Art Discussion

[Piney]

(This seems like the best place to ask)

So hey, is there anyone who'd be willing to look at a few comic pages of mine and give me feedback on their readability? I showed them to the sub today but I want a third opinion. (I don't want to post them here since it wouldn't be a surprise when I put the finished comic up online.)

[Curry]

(This seems like the best place to ask)

So hey, is there anyone who'd be willing to look at a few comic pages of mine and give me feedback on their readability? I showed them to the sub today but I want a third opinion. (I don't want to post them here since it wouldn't be a surprise when I put the finished comic up online.)

I'm down! As a mass consumer webcomic addict big fan of comics I can do my best to be helpful!

[mithrysc]

(This seems like the best place to ask)

So hey, is there anyone who'd be willing to look at a few comic pages of mine and give me feedback on their readability? I showed them to the sub today but I want a third opinion. (I don't want to post them here since it wouldn't be a surprise when I put the finished comic up online.)

Definitely yes! I can't guarantee that I'll be actually helpful, but I'll do my utmost best.

[Piney]

I'm down! As a mass consumer webcomic addict big fan of comics I can do my best to be helpful!

Definitely yes! I can't guarantee that I'll be actually helpful, but I'll do my utmost best.

Great!! I'll send PMs

[ParanormalAndroid]

(This seems like the best place to ask)

So hey, is there anyone who'd be willing to look at a few comic pages of mine and give me feedback on their readability? I showed them to the sub today but I want a third opinion. (I don't want to post them here since it wouldn't be a surprise when I put the finished comic up online.)

If it's still needed I'd be happy to help- love a good webcomic.

[Piney]

If it's still needed I'd be happy to help- love a good webcomic.

It's not, but I can't say no. (the more feedback the better, right?) Although it's not part of a webcomic, just a small project. I'll PM you.

(Although I'd like to cap it off at three, if there was anyone else who was going to ask)

[nonwal]

I made a braid painting tutorial a while ago and apparently a lot of people have found it helpful. I figured I might as well share it here, considering just how much braid Reynir has.

Link because awkward image sizes D:

[Curry]

Aaaaaalright, I want to get into dip pens (for inking), but I have no idea where to start or what to look for or anything. I have a kind-of-sketchy link to these on Amazon but I'm not sure if these are what I really want?? What should I look for in nibs specifically for art? Is there any difference between drawing nibs and calligraphy nibs?


.......obviously I have a lot of questions (ཽ๑ඕัළඕั๑)

[starfallz]

Aaaaaalright, I want to get into dip pens (for inking), but I have no idea where to start or what to look for or anything. I have a kind-of-sketchy link to these on Amazon but I'm not sure if these are what I really want?? What should I look for in nibs specifically for art? Is there any difference between drawing nibs and calligraphy nibs?


.......obviously I have a lot of questions (ཽ๑ඕัළඕั๑)

Calligraphy nibs are going to be wide and flat so you can do those thick and thin lines in writing easily. You want some of the other dip pens. Speedball has a set of a variety of nibs and a holder that might be good for experimenting with: http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-standard-point-dip-pen-nibs/
Also, I'm not into dip pens so much, so you might want to as Haiz or some other dip pen person what they use.

[Piney]

Aaaaaalright, I want to get into dip pens (for inking), but I have no idea where to start or what to look for or anything. I have a kind-of-sketchy link to these on Amazon but I'm not sure if these are what I really want?? What should I look for in nibs specifically for art? Is there any difference between drawing nibs and calligraphy nibs?


.......obviously I have a lot of questions (ཽ๑ඕัළඕั๑)

I take three classes I have to use dip pens for, and all the professors recommend Speedball! The 102, 103, 107, etc. are used for drawing (those are the ones that I have, I don't know what others they have). The Speedball "B" and "C" nibs are for lettering/calligraphy in particular - the big nibs in general are. The "B" nibs have a round tip (I have B2, B4, & B6) and the "C" nibs have square tips (I have C2, C4, & C6). My favorite is the 107 for linework because it's not as bendy as 102 or 103 (103 is really soft). Speedball is a really common brand so it should be really easy to get in art supply stores.

[Haiz]

NIB TIME NIB TIME NIB TIME NIB TIME

Spoiler: NIB TIME • show

SHE IS BEAUTY SHE IS GRACE this is my favourite nib EVEr,, it glides well on the paper, and can do really dynamic lines!! it's not the best to write with, but I almost never use any other nib for art lately.
PROBLEM: it has a weird design i have yet to find in any other store. so i only have this one that i think mom brought with her from communist czechoslovakia
(also it's hard to take a photo of it that shows off the design properly - it curves upwards)


this is the other fave for doing art! It does a steady thin line with not much room for variation, but it is Good and Dependable. good to write with


this one. was very sensitive to pressure. stopped making a line the moment i pressed. writing that took so slow i made a typo


a little sensitive too but not so much as the last one!! v smol v sharp


i have several of these with varying, uh, circle size?? i don't understand what they're for but they sure make lines

and now: calligraphy pens. i don't really do calligraphy but i have the nibs for it


the Big


the Smol
- i have these in several sizes so i tried the biggest and the smallest, these are good and fun to use!!

as opposed to my OTHER calligraphy nibs:

THE IRONY IS THAT AS SOON AS I STARTED TO WRITE THAT,, MY MEMORY OF IT'S AWFULNESS WAS PROVEN RIGHT


doesnt really glide on the paper very well at all, makes Noises and is generally unpleasant Nib

[mithrysc]

Aaaaaalright, I want to get into dip pens (for inking), but I have no idea where to start or what to look for or anything. I have a kind-of-sketchy link to these on Amazon but I'm not sure if these are what I really want?? What should I look for in nibs specifically for art? Is there any difference between drawing nibs and calligraphy nibs?


.......obviously I have a lot of questions (ཽ๑ඕัළඕั๑)

I second the Speedball (aka Hunt?) nibs. I have somewhat opposite preferences, though, since I prefer more flexible nibs: my favorites are the normal 102 crowquill (nice and thin) and the 101 imperial (flexible for nice swooshy lines and also holds a ton of ink). I'd suggest you buy one of the Speedball starting packs (I would give advice but it seems they've repackaged the nibs from when I bought them) and play around with how each nib feels.

[Curry]

Thank you all!! I asked for one of each type of Speedball nib so I could try them out and find my preferences :3c

[Krisse Kovacs]

such a cool (and expensive) stuffs everyone has and all I have some cheap ballpoint pen ;3;

[nonwal]

Speaking of expensive things, feast your eyes on the artist-quality watercolors I bought this summer (and some cheap brushes and stuff.)



The watercolors probably cost me $70 in all, which is almost a dollar per mL, but the pigment is incredibly concentrated and they look so pretty. I wish these brands sold paint in smaller quantities so I could buy more colors ;A;

especially considering how long it'll take to use up these huge tubes. Does anyone want to buy 5 half pans of extremely nice paint from me?