How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1
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And it begins! I haven’t really used my brush pens much since last year’s Inktober so this is a nice refresher. I also feel much more confident with the strokes already than I did last year which shows some of the other pen control work has carried over. Still lots to improve on though so this next 6 weeks should be awesome.
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@Braden-Hallett you're always good to start a group class-along here. And I'm tempted. I've been over in a different forum taking a few classes this summer (comics/storywriting) but they're wrapping up. I've been working on a 3 page comic strip-and boy but my inking could use some assistance.
If I do-it will be digital, on my Procreate. As usual, I'm searching for the "right" brush.
I'm using The Fading Edge-from Georg's megapack. It doesn't have quite as much pressure sensitivity as I want so I'm playing with the settings.
I'd love to hear from other digital inkers--what you're finding to work well.
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@burvantill said in How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1:
I copied a random page from one of our old coloring books and filled in the spaces with my practice lines.
That's a really good idea! Cheap and easy to find and print out, too
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@Bricz-Art Nice! You've got some great consistency goin' on there! Are you using a brush pen?
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Wow, I am really shaky with a digital brush pen. I guess I really do need to practice.
I especially struggle with varying the weight of the line. Also, I did a self-portrait. (haha! I wish!) -
Thanks @Braden-Hallett
Today was a Copic multiliner that I haven’t had a chance to play around with yet. I plan to bounce back and forth between it and a couple brush pens I have to work on building proficiency with both. -
@chrisaakins man, trying to play with line width in digital format for the first time or after a while off is super difficult. There’s just such a different from traditional to digital eh?
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@Susan-Marks what is the other forum you're taking classes through?
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Kind of meditative when doing this on paper. I have seen the inking videos before, but when re-watching it, I realized a lot of excises can be used to practice with other art supplies, like pencil for example. It is about getting better with drawing in general :-). I think 6B pencil in procreate is very suitable for most of the excises.
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Cool! I'm in! I'll start watching the first homework-video's tonight. I'll see if I want to work traditional or digital... maybe both :-).
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@Braden-Hallett at first I thought this would be a good opportunity to get beyond the sketch pencil on my ipad/Procreate and try digital inking, but now I see it as the perfect vehicle to work on fine motor control on paper. That became an issue for me 4 years ago, so I broke down and bought an iPad Pro. The undo/redo in Procreate made drawing a lot easier, but I have not moved forward much in regaining fine motor skill. The initial exercises don’t have the pressure of a product, but really help identify which movements and goals need most practice. I also need to learn to post struggles and be publicly accountable, so I am very happy you initiated this Braden! My daily practice will include exercises that require long lines, pressure and consistency using a technical or ball point pen for most.
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@chrisaakins said in How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1:
Wow, I am really shaky with a digital brush pen
I feel your pain
I find it a LOT easier to get a smooth line with traditional materials vs digital.It's a great start, though! Those lines'll smooth out sooner than you think if you do them every day
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@xin-li said in How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1:
Kind of meditative when doing this on paper
When I do practice linework in the morning I call it 'self calibration' It is very meditative
I really like the fading line hatching in the bottomr right. Looks really neat!
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@BichonBistro said in How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1:
My daily practice will include exercises that require long lines, pressure and consistency using a technical or ball point pen for most
Awesome! Certainly a great start
. I think your hatching's bang-on. It's crazy how much of a difference a push vs a pull makes with those long lines, isn't it? -
Here are some more lines and practice. I have always wanted to be able to use a brush pen to do the modern calligraphy but so far it eludes my skill. This line practice helps.
Are we posting our daily practice here? Or just once a week?
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Ink warmups for today. Used the brush pen this time around. I must say, I’m quite pleased to see the improvement from the last time I used this sucker. I’m excited to see what kind of progress will come from daily work between now and the end of October.
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@chrisaakins looks good mate! Ps, I hope daily posting isn’t an issue because I’ve already posted for yesterday and today... oops
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@BichonBistro good looking cross hatching page
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@chrisaakins beautiful hand-lettering wow
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@xin-li agree!
