#bimoji

[knickknackgalore]

Packaging of an Aqua Brush Pen

[pinaizee]

mech | 🐟

[skunkes]

Spreads i hadnt fully posted

[schweizercomics]

This is the third or fourth poster/cover I've inked using a Kuretake bimoji brush pen and I really love the degree of control it offers.

[fried-dracula]

Glass Onion

[azearithcreations]

Got some new pens, so decided to make some traditional art. My markers probably hate me from lack of use x'D Had fun designing this fairy, not sure if I'll make her into a actual character or not, if I do I'll probably redesign her.

[andrecomics]

Wolverine doodle drawn with a Bimoji Fude Medium Brush Pen

[theknightlywolfe]

If anyone cares, the pen Lilia uses in ep 6 for the sigil is: the Kuretake Bimoji Brush Pen

[shockjockey]

also idk why i can’t find much about bimoji training for the DS bc it’s actually pretty good?? like there’s no furigana so yeah i struggle with some sentences, but the standout handwriting critiques use kanji you should know if you’re playing this game (i.e. same length, left and right balance, top part is too big, etc.)

for your daily kotsu training you get a technique to keep in mind and then three sets of three kanji to practice it with (today was the overall shape the outer points of a kanji make, like triangular for 上 and 下, pentagonal for 金)

then you also get entire set phrases to write out that change daily, like お世話になっております or “thanks for everything/it’s been a pleasure working with you,” with a button to show how the sentence is read phonetically in kana

like this game is actually really cool wtf, and you don’t really need to know even half the joyo list to get by and can still learn a lot from it

[mithclearwell]

Just out of curiouse, do you have any tips for beginner artists? I would really appreciate one

Of course! ^-^ I'm more than happy to help!

Let's see...without the ability to have a conversation, I'm not sure where exactly you are in skill level, so I guess I'll start with some basic quality-of-life tips.

General:

You don't have to go to college to get good at art. I didn't go to art school!

Watch youtube videos from good artists, or those you admire!

What kind of art do you ultimately want to produce? This isn't an instance of "I can only pick one thing", it's more like...each type of art requires different skills, and if you know ahead of time what you want to do FIRST, you can narrow down what you have to learn.

learn proper sketching and use of circles and other shapes to build the figure, don't just jump in making the final lines right away! It's not a "cheat", it's proper technique. It's "caring about your work".

Same for references. Google up some images of what you want to draw and look at them while you draw your own picture. It's not only okay, it's what professionals do. You need to train your EYE as well as your hand.

It's okay to mimic styles you like! But be aware that each artist may stretch or squish or exaggerate proportions to fit what they personally like to see. This is why it's IMPERATIVE that you learn realism alongside any manga style you want to try. Once you learn where the eyes sit on the face, the different facial planes and what bones they relate to, and different sizes and builds for the face, you can then manga them up to any style you want!

For real paper:

Use a protector sheet, or wear a glove on your drawing hand. You want to make sure you don't get graphite or colored pencil on the side of your hand, and then smear it on your drawing. Placing a piece of paper under your hand will protect your work!

Don't touch your art with your fingertips. Fingertips have oil and gunk on them, and will smudge your drawing. (If you're working with charcoal, this could work to your advantage! But you're probably not using charcoal. It's messy and usually limited to college art students.)

Get the right tools! You can buy a small eraser set in the art section of Wal-Mart for like $3 -- it has a polymer eraser, a smaller white eraser, and the all-important KNEADED ERASER. This thing can be squished and torn apart and it'll pick up graphite like a champ! Do not bother with hard pink erasers, they're trash.

You don't need special paper to learn. I used to draw on the backs of my dad's extra math photocopy papers. Copy paper is smooth and not too fussy and I like it. "Sketch pads" usually have a rougher grain, and I hate the way the paper feels. Also there's a lot of ugly white spots when you try to shade or use colored pencils. Only use that if you're keeping a cute little book or using pastel crayons or something (or it's all you have). Don't fuss over it too much while you're learning. It won't make much difference until you're ready to specialize!

Blending stumps are cool and even pros use them.

Get a small electric pencil sharpener. They're less than $10 at places like Dollar General, and those stores are literally everywhere.

If you get a manual sharpener in an "art set", that's fine, too, but it hurts my hand to do it manually. I like the ones that have little covers.

It DOES matter what kind of ink pen you use. Gel pens will smear. Most markers are washable, and you better believe they will run at the first hint of moisture. India Ink also smears and runs with water. I recommend Sakura Micron pens, Zig Mangaka pens, or my favorite --- the Kuretaki Bimoji felt tip brush pen. You can get all that on Amazon, and it's like $6. I got the superfine tip.

LET YOUR INK DRY BEFORE YOU PUT MARKERS OR WATERCOLOR OR ANYTHING AT ALL OVER IT. It takes maybe 20 minutes.

If you don't plan to color it, you CAN draw with a ball point pen and it'll look just fine.

Do a tiny little water streak test with any markers you plan to use with watercolor. Just brush a tiny bit of water over the mark after it's dry to see if it bleeds. I use that bleed to my advantage sometimes, but you just gotta be aware of what's what.

Digital:

You can buy a small, cheap tablet from HUION for less than $40. MAKE THE INVESTMENT. IT'S WORTH IT.

Clip Studio Paint is EXCELLENT. Well worth the $50-$60 price tag. I think you can try it before you buy it, too. It gives you access to the Asset Store -- which is the single greatest artistic sharing tool I have EVER seen, and I've used SAI for ...probably a decade... I've used dozens of custom brushes and even made my own, and I just can't even believe what is available with CSP. Do yourself a favor and get it.

"But I can't use a tablet! I can't look at a screen while I draw!" Yes you can. YES you can. Yes you can, if you'll just try it. "but I tried once and it didn't work" Well YEAH, if you only tried a handful of times, OF COURSE it didn't work. Do you know what practice is? HUION screen tablets are over $300!!!!! Do you have that kind of disposable income lyin around? (plz donate some to me if you do lololjk =u=; )

Start saving a folder full of refs.

Ask people to tell you what to draw. Let them request something for free. This makes you draw things you wouldn't normally draw, and there is INCREDIBLE value in stepping outside of your comfort zone. You will level up in no time.

Whew...that covers most of the basics, I think. If you have something specific you want me to go into more detail on, please let me know! I love helping ;w;

[stumacherwazzaaaap]

Sighhhhhh

Idk she’s built like a bimoji though

-🔪

bitmoji?? girl so confusing. like by charli xcx

[tobyisave]

What do you use for traditional drawings? I desire them.

My traditional materials are pretty ordinary afaik...

ZIG Writer For Vellum pen: My go-to when I want to line something nicely. Has 2 thicknesses.

Bimoji Fude Medium Brush Pen: fun ink brush looking thing.

bic ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils, sharpie…

colored pencils (target brand)

Those two are the only "art pens" I have ever used, so I don't have a great sample size lol.

Thanks so so much for getting one!!! Shipping him shortly :3 And your coworkers sound based.

[kayvsworld]

what traditional art supplies do u like to use! :3 esp ur sketchbooks n pens!! I looove ur winter soldier sketchbook dumps <33

hey thank u!!!

i can't use fancy sketchbooks because i get anxious about making the art Good instead of making it Exist, so the one with dots on the paper is an old peter pauper press "essentials" notebook, and the grid notebook is one of the shitty amazon brand ones <3 cheap and easy. i also hate textured paper so that's maybe also a factor lkfjdhl

all the red and blue pen doodles are stabilo fineliners (my beloveds). brushpens are either pentel pocket brush (trustworthy! refillable!) or a kuretake no. 8 (friendly! refillable! AND you can buy a converter and use fountain pen ink which is what i do).

uhhh sometimes i use the kuretake bimoji markers which are VERY nice, but not as often bc they're not refillable so they stress me out? most black pen lines are from a bold twsbi eco my friend twsbi eco the best pen on earth <3

[skunkes]

(very shyly) what sketchbooks and art supplies do you like to use?

Rn i am using talens art creation sketchbook, ive not been filling many pages lately as ive been busy with comms and other things, so idk how it holds up to different mediums yet, but I've heard good things, and paper feels nice

I have ohuhu alcohol markers, posca colored pencils and FC polychromos colored pencils ^_^ i also use tombow fudenosuke pen, + kuretake bimoji pen (the hard tip ones, not brush) and sometimes a Nikko Dip Pen G Nib with kuretake sumi ink ^_^

I also have ohuhu water based markers.... literally just like any regular markers from the store but they have brush tip and fine tip which i like ^_^ were also fairly cheap for when i wanna add color without bleeding/ghosting

For gouache i use winsor newton...im still exploring papers and brushes and such for paints, for the traditional comms im doing (alcohol marker + colored pencil) im using canson mixed media paper atm ^_^

And i have arrtx acrylic markers but dont use them as much ^_^ alsp assorted fine point sharpies and fineliners (staedtler and stabilo) but those are mainly for journaling and only incidentally used for drawing

[ntrlily]

also the kuretake bimoji extra fine brush pen is really nice for writing chinese characters small enough to like, legibly write a bunch out on a regular letter or A4 sized page. Nice for practicing handwriting or for just writing in general :)

[fried-dracula]

stuff I drew during mental breakdowns