so used to drawing with standard school supplies that it only recently occurred to me that actual nice special-purpose paper and art supplies are something that exist and that I could buy for myself, so in a pinch I can make do with justabout everything that's a) paper and b) can leave a mark on said paper xD
(Little known fact about the Shad and Saura comics: every last one of them is drawn on the backs of some sort of other printed document. I keep them in a binder and if you flip it from back to front, the backsides give this nice overview of my life through the years, starting from highschool chemistry reports and such.)
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Post by Twillie on Sept 10, 2018 15:33:08 GMT -5
An art gloat, but I've officially got my own website domain name, complete with a basic online portfolio up and ready to go! \o/
It's still kinda weird to think about because ~**.~ M o n e t a r y C o m m i t m e n t ~.**~ but overall, I'm glad I finally bit the bullet and took that next step to being professional!
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Oct 3, 2018 11:06:29 GMT -5
So, a few months back I posted about wanting to upgrade my current tablet, and being particularly interested in display tablets, where you can draw directly on the screen. I looked into it a bit back then, but I couldn't make up my mind and decided to just keep on using my trusty Bamboo, which honestly works perfectly. But I finally found a tablet that looks amazing and it captured my heart and I really really want to try it. It's the Huion Kamvas Pro 13, which just came out very recently actually. I heard about it from a review that Draw with Jazza did on youtube (I've been following him for over a year now, so I trust him and his opinions) He had a lot of good things to say about it, and honestly, what also swayed me is how affordable it is for what you get. I did not want to spend too much on a tablet without knowing if I'd personally like it? I'm still a little wary because while it's a super affordable alternative, it's not exactly something cheap, but I have really high hopes, and I'm just really excited for it! And since my birthday is coming up so soon, I'm thinking of getting it as a present for myself! Here's a link the video review, if anyone is interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa_qfw6JYq4Anyway, I just wanted to share! XD I'll probably also share my thoughts on it and how it works out for me when I actually get it!
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Post by Zoey on Oct 4, 2018 22:09:25 GMT -5
So, a few months back I posted about wanting to upgrade my current tablet, and being particularly interested in display tablets, where you can draw directly on the screen. I looked into it a bit back then, but I couldn't make up my mind and decided to just keep on using my trusty Bamboo, which honestly works perfectly. But I finally found a tablet that looks amazing and it captured my heart and I really really want to try it. It's the Huion Kamvas Pro 13, which just came out very recently actually. I heard about it from a review that Draw with Jazza did on youtube (I've been following him for over a year now, so I trust him and his opinions) He had a lot of good things to say about it, and honestly, what also swayed me is how affordable it is for what you get. I did not want to spend too much on a tablet without knowing if I'd personally like it? I'm still a little wary because while it's a super affordable alternative, it's not exactly something cheap, but I have really high hopes, and I'm just really excited for it! And since my birthday is coming up so soon, I'm thinking of getting it as a present for myself! Here's a link the video review, if anyone is interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa_qfw6JYq4Anyway, I just wanted to share! XD I'll probably also share my thoughts on it and how it works out for me when I actually get it! Super excited to see what you think of it, Ginz! I love hearing testimonials and reviews from other artists. A while back I was thisclose to purchasing the XP-PEN 15.6 but talked myself out of it seeing as I enjoy doing pretty much all traditional work now... and a week or two ago I saw the Huion GT191 on sale for about $300, which is way cheaper than what it usually is. I've heard all of these brands sell pretty much identical products, and none of them quite match up with Wacom yet, but pfft, all that's really needed is a decent color screen that supports pen pressure and responds well to a stylus; everything else is just "nice to have".
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Post by Zoey on Oct 5, 2018 10:48:05 GMT -5
Speak of the devil, just heard Huion was hosting a "drawing challenge" with the Pro tablets as prizes. I could enter, but not sure if I should go for traditional or digital. XD
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Oct 20, 2018 21:12:48 GMT -5
So I got a drawing tablet about a month ago (woo). It's a Wacom Intuos and I'm enjoying myself, but I'm still learning stuff about it every day.
When I opened the tablet box up, I couldn't find any spare pen nibs in the box. I couldn't find any information on spare nibs on the box or in the instructions that came with. As a result, I just assumed it didn't come with spare nibs. I didn't think much of it, I wouldn't need a new nib for some time, but I did begin to worry about my nib wearing out too fast and I'll be stuck with nothing. (Anxiety's a pain like that, but that's not the point of the story.)
Today, my tablet properties program thing opened when I plugged in my tablet. I was bored and still a bit tired, since I woke up not long before this, so I started browsing through it and I found a link the help center for my tablet. Curious, I opened it and I started to read. I went to the pen section, because I was curious about what information was there. I figured out how to work the hot keys and to adjust pen pressure on my own, but I didn't know much about the pen itself and I'm overly curious about some things and this was one of them.
And that was where I found out there were extra nibs inside the pen the whole time.
I also learned how to replace my nibs. Turns out the back of the pen is also used to remove nibs from the tip of the pen. That's good to know.
(It's very possible I missed information about the extra nibs in the instructions, I just thought that how it all worked out was very funny and I wanted to share.)
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Post by Sunny the Ixiholic on Oct 20, 2018 22:17:26 GMT -5
I have a wacom, but ironically I don't use it as much as I use my ipad and procreate. I adore the apple pencil and the abilities the app gives me to work on the go. But then again, I feel my traditional art style is way better than my non-traditional/digital art style.
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