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    • ArtofAleksey
      ArtofAleksey @chrisaakins last edited by

      @chrisaakins @Erin-Cortese ive realized that I actually dong enjoy using the brushpens as much as i like using dip nibs. Im gonna give thst a go on a few of my inktobers

      instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
      alekseyillustration.com

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      • burvantill
        burvantill Moderator @braden H last edited by

        @Braden-Hallett This one is my favorite so far. He has a Samwise feel to him. 💛👍 And his helmet 🤣🤣🤣so great

        Lisa Burvant
        www.lisaburvant.com
        Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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        • burvantill
          burvantill Moderator @ArtofAleksey last edited by

          @Aleksey I have a question regarding your orange pencil drawing under the ink. @Jake-Parker does this and I’m trying for the first time. When you scan in the ink drawing is it easy to remove the orange? Jake says it is and I’m pretty good at Photoshop, but I was just wondering what you do. 🙂

          Lisa Burvant
          www.lisaburvant.com
          Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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          • ArtofAleksey
            ArtofAleksey @burvantill last edited by ArtofAleksey

            @burvantill i dont do what jake parker does as often, i use “hue saturation” in photoshop first and select “red” or “blue” (depending on what pencil you’re using) from the drop down and put brightness to max or saturation to zero, or both. then i use the “levels” feature because I don’t like how photoshop messes with my lines so it’s always different for the second step.

            Another thing im starting to do for time and sanity is draw it on an ipad or clips studio or whatever, print it on card stock in blue or orange (as @Jake-Parker suggested but I might change to bristol because my printer has a special slot for fancier paper and i want to use pen nibs) ink on card stock or on lightbox, rescan it and get rid of the blue/orange in photoshop. This way i can have original inked pieces that i can look at and go “oooo pretty”

            instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
            alekseyillustration.com

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            • burvantill
              burvantill Moderator @ArtofAleksey last edited by

              @Aleksey Okay👍That’s what I’m doing right now. I drew it on my iPad and just printed it out on card stock. After inking I will scan it back into the puter. 🤞🤞🤞😬😜

              Lisa Burvant
              www.lisaburvant.com
              Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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              • ArtofAleksey
                ArtofAleksey @burvantill last edited by

                @burvantill have you used pen or brush on cardstock? Curious to know if it tears up the paper at all

                instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                alekseyillustration.com

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                • demotlj
                  demotlj SVS OG last edited by demotlj

                  I was working on this month's contest and I got really stuck on the color study so I decided to try putting some of this inking practice to work on the piece. It's not easy to apply all of the different gradient hatching for local color and shadows and form and I think I still need more darks. I'd love to hear your critiques on the inking based on what we have been learning. (This is digital technical pen in Procreate.)

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                  Laurie DeMott
                  instagram.com/demotlj

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                  • ArtofAleksey
                    ArtofAleksey @demotlj last edited by ArtofAleksey

                    @demotlj looks great. I think doing just ink might work too. I like how you kept the details vague for the background. The one thing all those lines in the background are doing though is taking some focus away from the characters. I would put nice thick lines around the main characters you want us to see and it should do the trick. It has a really nice older cartoon/ book illustration style to it.

                    instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                    alekseyillustration.com

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                    • demotlj
                      demotlj SVS OG @ArtofAleksey last edited by

                      @Aleksey I think you are right about the background feeling distracting. I'm going to look at some old illustrations and see what they did. Maybe they didn't vary the line direction as much as I did.

                      Laurie DeMott
                      instagram.com/demotlj

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                      • ArtofAleksey
                        ArtofAleksey @demotlj last edited by

                        @demotlj i like the right side. I think the darker left side is fine if the characters popped out more.

                        instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                        alekseyillustration.com

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                        • burvantill
                          burvantill Moderator @ArtofAleksey last edited by

                          @Aleksey Not on card stock, yet. I’m planning on using my brush pen even though this is a contest project and I may EF it up. I figure, why am I practicing if I’m not going to actually use it, right? 😶

                          Lisa Burvant
                          www.lisaburvant.com
                          Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                          • MOO
                            MOO SVS OG last edited by

                            Wish I would have started this with all of you! Not great wifi for viewing her right now. Keep up the good work! I'll just look at your progress and it will help me when I take pen to paper, maybe 🙂

                            Marsha Ottum Owen

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                            • burvantill
                              burvantill Moderator last edited by

                              I went a different route today. I just couldn’t get those poor little Zebulon Six marmots out of my head. I think I’m done practicing straight lines for a long time.
                              This was fun, but I chickened out and didn’t use my brush pen. 😝🐓🥚
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                              Lisa Burvant
                              www.lisaburvant.com
                              Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                              • chrisaakins
                                chrisaakins last edited by

                                Here is some real practice. And the Marmot Pontificus Potentatus Supreme denouncing you all.
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                                Chris Akins
                                www.chrisakinsart.com
                                www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                                • chrisaakins
                                  chrisaakins @burvantill last edited by

                                  @burvantill that's hilarious. I didn't even see your post and I drew the other marmots. Hahaha!

                                  Chris Akins
                                  www.chrisakinsart.com
                                  www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                                  • burvantill
                                    burvantill Moderator @chrisaakins last edited by

                                    @chrisaakins 🤣🤣👍👍👍

                                    Lisa Burvant
                                    www.lisaburvant.com
                                    Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                                    • ArtofAleksey
                                      ArtofAleksey @chrisaakins last edited by

                                      @chrisaakins i want to see some heretic mammals.

                                      instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                                      alekseyillustration.com

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                                      • demotlj
                                        demotlj SVS OG last edited by

                                        This thread is so educational. Not only am I learning inking but I now know what a marmot is -- I had to look it up because we don't have marmots here in the northeast US. Of course, the marmots of Zebulon Six may be a slightly different species but at least, if they invade New York, I will now be able to identify them.

                                        Laurie DeMott
                                        instagram.com/demotlj

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                                        • xin li
                                          xin li last edited by xin li

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                                          I find it gets a bit easier to paint with ink after this month's practice. But using this technique in working on actual illustration(a concret concept for something specific) is still difficult for me. I was thinking about the climate change strike in my mind, and my painting ended up here.
                                          I was not aware of this before: there is a gap between grasping the technique and using the technique learned in the actual illustration. It is like trying to do matchmaking - I got to come up with a concept that fits the actual project, and also fits with the technique I want to apply. Do you guys feel this way sometimes?

                                          Web: www.lixin.no
                                          IG: www.instagram.com/lixin.illustration/

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                                          • braden H
                                            braden H last edited by

                                            @demotlj said in How to ink group run through week 5:

                                            It's not easy to apply all of the different gradient hatching for local color and shadows and form

                                            It really is like a juggling routine! Some day it'll internalize, but I know it's gonne take a lot more practice from me 🙂

                                            Also, nice work! I love all the book titles (watership down must be a dark history for them :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes: )

                                            @Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen said in How to ink group run through week 5:

                                            I'll just look at your progress and it will help me when I take pen to paper, maybe

                                            It'll all be here once you're ready to start 😃

                                            @burvantill said in How to ink group run through week 5:

                                            I think I’m done practicing straight lines for a long time.

                                            Those are some damn fine straight lines! 😃 (I wouldn't have wanted to use a brush pen for them either!)

                                            @chrisaakins said in How to ink group run through week 5:

                                            And the Marmot Pontificus Potentatus Supreme denouncing you all

                                            HERESY!!! :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes: :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes:

                                            @Aleksey said in How to ink group run through week 5:

                                            @chrisaakins i want to see some heretic mammals.

                                            I'm gonna have to do some of my own 😃

                                            @demotlj said in How to ink group run through week 5:

                                            Not only am I learning inking but I now know what a marmot is

                                            If you're ever out west during the summer you'll see them sunning themselves out on the concrete road dividers 🙂

                                            @xin-li said in How to ink group run through week 5:

                                            there is a gap between grasping the technique and using the technique learned in the actual illustration

                                            I feel this way all the time. There is absolutely a period where you understand/comprehend the skill, but can't actually use it (I understand that green means go, red means stop and the wheel steers the vehicle but if I've never actually driven before I sure can't parallel park!)

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