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    How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1

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    • DaveLeekArt
      DaveLeekArt @chrisaakins last edited by

      @chrisaakins there’s something visually pleasing about this page!

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      • chrisaakins
        chrisaakins last edited by chrisaakins

        Traditional day, today. I did this while I listened to the 3-point perspective podcast on transitioning from another career. Perhaps I should keep my day job...
        I must confess that I get a little impatient drawing straight lines, even though I really enjoy hatching in creating values. I thought today, Hey! why not draw a face and see if you have gotten any better since this straight line stuff is boring? Well, it seems if I am concentrating on my lines, they are great (well, better anyway), when I am concentrating on a picture I am not so confident. I think it is what I am always telling my students. "Don't see it as a face, see it as a series of lines and shapes. Maybe I need to listen to my own advice as an art teacher. Even so, it IS improvement.
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        Chris Akins
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        • ArtofAleksey
          ArtofAleksey @chrisaakins last edited by

          @chrisaakins omg i met someone once that enjoyed stippling I was like. What? Why? But it did look cool... yeah I hope you dont feel bad about not quitting your day job. I’m not either and am going to try to gradually transition into a job that is closer to publishing or art or printing.

          instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
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          • BichonBistro
            BichonBistro @chrisaakins last edited by

            @chrisaakins this looks great!

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            • demotlj
              demotlj SVS OG last edited by

              I did this one in Paper while watching TV. (It was a mystery and though I got a lot of inking practice, I missed why the killer did it!) I like doing the dip pen better but boy is digital faster 🙂
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              Laurie DeMott
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              • chrisaakins
                chrisaakins @ArtofAleksey last edited by

                @Aleksey I know, right? You should try teaching stipling to 36 high schoolers all pounding ink pens to death. It's painful on so many levels. But it does look cool.

                @BichonBistro Thanks! You are so encouraging!

                Chris Akins
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                • BichonBistro
                  BichonBistro @demotlj last edited by

                  @demotlj these look great—what pen did you use? Or a variety?

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                  • BichonBistro
                    BichonBistro @chrisaakins last edited by

                    @chrisaakins I am trying to imagine teaching anything to 36 high schoolers 😱

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                    • demotlj
                      demotlj SVS OG @BichonBistro last edited by

                      @BichonBistro I used the fountain pen in the Paper app. I usually use Procreate for digital work but for sketches I sometimes use Paper to keep things simple.

                      Laurie DeMott
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                      • xin li
                        xin li @demotlj last edited by

                        @demotlj what? It is not a physical fountain pen on a physical paper? I did not suspect. looking good.

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                        • demotlj
                          demotlj SVS OG @xin li last edited by

                          @xin-li Paper is a fun app for that kind of thing. No ability to do layers but its tools feel pretty real.

                          Laurie DeMott
                          instagram.com/demotlj

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                          • ArtofAleksey
                            ArtofAleksey @chrisaakins last edited by

                            @chrisaakins i do not envy you, may i suggest either muji pens, or those gel ink pens or ball point pens to cut costs and also not be sad about kids ruining art supplies

                            instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
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                            • alicia
                              alicia @braden H last edited by

                              @Braden-Hallett I still need to do them! 😲😫

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                              • braden H
                                braden H last edited by

                                Here's week 2 😃

                                https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/7928/how-to-ink-group-runthrough-week-2

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                                • chrisaakins
                                  chrisaakins @ArtofAleksey last edited by

                                  @Aleksey we use sharpies

                                  Chris Akins
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                                  • ArtofAleksey
                                    ArtofAleksey @chrisaakins last edited by

                                    @chrisaakins ohh haha nevermind

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                                    • alicia
                                      alicia @demotlj last edited by

                                      @demotlj I’ve actually used white paint for small corrections. It’s worked for me & isn’t very noticeable

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                                      • Susan Marks
                                        Susan Marks @chrisaakins last edited by

                                        @chrisaakins I’ve found the size of the canvas, pixel ratio makes a lot of difference. I’m using. 5k by 7k canvass at 132 dpi. How about you?

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                                        • Jonas Zavacky
                                          Jonas Zavacky last edited by Jonas Zavacky

                                          haha what a thread! 😃 Everybody doing the ink exercises. Love to see that! It is challanging and fun. Maybe I will share mine later.

                                          If You wanna get more in depth into inking I definitely recommend Rendering in pen and ink by Arthur Guptill. Excellent book.

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                                          • alicia
                                            alicia last edited by

                                            I’m so far behind! But I’m still working at it! Here are my basic strokes & hatching!
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