Mine are the Sharpie markers, I've bought lots of them as the colours are very vibrant, although they are more like felt tips and permanent markers, but hey I can draw with them so hey!
waynet wrote:
Mine are the Sharpie markers, I've bought lots of them as the colours are very vibrant, although they are more like felt tips and permanent markers, but hey I can draw with them so hey!
I like Sharpies for quick sketches or photocopy-ready art.
I usually color them with your basic Crayolas, even though that's water-soluble, because I like the range of colors available. For more control, I use watercolor pencils.
Sharpies are fugitive, though. UV will fade them. (Blue seems to survive longest in UV). They are also a dye, not a pigment, so they can bleed over time. You'd need a special barrier paint if you used them on a wall and wanted to cover them later.
For line art that I want to last in "archival" art, I like permanent, pigment-based markers. I've found Staedtler's pigment liners reliable, their tips hold shape nicely and the flow is good (compared to other pigment markers).
For color, I generally tint the line art with artist's watercolors. You can often get pens, watercolor pencils, or cheaper mini-trays with the same pigments.
Hope that helps - I like the topic, and think I'll do a Hub about it with more info.
-Erica Wisner
I like the sharpie pens!
I usually go with Sharpies also. For thin black lines, I will buy the Uni-Ball writing pens that come in two or three different widths.
I like the feel of a Artline roller ball.
darkside wrote:
I like the feel of a Artline roller ball.
Well we agree on something.
waynet wrote:
Mine are the Sharpie markers, I've bought lots of them as the colours are very vibrant, although they are more like felt tips and permanent markers, but hey I can draw with them so hey!
I use either rotring or artline pens.
I still find that many things just look better, when there is less computer generated input.
I find that for work that is going to have to be made huge, I use the Rotring,(Less bleed) and the artline rollers for my smaller projects.
Magic markers are popular too. I used them when I first started commercial art. They were expensive, don't know if they are as popular anymore.
The idea of using a sharpie, well I just wouldn't go there they bleed into even the smoothess paper. Staedler is for archival use, another expensive pen.
Oh you have to go with the Staedtler! I have a set of 01, 03, and 05, which is plenty (I don't use fat lines often). I like to ink first, then do a quick watercolor wash, and the Staedtler doesn't smudge or run. They're the best!
Although if you're talking INK ink, then I like the Crow Quill best. Hard to resist the classics!
Cheers all, there are some good pen types that are coming out of this discussion with a couple I haven't heard of so cheers for that, I've used the Staedtler range and they are quite smooth on the paper.
When I earlier mentioned about Sharpie markers they were mainly for sketching and big areas of solid colour, which I know I can edit out and blend further using Gimp or Photoshop software.
I'll have to check out the artline roller ball pen as I do like to collect many pens for my sketching toolbox.
Sharpie markers, Sharpie finepoints (excellent for detail), Bic Markit (basically the same but without the strong hold-your-nose smell).
Fabrell Castell are my favorite. Don't know if I spelled that correctly.

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