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For pen and ink drawings I use: - Ink (liquid watercolors) of the Talens brand (Ecoline). It is the most wellknown brand in Holland (and the best as far as I am concerned), but I don't know if it is sold in the USA. I suppose most brands of ink will do just fine... - For paper I use Schut Aquarel paper (a Dutch brand; it's been around since 1618). Basically it is a block of 20 sheets of paper, cold pressed together with acidfree glue. They are glued together to stop the paper from curling up, when it gets wet. It will remain straight, no matter what. Very useful. As soon as you're done with your drawing, you can just cut it loose with a kitchenknife and start a new one. It is 50 to 100% cotton and has medium fine grooves. The more grooves the paper has, the more ideal it is for wet materials such as ink. However, a lot of grooves will make the paper harder to draw on with pens. So you have to find the paper with just the right grooves for your style. This kind of paper is a bit expensive. - Brushes, medium sized, soft; Jaxhair (but almost any kind will do as long as the hair is long, soft and flexible). Just don't use pig- or horsehair, those are only good for your three-year-old brother's doodles. Trust me... - Staedtler Pigment Liners (also known as finewriters), in black of course. You can get finewriters in all shapes, colors and sizes, but Staedtlers were specifically designed for drawing. They will not run out when in contact with water, change color over time, press through paper, or do any of the things cheaper finewriters will do. The largest one I have is 0.7 millimeters in diameter, the smallest is 0.05 millimeters. - A normal HB pencil. - A nice soft eraser. - A tablet with seven cups to mix ink in. - Moveable model dolls in the shape of a human and a horse, but those are just for show really... - And last, but not least: water. That's right. Water. Well ok, you might also want to keep some kitchenpaper or something nearby. Just in case things get a bit too wet. You can just use water from the tap. Mix it with the ink to get some cool visual effects. These materials aren't cheap. The paper and the brushes especially might set you back about fifty to seventy Euro's, but if you treat them right, these materials will last quite long. Also, if you use cheaper materials, they might eventually ruin your pictures. I've seen the lines of cheaper finewrites, run out and turn from black to green over time. If you're serious about this, I'd get some good materials. If you just want to try it out, there's no harm in getting some cheaper materials. That way, when you decide it's not for you after all, you won't feel bad about spending so much money. On to Pen and Ink tutorial: Sketching |
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