Comment on LIVEWIRES no.4, inks by AdamWarren
Incredible!
I have to ask, what are you using to ink?
I have to ask, what are you using to ink?
A Japanese "Zebra" pen-tip (of the "seburo" type, I think it's called), which gives me the flexibility of a brush with the control of a pen... Highly recommended! Also, tech pens for the longer lines, and Koh-I-Noor "Ultradraw" ink for all the pens.
Gads!
Is this a special, hard to find outside of Japan nib? One which only secret ninja training atop Mt. Fuji can gain you one?
BTW, is there a trick you know that stops the ink from gobbing off the nib? I've ruined a few attempts at inking that way.
Is this a special, hard to find outside of Japan nib? One which only secret ninja training atop Mt. Fuji can gain you one?
BTW, is there a trick you know that stops the ink from gobbing off the nib? I've ruined a few attempts at inking that way.
>Is this a special, hard to find outside of Japan nib? One which only secret ninja training atop Mt. Fuji can gain you one?
Er... I gather that you might be able to mail-order Japanese art supplies from stateside resellers, but I don't know much more about that. (A Japanese friend of mine hooked me up with the pen-tips I use.)
>BTW, is there a trick you know that stops the ink from gobbing off the nib? I've ruined a few attempts at inking that way.
Two things: Either A) your pen-tip hasn't yet been broken in (also, pen-tips are sometimes shipped with a wax coating) or B), you're using a problematic ink... Some inks are more prone to beading up than others. Me, I use either Koh-I-Noor Ultradraw or Higgins Black Magic, for the most part.
Er... I gather that you might be able to mail-order Japanese art supplies from stateside resellers, but I don't know much more about that. (A Japanese friend of mine hooked me up with the pen-tips I use.)
>BTW, is there a trick you know that stops the ink from gobbing off the nib? I've ruined a few attempts at inking that way.
Two things: Either A) your pen-tip hasn't yet been broken in (also, pen-tips are sometimes shipped with a wax coating) or B), you're using a problematic ink... Some inks are more prone to beading up than others. Me, I use either Koh-I-Noor Ultradraw or Higgins Black Magic, for the most part.