#mediums are prismacolors and ink used like watercolor

[the-dye-stained-socialite]

kink/whumptober day 2(?): petplay

smut and nudity under the cut

had the fun thought of marigold's tattoos coming alive in parabola for this one

[md3artjournal]

Ah, Copic markers😅

The more time passes, the more i feel like the rare few who got Copics, then tried digital art, didn't like it, and returned to Copics.😅

I was into other traditional mediums then got into Copics. I tried to get into digital art, only in recent years, and it's not going well. Too much friction in the process. I don't think I'll ever really get comfortable drawing on a screen. I've actually been getting more into traditional materials instead, by getting into fountain pens and dip pens. lol I went from 3 ink bottles to 10+. 😂

Yet my traditional drawings still don't look as good as the few digital drawings i struggled to complete.🪦👻

The funny thing is, when i got into artist's alcohol markers, it DID feel like magic. Before i got into Copics, i was super cheap with all my art supplies: Crayola markers, Crayola watercolors, color pencils (gift), ballpoint pens, hoarded cardboard, scratch paper, fabric scraps, etc. First thing I did out of art school, was buy hardware store paints, and make mini canvases out of old T-shirts and popsicle sticks, just to cleanse myself of all the wasteful guilt i had during classes, required to use high end painting supplies. I felt too uncomfortable trying to make art with expensive supplies. But then, one Comic Con, all the panels i wanted to attend, filled up, so i wandered into the one thing i could get into: a Prismacolor Premier workshop. They gave out a free marker and had us test out their other supplies too. And after years of streak marks with Crayola Super Tips (which if you learn to work with, can incorporate nice strokes into drawings), i was flabbergasted when those Prismacolor Premier marker strokes just melted into each other and disappeared!🤯

After that panel, I immediately went to exhibit hall to buy alcohol markers. And back then, i always attended Anime Expo, which almost always has a booth selling Copic Sketch makers for only $5. Every year, I'd buy Copics at Anime Expo. I tried their Gasenfude and got into brush pens. To this day, i still have my brother who still attends AX, pick up some Copics for me almost every year. And I've finally started buying Copics online, getting to know stores with frequent sales. I thought i might leave Copics for some other mediums (like ink, or learn digital, or return to watercolors), but Copics are still the fastest, best look for my work flow. I actually timed it, and when i use other mediums, a drawing takes me FIVE times longer. So i think I'm sticking with Copics.💕 (I don't have the money for this💸😅)

[rachaelmayo]

Rachael's Art Information

The top illustration is Fields of Gold 2, one of my recent artworks and a personal favorite.

Quick info:

Commissions - closed through the end of 2025.

Art trades - closed.

Requests - closed, permanently.

Personal info:

I am an art hobbyist. I sell my work at SF/Fantasy conventions in the United States, but I do not make my living through my art. Art is my for-fun-and-relaxation vocation. I make my living as a systems administrator with a mainframe z/OS specialty for SS&C Technologies. I am based in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area in the United States.

I like to draw dragon things, feathery things, buggy things, monstrous things, and other fantasy and SF things. I prefer design-oriented illustration over narrative illustration, and my focus tends to be on pattern and decoration. I am inspired by all kinds of creatures from the natural world, especially fish, insects, reptiles, birds, and flowers.

My artwork is comprised mostly of traditional mediums. I use ink, watercolor, and a variety of colored pencil brands, though I favor Prismacolor pencils over all others. I also use gel pens and acrylics. I like to include elements such as scrapbook paper, fancy rocks (cut/polished cabochons), acrylic rhinestones and Swarovski crystals, metal and glass decorations, and a variety of other 3D objects. Occasionally, I'll get a wild hair and break out the glitter.

I do some work in Photoshop. Usually I use the program for post-processing a hand-drawn artwork, but also I use it to perform color tests and other small projects. I would not consider Photoshop to be one of my primary creative mediums; rather, it is one of my finishing tools.

I share my artwork on a few other platforms, in combination with general short blogging. I know that some people have different platform preferences, so here are the other places I can be found:

Amazon - I have four dragon- and fantasy-themed coloring books available on Amazon. These are all original hand-drawn images that I've reworked in Photoshop to make them colorist-friendly. The current set of books are aimed at advanced colorists. I plan to publish books that are suitable for casual and young colorists soon. Here are links to the individual books:

Dragon Adventure 1 - 2nd edition coming in late 2025.

Dragon Adventure 2 - 2nd edition coming in 2027.

Dragon Adventure 3 - 2nd edition coming in 2028.

Dragon Adventure 4 - no 2nd edition planned.

Coming soon: Kid-friendly Dragon Adventure coloring books.

Cara - I've joined this portfolio/social site recently, and I am still in the process of populating it with my work.

DeviantArt - This is a chronological catalogue of artistic endeavors, moderately well-organized. I consider DA to be my "primary" art sharing website.

Print Information - This DeviantArt journal has information about my prints. I sell them ad hoc and make them with my own equipment, rather than using online print services. My prints are matted, signed, and numbered limited editions. I use archival paper and ink.

Facebook - I reveal new art here in parallel with DeviantArt. I post other information and personal achievements as well. I occasionally share music and performance videos that I like, and also terrible puns and other amusements. The vast majority of what I share is public, and SFW.

FurAffinity - I reveal new art here in parallel with DeviantArt.

Instagram - This usually parallels new work posts that are on my other websites, but the formatting may be different due to Instagram's image ratio restrictions.

Twitter/X - I am not posting artwork here any longer. I'm not as engaged on Twitter as I am elsewhere. I may not respond to DMs very quickly, but I do tend to drop by every couple of days.

Email - If you prefer to communicate via email, you are welcome to send me a DM and I will provide my email address. I do not want to post my address publicly on Tumblr.

[blanchebees]

Hi! I'm not sure if this has been asked before but if you don't mind answering, what sketchbook do you use, and what's the paper like (texture-wise, how strong is it, etc)? And what's your favorite pen and/or pencil to use? Are there any other materials you like to use but maybe don't work with as often? Thank you for answering if you do :D

~ A fellow artist

Hello! Nope! Actually nobody has ever asked and i am happy to answer you :)

I use Talens art creation, currently a5 size (13x21cm), i prefer smooth paper for better inking so there's not too much texture on this one. It has taken me a bit to find the one perfect for me so this may or may not work for you.

I use different mediums and this paper can hold up, it's 140gsm so it's not too thick nor thin, although if you go too heavy with watercolors, it does bend.

My favorite pencil has to be the prismacolor col erase, combined with smooth paper i always get very gentle and flowy strokes.

Favorite pen at the moment might be the stabilo point 88, but just a basic bic does a good job as well.

I have Himi gouache that i haven't touched in forever, maybe in the future I'll mess around with it, who knows.

Hopefully this will be helpful! ☺��

[ashsomethingart]

In Which I Properly Introduce Myself

Good Morrning Tumblrverse Updated 4/15/2024: My name is Ash Around the internet I am known pretty much ubiquitously as Ash Something Art  I am currently active on all of the following platforms:

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Ello

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I am a 35 year old multidisciplinary artist. I’m Genderfluid AMAB, and I live my life as a lifestyle clown.  But I’m here on tumblr to focus on who I am as an artist, so let’s dig into that. There is always some confusion when I say I’m a multidisciplinary artist, as it’s not an incredibly common term, but to clear that up out of the gate, it means I don’t specialize in just a single type of art, but work my absolute ass off to create awesome work in a wide variety of styles and media. There’s a lot of push for artists to have a single recognizable style and to only work in a single medium; But this isn’t for the artist’s benefit. I’ve always looked at that as being the same mindset that people have that makes guys tell their girlfriends they’re “Too much” or to tone themselves down. People want artists to have a single style so that artist’s work can fit inside of an easily digestible and recognizable box, where just a glance can tell them which artist did that work. And I hate that. I hate being limited. I do art because I love art, and if I want to do a realistic charcoal work one day then a digital anime style piece the next I’m going to do that. What styles do I use, you ask? That’s a hard question to answer in-depth because I have practiced a wide range of media (Charcoal, graphite, pastels, acrylic, oil and watercolor paints, photoshop, illustrator, pen and inks, colored pencils, Prismacolor markers, lithographic printing, screen printing, woodcarving, leathercrafting, sculpture, photography and photo-editing), and multiple consistent styles with each medium I use. But to simplify and clarify it, I can at least list the styles I am happily ready to market myself in as a professional at any given time because I have spent over ten years doing each of them, and these styles are my own at this point; -Anime and Manga Style - My own Anime style is a bit more on the realistic side; I grew up referencing a lot of Seinen manga, pulp magazine, Death n=Note and stuff like Air Gear, as well as a bunch of Manhwa like Sun Ken Rock and King of Hell. That said, I’ve also practiced (a lot) replicating the big anime and manga’s styles from when I was growing up; Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, One Piece, Nana/Paradise Kiss, etc. I obviously prefer working in the style I developed myself but I have options with the anime and manga styles. -Western/American Comic Style - When I’m drawing in my own comic style, I would say it most closely resembles Michael Turner, my favorite artist from Image Comics, who created Aspen Comics and later worked with both Marvel and DC. I grew up inspired by his work and that led to my work being similarly inspired by him. I spent a lot of time in the comic convention circuit in LA meeting artists and being exposed to their work, and while I was a bit of a fan of Marvel and DC growing up, those titles didn’t come close to how obsessive I was with Image/Top Cow, Aspen Comics, Dark Horse and Heavy Metal magazine. As an adult I’m very aware of how problematic Heavy Metal is, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of my first major artistic inspirations when I came across it as a kid and didn’t know any better; And themes aside, the art was REALLY good; Between Hajime Sorayama, Frank Frazetta, Luis Royo, and a slew of others who did work for them, the visually artistic quality of the magazine was amazing. -Semirealism/Realism - I don’t want to say that this is where I started as an artist, because I I remember correctly I started drawing with anime characters back when I was like 9. However by the time I was 13 I was already trying to draw realistic portraits in pencil, and by the time I was in high school I was already able to do it. I don’t really have a lot of specific inspirations for this style, as honestly it’s the style that came most naturally to me. I have always done my fastest, best work in straight up graphite or charcoal; And I’ve been able to expand that work to a slew of other media, leaving charcoal as my favorite of them all. Given the time, I can do (and have done) massive 18x24″ charcoal portraits and pinups that look almost like a photo (although I do prefer to make the work obviously drawn when I can).

-Cartoon Style - Being a realism artist makes cartoon styles the hardest of the styles out there for me; It’s about simplifying. Simplify simplify simplify. My own cartoon style is a mix of anime/manga chibi styles and things like Jhonen Vasquez and Tim Burton’s art, as well as a few different web comics that I grew up with. I can’t say my cartoon work looks like any specific cartoon artist, but those are at least my go-to inspirations when I’m working in the style. If at all possible I do prefer to avoid this style. -Character/Pinup Style - Unlike the rest of the styles, this one is completely a creation of my own. It mixes semi-realistic shading with a linework style inspired by both anime and American comics, but wouldn’t necessarily fit into either of those brackets. It’s simpler than semi-realism, but a lot more realistic than cartoon, and I’m looking forward to creating a lot of work in this style very soon. -Tattoo Styles - I will preface this with the fact that I have no experience doing tattoos on peoples’ bodies. However, I have had a TON of commissions where people wanted me to design their tattoos, and so I had to study them in-depth so I knew what the tattoo artists would need when the client took my art to them. I am confident in the American traditional style, Contemporary, Cartoon, and Black and Grey styles. -Graphic Design - Originally, I started learning graphic design for my own purposes; How to brand and market myself. Create my own logos, etc. I figured, if I already have the artistic abilities why not do it all on my own? Before I realized it, I was doing paid work for anything from logo and t-shirt graphics, to album art, magazine covers, web banners and profile pictures. I can do both corporate and illustrative graphic design, but I prefer illustrative. -Nagel Style Reproductions -  To be clear, this is reproducing his style, not reproducing his work. Nagel was one of my very first formative artistic inspirations. About ten years ago, I decided to do one piece referencing his work as just a style study, and then people wanted me to do portraits of them in the style, which eventually led to me now having a portfolio of about 30 pieces that are various portraits, pinups, etc, in his style. I never expected or wanted to be known for that, as it started as just a practice thing for me, but Nagel is so iconic that it became one of my most demanded styles from prospective clients. So there you go. Eight solid styles that I work in. I don’t mean to ramble, but stopping me from infodumping when I get started is really hard to do, especially if I’m the one who needs to stop himself. In the past, I haven’t been the best at labelling my artwork with the exact style I’m using, and so there’s some confusion as to which I’m using on specific pieces among my current fanbase, but I do hope to rectify that with a new labelling process that I’ve started the last couple weeks for clarification. I unfortunately will not be going back and labelling work that has already been published online, but hopefully you all will start to see the distinctions as I publish more.

[spectral-musette]

what materials do you use for your drawings?

Hi anon!  It’s been a while I think since I’ve answered this type of question, but I don’t think much has changed. I’ll ramble about art supplies here under the cut. Disclaimer that these are probably not the absolute best supplies available, but they’re what I’m comfortable with or what I can easily find. Sometimes inexpensive to moderately priced art supplies are better for me mentally because I feel less anxious about using them up. Please don’t let that hold you back from using Nice Things if your brain isn’t Like That.

I like Strathmore Toned Tan paper (but when I started using toned paper in... 2013?ish? I was drawing on pieces of brown paper shopping bags). Brown or grey cardstock can also work, but I don’t think it erases quite as cleanly as the Strathmore paper and can tend to pick up oil from your hands more. I also like the portability of the wire-bound Strathmore sketchbook, and it lays nicely flat in the scanner (most of the time).

I draw with 2HB graphite pencils (Dixon Ticonderoga, but I doubt the specific kind makes that much of a difference). Really nothing fancy, I just find them with office/school supplies in packs of many. I like an electric sharpener to get a nice sharp point. (There are different levels of soft/hard graphite drawing pencils you might prefer though!)

For highlights, I use Prismacolor white pencils (PC938). I use a small manual sharpener for these for a blunter point and to use up less pencil when I sharpen. The one downside of these is that the lead (I know it’s not actually lead, like, Pb, but I can’t think of what else to call the inside of a colored pencil) can tend to break when sharpening, but I don’t think that’s entirely to do with how one sharpens and just relates to how they’ve been handled - being dropped on a hard surface might crack the lead inside?. I have also used General’s white charcoal, which is softer, but the Prismacolor smudges less.

I like high-polymer eraser caps. I’m sure people swear by other erasers (like a kneaded rubber), but I like having something I can shove on the end of my pencil so I don’t lose track of it. I also like the shape and the stiffness of the caps. I’m pretty sure I have an erasing shield somewhere but I literally never use it - lines that get erased as collateral damage evidently just deserved it? Regardless of eraser type, the white pencils do not erase very well.

Spray fixative helps keep your drawings from smudging, especially if you’re using a sketchbook or otherwise storing them in a stack (though I still just use one side of the page, but that’s also so I can remove drawings if I want to). A can of fixative should last you a good while, 2+ years at the rate that I draw. I have a can of Krylon workable fixative at the moment which is working out okay. I like the Prismacolor product but it’s been tough to find lately. I object to the Grumbacher fixative because it smells AWFUL, though it works fine too. Definitely put down scrap paper (newspaper, etc.) before you spray so you can get any edges of the drawing without coating the surrounding surface in fixative (RIP my desk).

It can be helpful to have a ruler and/or a T-square around.

For watercolors, I use a variety of cold-press watercolor paper (the Canson XL pads have a nice texture, and I like the Artist’s Loft Level 2 watercolor pad from Michael’s). I know serious watercolor artists often swear by Arches paper, but I find it intimidating and stick with more inexpensive paper so I don’t get too nervous to use it.

You’ll want a plastic palette for mixing colors, up to you if you prefer the rounded depressions or the shallow rectangular ones, or a combo.

I’m in a watercolor pan phase, rather than tube paints. I have a cheap set (I think also Artist’s Loft brand) that is my current go-to because it has a portrait pink pan (and I can just use the lid as the mixing palette). I do get frustrated with the limits to how saturated I can get certain colors with it, though. I bought a Sakura sketch box which I think is better quality and has more vivid tones, but I have to mix way more colors to get skintones, which I haven’t fully gotten the hang of yet.

I used to use dilute Liquitex acrylics for painting, and they did probably saturate more because of the way the paint binds to the paper, but that’s a mixed blessing -  they’re less forgiving if you make a mistake. With watercolor you can blot and rinse off with a clean wet brush (to a certain extent) if paint gets somewhere that you don’t want it on the paper, but acrylic stains way more. Also, when your watercolor paint dries on your palette, you can just add more water and continue to paint with your customized color. Acrylics dry on your palette as a film which does not redissolve well (thanks to the plastic medium) and is a certified pain in the ass to scrape off the palette. They also stain your clothes, like, forever.  I swear I have a shirt with a spot of blue acrylic paint on it from the 90′s.

My favorite watercolor brush is an angled shader, 1/4″ or 3/8″. In theory I have a liner and a spotter for detail work but in practice I just use the sharp tip of the shader like a goblin. I have experimented a little with water brushes; mostly I like the Pentel Aquash for monochromatic ink washes.

That’s probably already way more words than you wanted to read, so I’m going to stop myself here. Good luck and happy drawing and painting!

[manueillustrations]

I love your work and fan art! Do you use pencil art or digital software to draw? How long did it take you to draw so good?

First, I always drew, since I can take a pencil :3 I was always the little ‘artist’ at. school. Ever my art teacher at elementary school gave me pencils, markers, pastels because he knew I loved to draw (but the other kids was jealous, I can understand why...) But I practice a lot. Draw a lot.. I often do mistakes but I try my best to improve. Even today I always have mistakes in my art, as an artist/illustrator I really think it’s normal. I cannot be perfect ;) But I still praticte (use references sometimes... take pictures of the nature, sky, clothes) sometimes I even try my own poses to make sure I got them right! When I draw digitally, I use a Wacom Intuos Pro with Photoshop CC 2020 :) I do like to draw with traditionnal mediums too! Watercolor, india ink, prismacolored markers, pencils, acrylic :)

[cinnimint]

Oh, on the subject of documenting things, can you give us tips on how to grow a marker collection while on a budget? I saw you mention you are building a collection slowly of art supplies

This one is a bit easy yet also long to answer! So I am on a budget (which is tighter without a proper job for now) so I really understand how hard it is to collect the supplies you really would like. For markers, specifically Copic Markers which are known for their high $$$$$, This is how I personally buy them. Yes, if you collect all of the colors this way, it does cost more money, but I only collect the colors I know I will personally use vs buying a big set and most of them going unused. 

Buy INDIVIDUAL MARKERS vs Sets; The only big exception I really think is their skin tone set! I really enjoy the skin tone set, I just wish the set had more tan and dark skin tones, but they do give you two very light shades, one medium, and two very dark ones. I recommend buying this set, and maybe adding some more middle tones in. If they are on sale in sets, and you really like a set, I say go ahead.

Buy COPIC CIAO markers vs COPIC SKETCH markers; Copic Ciao markers are smaller, and hold a little bit less ink, but they are typically 2 or so dollars cheaper! Price depends on where you go, but I typically buy them at Michaels which they are around 5.99 per marker for the Ciao. I enjoy the Ciao as much as the sketch markers, there is no quality difference.

Make sure you SWATCH the markers before you purchase them; I’ve have many instances where the cap sometimes doesn’t ALWAYS 100% match what I think the ink would look like, so it’s very important to make sure you swatch to make sure you like the color! After all, at 5-7 dollars a marker, you want to make sure you like them. owo;

…Just don’t buy ‘em :’D ; There are so many alternate alcohol marker brands now, and while I do enjoy my copics, I HIGHLY recommend Artist Loft markers which are sold open stock at Michaels as well. I enjoy them just as much as copics. Another brand I enjoy are Ohuhu markers, which you can buy in sets, which depending on your budget may be a little high, but it’s worth saving for. They have brush tip markers now as well! 

For other products, I kinda follow the same rule of open stock/individual buying. I buy Micron Pens as open stock, and buy certain colors. I just recommend staying away from the brush tip microns, they break down very quickly. I have a Pink, Red, Brown, and multiple black ones in different sizes. I typically buy 05 size. For my watercolors, you can go a long way with just your primaries, Phthalo Blue, Permanent  Red, and Gamboge are the colors I bought that mix very well. I bought a purple though because…I love..porple…

Pencils are pencils, I do like having two Prismacolor Col-Erase pencils just because it makes my sketches softer, but honestly? Just a pack of mechanical pencils from Dollar Tree is just as fine. 

One last thing, especially for those that get their supplies at Michaels…BRING COUPONS. Get the app, go on the site, just don’t buy without using coupons. I’ve saved so much money doing this. They can also accept more than one coupon as long as they are different kinds. More than half the time they have a 40% off coupon on their site, and sometimes even 50 or 60% off. Also they sometimes will have 20% off entire purchase. 

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk 

[dross-the-fish]

I've never had an issue with prismacolor pencils. Would you say the difference between those and Castells is actually significant.

It is for me. But I will be transparent, a lot of that might come down to my method of drawing. I work in lots of layers and sometimes I use a very heavy hand to get bold lines. I also like small details like jewelry, wrinkles and scars. Prismacolors didn’t work for me because the waxiness didn’t stand up to layering and I only got a few layers down before the buildup would start rubbing off the paper. The pencils also didn’t hold a point for long and would break at least once on every attempt to sharpen them.

 Also idk if it’s common with the Prismacolor brand but I noticed some of the cores were off center in the barrel of the pencil, which may have contributed to breakage. That could have just been a one off flaw in manufacturing, I haven’t bought prismacolors since, so it’s entirely possible I got a bad batch in what might otherwise be a good brand. I hear a lot of people do like them and I will give them this, they are very good if you like to blend your colors, due to the soft, waxy core they lay down a smooth color. For certain styles and people who have a bit more finesse when handling a pencil these might be a perfectly good product.

What I prefer with the Faber-Castell is the sturdiness, these are a lot more heavy duty and can stand up to long plane rides, being shuffled around in baggage and even being dropped. I find they also play well with other mediums like watercolors, inks and solvents, they’re harder to blend but make up for it with the ability to layer your colors. Really though, it comes down to what suits you as an artist. If Prismacolor has been a good brand for you then keep using them, everyone has a different method and what works for me might not fit you.

 I hope that answers your question and I hope you continue to enjoy making art. 

[kichimiangra]

For poor artists...

Okay so weeks ago I came across a post (That I can’t seem to find now...) that roughly went like this: “All you tumblrites with depression need some hobbies to help with depression because hobbies help.”

“Not everyone has the privilege of being able to afford hobbies!  Hobbies cost money!”

“You don’t need expensive stuff to draw!!!  Draw on scrap paper!  Napkins!  Go to the dollar store!”

Now for weeks since seeing that post it keeps coming back to me... almost hauntingly.  It’s not that I can’t comprehend that people can’t afford expensive art supplies, on the contrary I very much remember being like that!  But today you poor artists have access to something wonderful that I didn’t growing up:

Under the cut let me tell you a tale about a wonderful place that could have granted my wish for art supplies growing up!

And that place is called Wish.com!

(Disclaimer #1: Almost everything I’m talking about here are supplies that I myself have personally purchased and tried using AND STILL DO!)

(Disclaimer #2:  I don’t believe that good supplies make a good artist, but good supplies can help make a good artist better/ make their life easier!)

Now growing up I did not come from a wealthy family.  I had 3 siblings, all of us close in age so we were kids/ teens together.  My father worked in a warehouse and my mother was a stay at home mom because it was impossible to find an affordable babysitter considering that My older sister had trouble in school with bullies and a reading disorder, I was an un-diagnosed autistic devil-child, my younger sister had severe asthma and was always sick, and my younger brother was deaf.  We all kinda needed special attention.  As you can imagine we didn’t have a lot of money, and as I got older and more Artish meant I had to make due with what I could get.  That didn’t mean I went without, just often had to save and wait for what I could use, which followed me to adulthood.  Had Wish.com been around in my teens it would have been a godsend and I’m patient enough to wait a few weeks to get my order!

God I love these things!  These ball point pens with 10 colors are what I use for story boarding comics and note taking!  I used something like these when I was in college because notes were much easier to organize and read when color coded!

“But KC!  I like to sketch with blue/red pencil first!” Lookie here!  Colored pencil lead refills in all sorts of colors!  Cyan works great and so does the red!

Now I didn’t know they came this small until recently but I LOVE this 0.3mm Mechanical pencil!!!  The lines are so thin and small!!!  I have literally never seen anything smaller than a 0.5mm in a store!

Now I like mechanical pencils for their consistent lead size as you draw! They’re just a click away from being back to sharpness!  But you may want a 0.5mm and a 0.7mm and this 3pc set is soo sleek looking!  It’s good to have a 0.9mm too! I used to have a spongebob .16mm pencil I stole from my brother but it went missing!  I have never found another one that HUGE again! T_T

Speaking of pencils this nice little set comes with a mechanical pencil+lead+a white plastic eraser.  They work great though the eraser is not my personal fav...

THESE are my favorite erasers to use!!!  Not only are they cute colors but they’re a good consistency!  They’re softer than a plastic eraser but a bit harder than a gum eraser so they feel really good to erase with and do a good job!!!

If you really like working with Pencil you can prolly just get a cheap #2 pencil at a dollar store or a box of them at Walmart, but I Really like the feel of a 2B pencil!  This lead holder comes with some replacement lead too so you don’t have to worry about sharpening it to nothing!!

This set of Graphite sticks are a little messy but it comes with all kinds of lead hardness and you can use an x-acto blade to sharpen them to different size points!!!

This is a pretty basic but nice sketch set and has a lot of size options to pick and buy from!!  I’ve used the small 32 set and it has everything you need if you love pencil art!

FINE LINERS!!!  I have a story about Fine liners! Internet shopping hadn’t quite taken off yet for my family and the only store I knew that sold Microns/Fabercastelle fine liners was a local store.  They didn’t sell them in singles so the cheapest set you could buy was a $15 Faber Castelle set with 5 pens (Sm/Med/Lrg/Brush/Chisel).  Now $15 doesn’t sound too bad until you remember my family was poor.  How poor?  Poor enough where my sister and I would each get one of these sets for Christmas and store one away while sharing the other set in hopes of getting them both to last until June where I could get another for my birthday that will hopefully last BOTH of us until next Christmas.  I noticed when you buy Microns off of Wish.com you have a 50/50 chance of getting a knock off brand but these ones here worked pretty good for their price!

“But KC!  Not only am I a poor artist... I’m a poor HIPSTER artist! I wanna kick it OLD SCHOOL!” WELL This is a nice cheap little set of dip pen nib holders and nibs!  The pink one is cute but I have the black one.  I personally love my Cork nib holder more but for plastic this one is decently comfortable to hold and a good price!  I find Nibs are a bit of “You get what you pay for” but if I was displaced into an apartment somewhere without any of my stuff and I wanted some dip pens this set would do just fine!  Dip pens take some skill to get used to so even if you want to just cheaply try some this is a good set to start with!  And if you want better nibs later on they fit right in these holders!

I also have a very decorative (but functional) glass dip pen!  Unlike the metal nib dip pens above the glass one doesn’t really allow for a lot of variation in line weight, but if you want the line work to stay a consistent size then this one is pretty good for that, though depending on your paper it can bleed a bit... once again takes some practice to get used to it.

Now you’re gonna need some ink for those dip pens!  I haven’t really gotten to try any black ink from Wish.com because I have a few bottles of black ink that I keep getting for birthdays and Christmas and such, so I haven’t run out and gotten to try a new brand.  COLOR ink on the other hand...  These little 5oz bottles have gold sparkles in it!! And they look nice to boot!  They can get a little expensive because on THIS particular order you can only order them one at a time (And pay shipping for each bottle) but you really don’t need all 24 bottles as a lot of the colors look similar to each other.

Here’s a sketch of Keira Hagai from Jak and Daxter along with the supplies used to draw it (Notice the ink, glass and black nib pens and the 0.3mm pencil.  The only thing used not from Wish.com is the feather sweeper I made from sculpey and chicken feathers.)

The ink doesn’t work great as paint though but you know what does?

PAINTS!  I didn’t buy this one but it’s a nice little affordable starter set with pallet and brushes!

Now I’m a bit snooty, I prefer to buy watercolor paints in tubes and an empty paint pallet.  The paint pallet I have isn’t THIS one specifically but this one is a bit nicer than the one I DO have and a bit cheaper as well!  (Mine doesn’t have a lid the folds out into a paint mixing area)(Now I wish I had this one!)(Maybe when my current pallet runs out of paint...)

If you use watercolor paints you’re gonna need some brushes!  This is a pretty good deal!  You get 12 brushes and get to pick either flat or round tip brushes!  They’re also not too shabby!

I use a set like this though!  They has a water reservoir in the handle so you squeeze the water out and onto the paint!  The reason I prefer these is I have a lot of pets and they like to get into mischief, so having a pallet that can be closed if I get up for a bathroom break or water that can’t be knocked over is a must for me!!

“But KC I like more... dry mediums...” Lucky for you colored pencils are all over the place on Wish.com!  You can get all kinds of different sets and sizes and some even have nice carrying cases too!  I haven’t bought any because I own a LOT of colored pencil sets already and don’t use them frequently...  I’ve also tried some chalk pastels from Wish that worked well enough on their own but the way I use them is grinding them into a fine powder and brushing them onto paper and that didn’t grind well...

And What’s art without PAPER!?!?  Wish.com is tripping paper!  Whatever is in your price range look around!  I can promise you you’ll find a sketch book or two within your budget!  Some even name brand sketch pads!

And now some miscellaneous stuff:

I LOVE binder clips!  Great way to keep all my paper together and in some places hang stuff up so I can stare at it a bit before continuing working on it!

I like art markers and not many truly can fill in the shoes left by Copic brand markers.  I have tried a handful of copic alternatives (And watched even MORE comparison videos by other people who own said markers.)  I feel like there is no such thing as a GOOD CHEAP QUALITY art marker.  There are lots of sets on Wish.com that (For their prices) are what I consider “Cheap enough to tinker with”  When I was in highschool back in 2007-9 I really really really wanted Copics and was resentful that I was poor and couldn’t get any.  I would get so angry when I saw 14 year olds on deviantart who drew like ‘14 year olds on devintart’ but had no less that two 72 sets of copics. I know, it was rather petty of me to be resentful of younger more fortunate artists... The trade off with my parents was that I would settle for Prismacolor markers, bought 1 per week with a 40% off coupon provided I did all my chores and kept my grades above failing.  That was the closest I ever had to an allowance.  Throughout the years I’ve settled with ‘Tinker Markers’ (Cheapish alternative markers) and Ohuhu, Prismacolor, and Touch New seem to be the better alternatives.  Just don’t go looking for a brush nib >.<!

MASKING TAPE!  Always good for taping things to other things!!  Unfortunately I feel like Walmart gives you bigger rolls for better deals so if it’s going cheap I’d say you don’t need tape from Wish...

Aaaah!  A light board!  And another long trip down memory lane!  Last October going into Inktober I noticed there were people throwing little fits about Inktober itself and if it’s okay to do it with a digital medium.  One persons comment stuck out (And echo’d in my brain) where they said (And I’m paraphrasing): “How am I supposed to focus on my ‘self improvement’ with traditional art if I just can’t draw from the anxiety of knowing that every pen stroke is permanent and I could completely ruin my drawing at any second without the CTRL+Z and layers!?!?!?!” To which my first knee-jerk reaction was: “Wow kid... I think you have waaaay more problems than inktober if your anxiety levels are THAT high that you can’t just accept an oopsie doodle and try again...” But then I do remember a time when I was like that.  In college I scheduled a really bad semester with too many classes, mostly art classes.  One was a classic Pen and Ink class which I did fear screwing up, not because of anxiety of failure but because I would have to start over on my homework, and that would take time from all my other homework.  Time I didn’t have.  I found a large sum of money on the ground ($100.00) one day, waited a month (Nobody claimed it), donated half to my local animal shelter (As is a karma thing in my family with ‘found money’) and used the other half to buy a light board (With a 40% off coupon.)  It was the size of a shoe box, thick and clunky, and didn’t get very bright, but it did what I needed it to.  If I screwed up on ink homework I’d throw a new paper over it and start again.  You can be cheap and use a window on a sunny day, but light boxes (or light boards now) are so affordable and sleek and thin and wish has a lot of them!  I have a cheapish but large A-Line tracing board that sits on my drawing table and fits well and honestly saves 40% of what anxiety I would have putting pen to paper (If I hadn’t been drawing freehand so long that I just don’t get that kind of anxiety over it)

If Wish.com was around when I was a teenager art supplies would have never been THAT big of a deal and I wouldn’t have had to ‘Carpool’ 3 fine liner sets per year with my sister!

Really, I know there will still be people out there who still can’t afford some of the things listed above, but if you have an inclination to try art whether it’s with pencils, paints, markers, pastels, ink, dip pens, fine liners, whatever you lean towards, Wish.com has a cheap affordable version that may not be the best quality out there on the market, but thinking back 15 years ago little KC would have loved to save up some money, order some new supplies, and wait a month for them to arrive so she could use them.

Once again most of the supplies listed above have been bought and used by myself.  There are some great materials at mostly affordable prices on Wish.com so if you are poor like Little KC was you probably know the patience of putting aside a dollar here and there and having to wait, or if you are well off but don’t want to spend too much on a hobby you haven’t tried yet and don’t know if you’d like Wish.com has you covered!

And if you’d like to, Reblog this for other poor artists so they know they don’t have to share their fine liners!

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Pencil, oil, copic, and clay? :9

Pencil: When did you first take in interest in art?

I was about two or three when I was first introduced to Disney princess films, and I was so entranced by Beauty and the Beast at first. I was around five or six when the first Incredibles came out (I think?) and I remember thinking of making something just like that, so I took up drawing and I took it very seriously. I was basically first introduced to art from watching animated films (✪‿✪)ノ Very cliche lmao

Oil: What’s your fav medium of art to work with?

I am mostly digital, but for traditional mediums, I love watercolors and markers; I like watercolors because you can create a lot of cool effects with little effort and I like markers because they’re immediate and there’s no need to wait for things to dry before you put on another layer (´∀`) I love using both. I am super into brush pens too, since they’re great for shading in hair (see my Inktobers for 2018) and adding regular shading to inked illustrations/sketches. Other than to shade, I don’t use them to line, only to sketch.

Copic: What are some of your fav brands of art supplies?

I use Copic, as this ask already suggests lmao; I use their markers and multiliners. I also use a lot of the brand Kuretake, I use their brush pens and they’re really nice, along with their Gansai Tambi watercolor set, which is also amazing. I use a lot of Prismacolor pencils, and they’re great too. For paper, I rarely use anything off brand like Art Alternatives or Artist’s Loft; I like Canson paper/sketchbooks mostly. I mainly use whatever sketchbook I’m able to get, and I’m actually not too picky about brands, as I work with so many different ones and they mostly work fine for me; it’s good to experiment with brands to find out what works for you personally because some brands might work for me but not for you ۹(˒௰˓)۶ You’ll have to sacrifice some money but it’s the only way if you’re not getting them for free lol

Clay: What gets you out of an art block?

I don’t get art block too often anymore but when it did happen, what usually helped was watching other peoples’ sketchbook tours; seeing their process and compositions of their art pieces motivated me to improve my own. What also helped was looking at things that I loved to draw. For me, it was vintage fashion, comics, and gritty or pin up illustrations; other times it was character designing/sheets or concept art of characters (`•ω•´๑)

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Traditional art for the first time in a while.

Here are my OCs Locoso (left) and Tiv’Trekka (right). My two loop songs were “I See You” by MISSIO and “RISE” from the League of Legends OST (I don’t play the game(s), I just absolutely love the song). Completed over the course of 3 days.

This is the first fully traditional piece I’ve done since October of 2019. My primary medium for traditional art is Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. The edges were done using a few metallic gellyroll pens and a white prisma. I draw the sketch separately and then transfer it using (in this case white) carbon paper.

It’s funny because I’ve had this black Canson 11x14 XL pad for about 2 years and haven’t actually started using it until recently lmao

This is a piece of Sarphayon, main villain of my original series, Transparent Eyes. Loop song was “In The Dark” by Bring Me The Horizon

I actually had to perform surgery on this piece. I couldn’t get the reds of his eyes to show up as vibrant as I wanted on the black paper, so during my experimenting I fucked up so bad that I just cut the eyes out with a hobby knife, and then decided to trace the outline of the eyes onto white sketch paper, color them, and then carefully glue them from behind. The piece buckles a little, but it’s still worth it.

I’ve been doing traditional art a lot to help maintain my sanity for mental illness and trauma reasons so I’ve just been diving headfirst into it and I’m glad I started broadening my methods. The Prismacolors look really good on black paper and I plan to experiment with more mediums once I get more supplies. As of right now, I’ve got my prismas, a huge set of Ohuhu markers, some ink and gel pens, and a set of watercolors (which I never use) and that’s about it. I hope to get some charcoal soon, and I might end up making my own tbh. I also wanna get some paint markers. I guess I’ll just have to see what the future holds lol.

My next piece is some Helluva Boss fanart (for a change; I usually don’t draw anything by choice but my own characters LMAO) so I’ll probably post that later if anyone is interested.

I hardly ever post anything because of social anxiety and I’m just bad at it lmao. But if you like my art, please consider leaving a like or comment or whatever. It means a lot to me. :)

Thank you for checking out this post, and have a nice day/night! :)

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For traditional art what do you use? Brands/types of mediums and such. Any favorites?

Well you see,,,,, i stole everything i have from my old school except my paint, markers and colored pencils. I have a lot of copics collected over time and a decent set of prismacolors. Also the cheapest acrylic paint tubes you can find at michaels lol. Liquitex basics in red, blue, yellow, bright pink, bright teal, and white. Mixed all my colors from those, they’re really translucent and i like that a lot. All my sketchbooks are strathmore or canon, and i took them all from school. Rip. Any watercolor art I do is made from the huge cheap artist’s loft palette, all the technical inking pens are micron 05 :>Stole many many random paintbrushes. But yeah, those are my brands I guess :3I think my favorite thing to use for traditional art is acrylics. My crazy ass LOVES blending. Im working on a huge piece rn and its just so satisfying and gay

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For the artist asks, 1, 15, and 28!

ILY MADDY1. Do you prefer traditional drawing, or digital?Well y’know before I bought my iPad I’d say traditional every time but I’m addicted to my Apple Pencil soooo... digital? Right now, at least? I need to do both, though, because if I stick to one or the other for too long things get static. Push and pull between both is the way I fly15. How long does an average piece take you to complete?lmao this implies I finish things.Um. A sketch? Anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes. Lineart? Hours. Lineart destroys my wrist so it takes forever. Flat colors? A few minutes. Shading? Maybe 5-30 minutes depending on how many layers I’m using and how clean/nice I want the shading.28. For traditional artists: what medium do you like most?Pencil and watercolor! I will favor my blue pencil and soft (2B or softer) mechanical pencil leads til I die - even for lining. I wish they made black-black pencil lead that doesn’t smudge so I could use it for /lineart/ because as much as I love using microns and stuff like that, my ink lineart always turns out really, really stiff. And watercolors are the most fun thing to color with on the planet - after that I’d say markers (I have a full set of prismacolors otherwise I have various Copics/offbrand Copics I color sketches with)Artist Asks!

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Looking for Markers? MUST READ. I'll tell you which are worth the price.

COPIC ORIGINAL MARKERS:

The classic Copic markers are also termed as Copic original markers. It is available in 214 different colors and is specially designed for artists and illustrators. It is the most expensive markers out of other Copic markers, such as Sketch and Ciao markers, as it holds the maximum amount of ink. The ink can be refilled 9 times from distinct ink bottles and has 9 distinct nibs selection. Classic Copic markers contain a medium broad/brush tip and a fine nib/bullet tip that can be used for various kinds of results. These kits contain seventy-two original Copic marker colors, come in diverse sets and are imported. These markers have been used by the illustrators and designers worldwide for decades. They are used for various kinds of piece of arts. Art like the step by step drawing tutorials I have on my site here. These markers are the good investment as you have to buy it only once as they are refillable. These are also termed as alcohol based markers. It allows you to replace the nibs and is a complete flexible marker. They are one of the most favored markers and they even have been hand tested before sending it out to assure that it performs well. Copic inks do not absorb toner as Copic markers are alcohol based; their ink dries rapidly and blends fluently. They are termed as fast-drying, long lasting and reliable. They work great with watercolors and can be surely enhanced with color pencils. This means that this piece of art, when blended with other fine art media such as watercolors and color pencils, increases the adaptability of this product. A medium broad nip much gives the finer line in contrast of the fine nib. The bullet tip is best suited for light hands whereas brush tip can provide much better results and control on the blending. The colors of Copic markers can also be mixed to create an infinite hue range. By intermixing with the colorless blender solutions, a diluted tone value is created which looks stunning when applied to coloring or sketching.

The alcohol inks used in these markers are permanent on many surfaces such as paper, leather, wood, fabrics, plastic, faux fur etc. they also work well on glossy surfaces such as glazed ceramic and glass. However, the ink might scratch off from such glossy surfaces so use a sealant to protect the surface. Make sure that the sealant does NOT contain alcohol, ethanol, or any other form of alcohol as these will ruin your coloring and drawing ideas for beginners. Copic Original markers have a very low odor so you don’t have to worry about getting overwhelmed with the smell when working in a closed or small room. Due to the low-odor, replaceable tips and refillability, these markers are completely environment-friendly. They have tight fitting caps which will never let the markers dry out. You can even swamp theses markers with water or left them in your car in sun or snow and they will not be damaged or dry out as long as the cap is placed properly.

Copic original markers have a minor issue that they feel huge and uneasy in the hands of artists, illustrators or the person who have a keen interest in the artwork which is hardly a downside if you compare it with all the great benefits it provides you and step by step drawing videos. The Copic markers tight-fitting caps have the classification of the color code stamped which means that the writing and coding on the color cap will never come off. The entire cost of this Copic original marker and the refilling of ink (6 times) is $1.54 that is an incredible value for a product of this quality. The color codes of the diverse ink refills are similar to Copic Sketch markers for apparent classification. There are certain types of Copic markers, but the most frequent are the Copic Classic/Original, the Copic Sketch, and the Copic Ciao. The Copic Sketch markers come in a vast range of colors i.e. 358 colors whereas Copic Ciao markers hold 180 color options. The comparison between these three markers is that Copic original markers hold the maximum amount of ink whereas the Copic sketch marker is in between the Copic original and Copic Ciao. Ultimately the Copic Ciao markers are used for beginners, cheaper and have the least amount of color options so we can conclude that Copic original marker is considered a premium product among both of them. These superb and high-quality inks are checked at least four times for accuracy in accomplishment. The customers of these Copic markers enjoy their artwork and are convinced by using these markers. The users rapidly feel the quality difference of these excellent markers. And easy stuff to draw  for sure.  In a nutshell, it is a premium product at a premium price.

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  COPIC ARTIST PREMIUM MARKERS:

The Copic Ciao markers are the exemplary markers for beginners. Ciao markers contain a set of seventy-two pieces. These markers are alcohol based markers and are of premium quality. Comic’s artists, architecture, fashion designers and even the landscape painters prefer these markers because they are blendable and provides much better control. This piece of art has been designed for the intermediate artists and the people who have a keen interest in coloring or sketching.

These markers are priceless in comparison to the expense, as they are artist level quality and can be refilled an enormous number of times.  The longevity should be acknowledged rather than to consider the price. The Ciao marker has a round body and is narrow than the other Copic markers. It is easy and comfortable to cover these markers in hands as it fits nicely, convenient in coloring and is a durable good.

As compared with the other Copic markers, they are best suited for blending. Alike the other Copic brands, this marker is a double ended as well as color coded. It contains a super brush nip and a medium broad tip. The Super brush tip has a flexible, pointed tip that is implicative of a brush nip or a brush pen whereas the medium broad nib is firmer, angled and a chisel-like a tip that is productive for calligraphy and sweeping strokes. These markers have the tremendous results and it allows an artist to shade and blend colors. These markers provide 180 distinct color options in this Copic Ciao line. They are well worth if the person is desirable to take art to the next level and improve the style of a piece of artworks.

  Copic Ciao markers work even better than paint. Usually, this is the only brand that works with paint. These markers are designed for those artists who want to experience the markers for the very first time. The artists are now converting to Copics after using the prismacolors. They are alcohol based markers and are of low odor. The children can happily work with these markers as they are non-toxic and are considered secure for them. They can be widely used on paper, wood, fabric, plastics, faux fore and much more. They are meant for frequent use and the users can enjoy a durable design and the colors that enhance the versatility of these markers. They are also termed as Copic Artist Premium markers.

The Copic Ciao markers are significantly permanent. This is amazing for the users who draw on distinct surfaces. If these markers by a twist of hair get into the hair somehow, it can color the hair that is contacted. These markers are that much strong that the color can’t be washed off from the hair. However, it can be removed with alcohol-based hands wash and sanitizers. Shading is what basically this marker is usually used for and it is recognized as high-quality markers.

A difficulty with the Copic Ciao marker is that it holds the least amount of ink in comparison to other Copic markers which is hardly a downside if you compare it with all those superb benefits it provides you doesn’t make for easy stuff to draw. These markers are great in shading the drawing book and assist to make any drawing look convincing. The users should keep these markers stored when they are not in use to protect the investment. Practice will enhance the outcomes if the artist wants to enjoy it fully. Use it yourself and also gift it to others and loved ones. They will love it and will always thank you.

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    MEXPY MARKERS:

DESCRIPTION:

Mexpy markers are alcohol based markers that provide exclusive color saturation and its glassy ink allows unique layering and remarkable blending effects in designing craft room, design studio, drawing coloring and much more. They mixed up and make a great addition to colors whether they brush markers or design markers. They contain a package of twenty-four markers each, their nips are replaceable and pens are refillable. They are dual tipped markers contain a firm fine tip on end and the chisel tip on the other end and are basic in color. They show the effect of 3D and refined shadowing. These markers are favored by illustrators as well as layout artists. They contain color code on caps, are super brushed, blendable and a variety of two hundred colors. It is a tremendous tool for artists, crafters, designers and the people who have a keen interest in artwork.

REVIEWS:

The different color configuration sets contain a variety of rich colors that can be utilized on different artworks. For instance, a beautiful and innovative dress has been made by blending colored markers and the colorless brush. They worked great together and was quite appreciative. The dots pattern on the dress was done by the colorless marker to lighter the ink and make it looks impressive. Look for drawing ideas for beginners on the main site 😀

  It looked stunning when applied on the rubber surface.  A fine tip brush marker gave spectacular result than a brush marker and gave a natural look by the coloring the chops as depending on the surface. The chisel tip didn’t look great on the rubber surface. The ink of brush markers dries swiftly so plan it accordingly. It worked like super classy.

  It looked clean when applied to wire hooks. The markers used to color the wire in diverse colors. The blending is done by the clean colors so that it works magnificently and look versatile. This also worked well on plain metal staples.

  Here are plain cloth flowers. Lets took a part of flowers and choose the yellow color to paint the center of petals and hold until it dries. Then move forward for wetting the outer surface of the petals each at a time with the colorless blend color by flaunting it. The color fluid by inking the surface with the orange marker.

  This brightens up the color of markers and the colored flowers are much cuter and glorious than the original one. So you can design some fantastic clothes by these markers for your kid’s toys and honestly, it looks elegant.

  Next one is a reused soda tab earrings that have been made by using the markers to color the metals. This looks fashionable as it can be gifted to the people who are related. The coloring is done by both fine tip and chisel tip. The few small beats are placed at the bottom of the earrings and color them by the light shade mexpy marker to enhance the beauty of the earrings. The interior part is colored by distinct mexpy markers with a variety of colors.

The other one is a cut up piece of aluminum soda that is colored by various colors of mexpy markers. Use a toothpick to hold a metal during the painting process so that the ink doesn’t spoil until it dries. Then sink the heated metal to ensure that the color would remain everlasting on the metal. The color combination of the metal looks innovative and pretty. This demonstrates that the innovative things can be made by the help of mexpy markers.

This is just the tip of the iceberg as many innovative things can be made like fun hanging wall, sketch work, necklace and much more. These markers offer you versatility and intensity in its ink. Its ink dries pretty quickly which is such a great pro, as waiting for the ink to dry so you can move on to the next phase, is kind of irritating and annoying. They are really easy to work with and their colors are always vibrant as the finished result. So go along and make your perfect piece of artwork whether it is your school science project or your very own masterpiece to show off to the world what easy things to draw is all about. Everyone should use these markers to get the spectacular results as the results are far beyond the expectations. I loved them because of the smooth flow of ink and the double ended tip.

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Top Hand Lettering Art Supplies

You’ve determined you wish to begin hand lettering gadgets in your house and workplace and making the world a prettier place to learn. It’s a enjoyable and comparatively cheap pastime and can, in the long run, prevent cash as you possibly can create your personal decor and create invites and playing cards by hand displaying your family and friends simply how a lot you’re keen on them. Great! Be positive to take a look at our really useful how-to hand lettering books on this article after which go for it. We’d like to see what you create so please tag us on social media.

Hand Lettering Art Supplies

Hand lettering provides may be as easy & cheap or as complicated and dear as you need, identical to all different artsy endeavors we pursue as adults. We have pulled out our private favorites and crowdsourcing from our socials for what lettering provides folks love essentially the most. If we now have missed your favorites, please tell us within the feedback.

Hand Lettering Paper

You will want good paper to observe your lettering tasks onto so that you simply don’t mess up your precise venture and to study the method. This huge pad by Strathmore is 11×14 with 50 spiral-bound sheets. The paper is appropriate for lettering, drawing and combined media tasks. For lettering, you don’t wish to use your watercolor paper because it has a texture that makes it onerous to kind easy strains you want in your lettering. I additionally actually just like the Visual Journals by Strathmore that are available a number of sizes and sorts of paper. Either artist paper or combined media paper works nice. Canson Multimedia Paper is one other nice choice.

You can use Tracing Paper over samples within the e-book to get a really feel for the shape and construction of the letter. Inexpensive pads of graph paper are nice for practising your sizing and spacing of letters in addition to getting a deal with in your ascenders and descenders.

Hand Lettering Pencils

Palomino Blackwing Pencils

I first discovered about these ridiculously stunning pencils from Dawn Nichol known as Blackwings, they really are a step above if you’re an artwork provide junkie like I’m. Click right here to order Blackwings

Harder pencils will work higher than a primary #2 you might be used to as a result of they received’t smear and are simpler to erase after you ink on high. This is a good chart to determine which pencil will work greatest for you.

This Pentel GraphGear refillable mechanical pencil is my favourite.

Prismacolor Premium Drawing Pencil Set

Koh-i Noor Mechanical Pencils are an ideal selection in addition to common cheap mechanical pencils.

This Staedler is a pleasant selection for a mechanical pencil,

Hand Lettering Pens and Markers

Prismacolor Hand Lettering Kit

Prismacolor has come out with an ideal set that features every thing a newbie must get began.  2 pencils, 7 illustration markers, 2 dual-ended artwork markers, an eraser and a suggestions & tips pamphlet.

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Tombow Hand Lettering Pen Kit

Each set consists of two Dual Brush Pens, Fudenosuke Calligraphy Pen, MONO Twin Permanent Marker, MONO Drawing Pencil and MONO Eraser.

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Micron Pigma Pens

This is my favourite set of six completely different nib sizes. It is just appropriate for element work and enhancing your hand lettering.

Faber Castell Pitt Pens 

You might have already got some Pitt Pens since they’re our favourite pen to make use of in Coloring Books as a result of they don’t bleed by the paper. Tombow Brush Pens and cheap double-ended Sharpies work properly too. 

Best Brush Pens for Hand Lettering

Waterbased Markers 

Tombow Brush Markers

Durable nylon brush tip can create effective, medium or daring strokesIncluded colorless blender pen softens and blends colours, making a watercolor impactThe water-based ink is non-toxic, blendable, non-bleeding, and odorlessTips self-clean after mixing – Color Options

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Brush Lettering for Beginners – Tips from Tombow

Kuretake Fude Real Brush Pen

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Kuretake Zig Brushables

24 Pack of twin tip brush pens, 48 coloursEach twin tip brush pen gives two colours, making them good for mixing and shadingWater-based Pigment, Acid-Free, Lightfast, Odorless, Xylene FreeThese work superbly for coloring books as properly

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Koi Coloring Brush from Sakura

Alcohol Markers

Alcohol markers do NOT react to water however they’ll mix superbly by both mixing them collectively for an ombre impact or utilizing the colorless blender.

Copic Markers

I’ve talked about Copic Markers in reference to coloring books right here the place they actually aren’t the most effective factor to make use of usually, nonetheless, for hand-lettering, they’re divine!

These are high of the road for artists and the value displays. Although costly, the factor to recollect is that they’re refillable, you possibly can change the nibs and they’ll final you a lifetime with correct care.

You can begin with a primary set earlier than you make investments a whole bunch within the set proven above. That is a dream come true up there. But I began with this primary set. Remember these are very blendable with the colorless marker and into one another so you possibly can mix to create a myriad of colours with a primary set and a little bit of colour wheel data.

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Copic does supply their markers as one-offs in addition to small units like this one.

Copic Marker Basic Sketch Set

Spectrum Noir

The poor man’s ( or lady’s) Copics. They are alcohol-based however they don’t mix as simply and don’t have replaceable nibs or refillable ink. They are beautiful pens although and are simple to make use of on your hand-lettering tasks.

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Pentel Color Pens

Not all alcohol markers are costly, a set of Pentel markers will work properly for hand-lettering and be kinder to your pocketbook. These are fabulous for element work whenever you aren’t in search of the comb type lettering, or to make use of for outlining or detailing in your hand-lettering.

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Crayola Super Tips

Yep! That’s proper, good previous Crayola’s are nice for hand lettering, you may get thick and skinny strains from the identical shiny glad marker and in the event you youngsters contact them there received’t be any fireworks. They don’t mix properly however you received’t be utilizing these on your skilled presentation, they’re nice for enjoyable and to observe your lettering with. Spring for the large field!

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Sharpie Pens

Raise your hand if you have already got a sharpie assortment! I do know I do. The twin suggestions are good instruments for hand lettering, simple to seek out and cheap. You can purchase them by the field so that you’ll at all times have them available. The twin tip is my favourite not just for artwork however for my kitchen marker, my automobile marker, I’ve certainly one of these just about all over the place. Plus, you possibly can write on something together with your sharpie so in order for you cute lettering on that clay pot within the backyard? Sharpies are your instrument of selection. These are available a number of colours in addition to black.

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Gelly Roll Gel Pens

Ok, I confess to having an unnatural love for my Gellies! I’ve used these fairly pens since I used to be scrapbooking my 30-year-old daughter’s child books and guess what? Those pens nonetheless labored after I pulled them out of my craft storage after I began coloring virtually two years in the past. I’m nonetheless in love with them. The glitter and the metallics are simply so beautiful and vibrant. Take care as you do with all gel pens and look ahead to smearing however the dry pretty shortly. You can use them to letter or so as to add gildings to your hand letters. You can get the large field with all the colours right here or get them organized in smaller batches like Metallics and Glitters and so forth.

I take advantage of these glitter pens to reinforce little areas in my lettering to make them tremendous particular.

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Brush Marker Storage

Brush markers must be saved horizontally so you could have a lot of choices, these cheap stackable cubes or this Crafter’s Companion choice which holds 72 Copics or another markers you could have and love. It is designed so the markers stick out a bit so you possibly can seize them simply.

LightView Pro Flex Magnifying Lamp – 2 in 1 Clamp Table & Desk Lamp

This will are available fairly helpful too to see up shut when you’re including particulars.

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LED Lighting is a should for element work. Here is one other of our favorites.

Desk Lamp Eye-Caring Table Lamp

It has three Color Modes with four Levels of Brightness.

Hand-Lettering Tutorial Video’s

How to do Cheater Calligraphy by Dawn Nicole

Brush Lettering Practice

Hand Lettering Accents Tutorial

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