How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1

[Susan Marks]

@Kuarahy Sequential Art Workshop. A nice counterpoint to the classes and forums here. Much smaller community; they use a platform (Mighty Network) I'm not so fond of; and their discussion and classes focus on sequential art (comics and graphic novels, mostly). PM me if you'd like more info.

[braden H]

@chrisaakins It's amazing how fast line practice helps

You can post as often as you want, I think. This week is more 'practice them lines, dernit!' than anything else, so if posting keeps you practicing, then do it! In the later weeks we'll have more concrete 'assignments'.

[braden H]

@Bricz-Art said in How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1:

I hope daily posting isn’t an issue

Not an issue at all Post however often you need to keep you practicing the linework.

[braden H]

@Coley said in How To Ink 2.0 Group Runthrough Week 1:

Congrats for all your practice! Do you work on a cintiq?

Thanks I do work on a cintiq, yiss.

[Coley]

@Braden-Hallett nice

[Erin.Cortese]

@Braden-Hallett Excited that you are organizing a group class again! I am going to do my best to join in weekly.

[BichonBistro]

@Braden-Hallett accountability posting daily practice

Long lines the most difficult, especially curves—still working out what will be my daily practice to fill one piece of paper.

[MichaelaH]

@BichonBistro great work

[DaveLeekArt]

Really feeling this Pentel brush pen this morning!
Hope everyone has a great day and gets some solid practice in:)

[braden H]

@BichonBistro Keep goin Once you settle on what exercises to do on a single page it'll be easy to get it done every day

[braden H]

@Bricz-Art Man, i really love brush pens. I dug out my old one but it's dry as a bone :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes:

[ArtofAleksey]

Ok whew. Some were brush pens some were pen nibs.

[xin li]

mixing up the practice a bit, just kept the pen moving today.

[xin li]

@Bricz-Art you have great looking lines.
I am using the same tool. :-). Love this pen.

[xin li]

@Aleksey love these practice sheets of yours. So much enegy

[burvantill]

@BichonBistro I have a Pentel brush pen waiting for me at the post office. Do you like yours? I am excited to start using it.

[burvantill]

Basic, hatching and consistency. I like hatching

[BichonBistro]

@MichaelaH it feels good to be setting achievable, realistic goals—these exercises have helped me identify areas of greatest difficulty and intermediate steps and methods I can take to inch toward the hardest exercises (definitely long lines with any tool and consistency with brush pen, even for short straight lines).

[BichonBistro]

@Braden-Hallett I’m almost there! Trying to strike a balance in daily practice exercises between comfort/zen zone, just beyond reach & way beyond reach ️

[BichonBistro]

@burvantill the brush pen is in the “way beyond reach” category for me, so I am not sure my experience is applicable, but I find the Pentel more difficult to control than the Zebra Fude Brush (double-sided with a marker point at the other end).

The pentel brush tip is longer and thicker and seems to be more malleable and I think your lines will have more character using it. The Fude seems to have less give, which helps me when trying to make fine lines and practice consistency which is a long-term goal. I think that will be more achievable for me with the Fude, but I prefer the feel of the Pentel when I don’t have a goal in mind, just messing around.

I believe you will enjoy your Pentel brush