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INKING! A great way to ruin white clothes

Materials and Techniques Part 2: Inking

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INKING!

A great way to ruin white clothes

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PaperEvery paper takes ink differntly

& copy paper (20lb, 24lb, 28lb, 32lb – also in sizes of letter, legal, a4)& thicker papers (cardstock/presentation paper)& manga papers (deleter, maxon, copic)& bristol board (canson, strathmore)& other media/illustration boards (for wet media/paints)

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Inking tools – ink and nib& the nib, holder, and ink are all separate items

& types of ink: water-soluble, india ink, acrylic ink

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Inking tools – ink and nib& many different kinds of nibs – drawing, sketching, architecture, calligraphy, lettering

& drawing nibs allow for a wide variety of line widths

& sketching and architecture are good for fine details

& calligraphy and lettering nibs (a, b, c)

& most manga-ka use “g-nibs” - highly flexible drawing nibs

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Inking tools – ink and nib& require a lot of practice

& not very portable

& ink does not dry fast/tends to smear

& will shred or spider on cheap paper

& often very slow process

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Inking tools – brush& most variation of line weight, fast filling in of black

& great for emulating sumi-e painting

& other techniques such as dry brush for texture

& can be very difficult to learn, good brushes very expensive

& Less portable

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Technical pens& brands such as micron, copic, pitt, rapidograph

& lots of sizes

& will give you a consistent line weight – good for lettering, mechanical/architectural objects

& easiest to transport, easiest to learn

& do not give dynamic lines without extra work

& some tips very fragile/easy to break

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Brush Pens

Nylon Bristles (Pentel Pocket Brush)

Felt Tipped (Pitt Pen, Sakura Micron Brush, Copic Multiliner Brush)

Rubber Tipped (Fude pens)

portable

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Other tools& ruler/t-square/triangle/straight edge

& french curves

& circle and ellipse templates

& eraser (vynl, plastic, kneaded)

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Computer programs& adobe photoshop – considered the standard

& adobe illustrator – difficult to learn

& corel painter – better for illustration

& manga studio – offers a lot of templates, screentones, used by many professionals

& paint tool sai – cheaper alternative, also good for coloring

& free alternatives such as gimp, open canvas

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That's a lot of stuff!Relax!

You don't need all of those things

Start simple. Find what works best for you. It isn't the same for everyone!

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Lets ink!