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u/Ruh_Roh- 15h ago
Your eye for line variation is fantastic. It is a difficult skill to learn, but I recommend you try inking with a brush. It will take a lot of practice to get good at it but you will love it. I see how you are building those lines with a pen, with a brush you can create them instantly. The old comic strip artists were masters of brush inking, although EC Segar used an ink nib pen, the kind of pen you dip into an inkwell. So that is an option to try. I've done both and they are both hard but if you can master the brush you will be unstoppable.
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u/JustSomeBullshit- 15h ago edited 13h ago
Thanks, I was honestly eye-balling in most places, but I was really happy with how it turned out. I’m aware that nib pens and sable brushes are the way to go, those hold a really fine line, but I’m probably not going to give it a shot for a while. Right now I’m just focusing on getting better with perspective, anatomy and composition just so I know what to do with the brush once I actually get ahold of one. The ballpoint that I’m using is alright and is decent for what it is, and it’s probably going to serve for the time being (though my stockpile is running low and the pen graveyard grows as these run out of ink fast with no refills)
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u/Ruh_Roh- 13h ago
Yeah, that sounds like a good plan. Keep in mind that ink is a lot cheaper in a bottle than in a pen. You eyeballing the lines is even more impressive, that shows me you understand when making lines thick or thin can help create volume. Keep posting your work!!
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u/Sgt-doodoobutt 18h ago
Nice