How to ink group run through
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I wanted to share this little DIY project with ya’ll because inktober is almost nigh. I ordered a few empty brushpens from ebay (2 dollars each) and made my own wash pens. I figured these tips wouldn’t be the best quality since they are so cheap so I’d try to make wash pens out of them. And success! @Braden-Hallett ty for your sacrifice
Empty brushpen:
A “converter” that came with the brushpen, its cheap but you can order nicer ones from the internet, I bought a few for $5 that were glass instead of plastic but the plastic one seems to hold more volume so I kept it (if it breaks i have a spares). Youtube “international converters” if you want to see how all the different ones work, this one is a twisty one
Mix water with ink until you get a ratio you like then dip brushpen into the container (I used an empty little jar I had lying around) and fill the converter (Make sure its on nice and firm! So it doesnt spill)
Test to see if to your liking, pour out add water if too dark (i found it easier to pour ink into it then mix water in for this specific project-repeat until you like it)
I did a green ink wash and a sepia ink wash cause I ordered 3 brush pens, might make more!
Save jars of washes (label them so you know which is which ) for when brushpens empty and you need to refill
Im gonna do the same thing with fountain pens when they arrive! Let me know what you think and if you think this is annoying or helpful.
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@Aleksey I didn't even know converters existed! That's so cool!
I tried something like this a long time ago but the only refillable brush pens I could find (pre easy online ordering) were like 15 bucks a pop :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes:
Well prepared for inktober!
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@Braden-Hallett yeah gouletpens.com sells a really nice standard international one for fountain pens. I ordered a cheap “jinhao” fountain pen and im going to try and replace the nib with a manga G pen nib and another one with a nice vintage nib. They both seem to be the same size so they should fit. I’ll keep you posted!
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Here is Friday's: Back to digital. I changed the pixel count to 1200 and size to 11 x 14 but then I have a time delay on the thick strokes. It makes them all wobbly and wonky. Hatching becomes almost impossible. Does anyone else have that issue or is that an issue with my surface book?
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@chrisaakins what technology do you use for digital?
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@Aleksey What would be the difference between this and a waterbrush that you use to do portable watercolor painting? (By the way, I like your Winsor Newton pocket set. I have one that I use all the time, though I changed the pans.)
Laurie DeMott
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@demotlj so good! I get a more consistent wash and dont need to dip my water brush into anything. Although I have one of those brushes too and they are really fun too
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@Aleksey I have two that I use, Photoshop CS and Autosketch on a surface book 2 with a surface pen.
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@chrisaakins ohh i see. Ive seen these issues on different brands of art displays before. I dont know if it’s common on surface though but it looks the same as the issues huion tablets have.
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@chrisaakins said in How to ink group run through:
I changed the pixel count to 1200 and size to 11 x 14
Do you mean 1200 pixels per inch? So 13200 pixels high? Or 1200 pixels on one side total?
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@Braden-Hallett 1200 pixels per in
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@chrisaakins Well there's yer problum
I'd work at a resolution of 300 pixels per inch. 600 at most if you're working on a comic and want the super crispest of inks. I work on comics at 300.
My practice lines are on a smaller canvas (8.5 x 5.5 at 300) so I can fit the whole thing on the screen (I zoom out to about 55% which shows the document at print size for the number of pixels per inch my screen has)
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@Braden-Hallett thanks!!!
