I needed to watch this. As an artist,I sort of lack One specific thing needed to produce fantastic work. Patience. I start a piece, and I have Great expectations for said piece, because I already see the complete work in my mind. I get to work, but after a while of labor, I get bored...or frustrated. It becomes more than just drawing, and painting. I love to "detail" nooks and crannies, anything and everything to make the pic stand out. I over stress it, make things overly complicated and get jacked. Lately, I've been pacing myself,doing a bit better each day. Sometimes, I drop drawings,or paintings because of the excitement wearing off.. going back later to see how I can pick it back up. I generally stayed away from inking because of strokes,but watching what you did have me fresh eyes! You use the same stroke patterns I use to ink. So it's not technical action, it's the lack of patience. Thanks for the lessons.
Inking has always been a form of meditation for me. I didn't realize it until years later how relaxing it was getting lost in the rhythm of the lines. In real life, I'm not a patient person at all.
Hey Shane, which other inks have you tried (and liked) when working with a pen nib? Speedball super black is great for brush, but is too thick for nib- constantly clogging it up. I've also tried Yasutomo brand but it's not completely water proof. Any recommendations?
I used to use Koh-I-Noor Ink, the same they used for rapidograph pens years ago. I've also tried Noodler's inks, the Non-feathering Black Ink, but it's not waterproof, even though it flows really well. I buy Superblack ink in the big containers and have had decent luck with it. I may squirt a little windex in the ink to thin it without it graying out. Otherwise, I don' t know what to tell you. I like FW inks quite a lot, they're more acrylic-based and waterproof. You might give those a try, but they are a little expensive. But the range of colors are a lot of fun. Hope that helps! :)
