#red-bluemoped

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Shisui's first encounter with a Hobbit should be him seeing some death-defying feat of bravery and then never ever underestimating a single Hobbit again ever.

Shisui, rounding the bend on the road to the Shire: *immediately met with the sight of a Hobbit Bounder killing a wild boar with just a conker and sling*

Shisui, from that moment onwards, catching sight of hobbit children giggling and playing conkers:

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Hallo! I really, truly adore everything about your art: the faces are so incredibly expressive (yamato and kakashi always look so kind), the line art is clean and fascinating, and the way you use watercolors is just, I'm in utter awe. (Especially metal?? just, wow). I was also wondering what kind of pen and ink you use for line art? I've been having trouble finding good water-proof pens and your stuff always looks amazing.

hallo!

thank you for such a kind message!!! i take a lot of pride in my lines so i'm glad that you enjoy them!

i'll try to answer ur supplies question to the best of my ability, but if there are any other questions u have abt my supplies not answered here, you may find answers in my tag for this kinda stuff, #my ninja tools and scrolls

I've tried a lot of inks, but when it comes to Truly Waterproof ink that I can watercolor over, I only really get one ink: Dr Ph. Martin's Bombay Black india ink it comes in 1oz bottles, and is usually what I use. it can be a little expensive though, at about 6-7 dollars a bottle, but it lasts a long time.

as for pens? I use dip pens! india ink would clog up any fountain pen really quickly, and probably fuck them up for good. plus, i love the variety of pen nibs I can use with dip pens.

everyone has their own preferences, but my first set came from speedball's drawing and mapping sets, and I really liked them! i have a video where i demonstrate w/ a couple of their nibs here

A lot of people get started with the "Deleter" manga pen nibs, and those are really good too. They tend to get much thinner, more even lines, where the speedball pen nibs tend to flex a little more.