#used water based ink and watercolor pencils for the color

[earth-ambassador-jim]

Finished it! The Amulet of Daylight, folks.

[ladycybercat]

To bid please visit my FA page: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55828208/ Art is on Strathmore smooth bristol 300 series paper. Size 11 x 14 inches. It is colored with copic, prismacolor and watercolor ink and a bit of color pencil. Starting bid is $100.00. Autobuy is $250. Winner pays shipping based on their location, no international shipping. Shipping should be around $14. Auction ends Monday March 11th at 11 pm EASTERN. ( Please see the updated rules . Thank you! ) * When you buy this art you get the Original art with no water mark. Reproduction rights are not included. Artist reserves all copyrights. Character design is not included.

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[thyinum]

hello :) i had two questions to ask but first i must tell you that your art is beautiful ! im so glad i stumbled across it

i was curious about what brushes you use in procreate (if that is what you use that is), i really enjoy the texture and line weight in your work so i thought i would ask

i also wanted to know how you go about colouring skin, especially with unique lighting… do you use reference images? either for anatomy or for skin tone? most of my art is b&w out of comfort haha but if you have any tips when it comes to working in colour i would love to hear them !

once again you are so so talented and i hope you have a lovely day <3

Hello!! Thank you for the questions and kind words 🤲💙✨

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First of all, brushes

You guessed it right, I use Procreate and here are the brushes I use the most:

Most of them are standard, but Water Liner and Wooden Pencil, my most favourite brushes, are from downloaded sets. Here's where Wooden Pencil comes from:

I couldn't find the exact same set of Water Liner (I guess it's because they updated it), but this one is pretty close:

I use these two brushes pretty much for everything. Wooden Pencil is a little modified (blend mode on multiply) and I use it both for sketches and linework. Water Liner is sometimes for filling with base colours and always for rendering.

Also all of my artworks have a noise effect!

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Secondly, coloring skin. Most of the time I go with the flow and do what feels right. Of course I keep in mind anatomy and other stuff like surrounding and skin tone. Like, everything that surrounds your character shares a little bit of it's colour (but you need to be careful with it). Also skin by itself is pretty colorful, for examble forehed is yellowish, cheeks and nose have some pink and chin and jaw are a little bit greeny-bluish. Also I think Ukrainian painting school has a great influence on me, so you can check out some of our artists. For example, Fedir Krychevsky and Oleksandr Murashko.

When it comes to some tricky lighting I start looking for references or use this thing:

There's also one with male head from this guy, you can find it in his profile. They're really helpful when you can't figure out how to do shadows and lighting.

Hope it all will be useful for you!

[fertbutt]

Sorry 4 shitty lighting and photography but heres a WIP of an actual painting! I havent used watercolors in a while but i recently bought this red water-based ink and wanted to test it out painting rubellum in her non-wyrm form. shes got a borzoi face

I also wanted to practice a little with watercolor because i also got this fancy pants watercolor paper on sale but its only 10 sheets so i really dont want to waste it!!!

Im thinking of using some gouache and colored pencil to add some details esp around her eye and feathers. Defo didnt intend her to be quite so pink but the red ink i bought was more cool-toned than i anticipated

[mybeingthere]

Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist based in Luxor in Upper Egypt, where he received his BFA with honours in Graphic Design & Printmaking from the south Valley University. His delicate watercolor paintings and woodcuts reveal harsh realities in the worlds he creates, and are heavy with symbolism. There’s an edge of political subversion, at times playful and humorous, and other times, dark and somber. 

His active participation in annual Youth Salons, and exhibiting all around Egypt, has earned him many awards to date. He currently teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor. I would like to drawing by dry materials such ashard pastel pencil charcoal and also drawing by water color and ink.

"I follow Giorgio de Chirico and Carlo Carra way in metaphysical art work In my art work I use legendary symbols and metaphysical objects. My work have many details ... you see many objects crowded over."

(Biography provided by JM Art Management)

[striving-artist]

Okay, after some research, there is not a usable print on demand service for printing things at 12x12 or larger. They exist for sure, but they get priced around 7-12$ a print, and even then, the paper is bad and wrong for coloring sheets.

So. I bought a craft printer, partly because I didn't have a color printer, but this one prints 12x12 edgeless, and thats neato. Both meph and I printed and tested coloring across them. I did two weights of cardstock, and tested alcohol ink and water based ink. also tested colored pencil. You can definitely make it smear if you scrub across the linework, but I think I just have to accept that. Also I got some 110lb watercolor paper, but haven't tested that yet. Not for use with actual watercolors, thats insanity next to inkjet print, but bc its a better texture for mixed media.

Anyway. The point. Am now trying to decide best method. Patreon? Kofi? I don't really want to do an etsy shop, and patreon seems like a way to do access to the files if you want to print them yourself, and then, like, orderable ones? and, at a certain tier, I'll print and send you one every... month?

If anyone is interested in this kind of thing, come talk to me? I'm not trying to make this a full time thing, but it makes me sad that the art just sits digitally and unseen.

Talking about This Post btw.

[guuuurei]

trad art dump pt1 [click 4 better quality]

media used erm: colored pencil, ballpoint pen, graphite pencil, posca marker/acrylic marker, ink, watercolor, crayons & water based markers

[md3artjournal]

12:27 PM 8/26/2023 So, I've been looking at my OC Smaugust drawings lately, and I'm beginning to appreciate my art style. The same chibi art style that I had been lamenting about, and crying about, and beating myself up over…I'm beginning to admit it has charm. I can be happy with it.

Even back when I was only using it for fanart, some part of me actually liked it and felt proud of myself whenever I finished a fanart, but that feeling always went away when I started browsing other people's fanart of the same series. (FE3H, Persona 5) But now that I'm using the art style for my OCs, I can kind of appreciate it on its own. Thanks to squeaky-potat and dimiclaudeblaigan for always encouraging me with this art style. ;u;

It's probably not an appropriate art style for any serious stories though. And my OCs are full of angsty backstories. But I had been thinking of writing my Personal Myth with a "slice of life" tone, with all the serious backstory stuff, more in the background. And if I start drawing 4koma, then I could totally get away with a cuter art style. So maybe I'll do that for my Personal Myth. I remember a long time ago wishing I could draw a comic of my Personal Myth. I've drawn some pages before, but it never went anywhere. So if I manage to pull off a couple of connected series of even 4koma, then maybe I could die happy.

One thing though. I've really enjoyed how easy coloring with markers has been. I don't have to spend forever mixing paint colors, not making a big enough batch, then having to re-mix AND color-match… I've timed it before, and when I color using any type of paints, it takes me FIVE TIMES longer than when I color with markers. But even though I'm using artist, alcohol markers, streaks are still showing. I'm so stingy. I just can't get myself to absolutely saturate paper with ink, until the streaks disappear.

I'm beginning to think I should give watercolors another chance. At least when the "streaks" stay visible, it's pretty. It can be like blotchy puddles and nicely organic looking. So I've got to go look for some waterproof ink to use for my linework now. I have Copic Multiliner pens, there's a sale at Art Supply Warehouse for Sakura Pigma Micron pens, and I might even have some Staedtler technical pens still able to write. Those are all waterproof, but they don't have the smooth fluidity that I like to draw with. And I like to draw directly with ink, often without pencil underdrawings.

I really like drawing with fountain pens, but I know me: I'm not going to take the time to regularly clean out my fountain pens, if I start using pigmented ink. I use dye based ink, because I know I can be negligent with my pen maintenance and not be punished for it (much). But a lot of the dye based fountain pen ink is not waterproof. I think my Noodler's Ink proved to be mostly water resistant, so I'm going to experiment with that today, for today's Smaugust drawing.

I'm getting fairly comfortable with dip pens (though I still don't even know what type my hand-me-down nib is), and I heard that with dip pens, I could just use Indian ink and be fine in the waterproof department. But not only am I unsure which ink to get, but I'm still a cheapskate, and I can't always use dip pens. One of the big reasons I like fountain pens is that it's so self-contained. I can bring it anywhere. I don't need flat surfaces for my ink bottles, and clean water glasses, and cleaning rags. …Now that I list that out, those are the same reasons I stopped using watercolors (aside from all the time-eating paint mixing).

I've still got some options to figure out, but at least for today, I'm going to experiment with Noodler's Ink in my broken Platinum Preppy fountain pen, then see what happens when I watercolor over it. Actually, my Monteverde fountain pen ink completely erases with even just the littlest bit of water, so maybe I could use my Pilot Petit full of Monteverde ink, to do an underdrawing, then use my Platinum Preppy full of Noodler's Ink as the final linework. That could be interesting.

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Tips For Aspiring Artists

I'm not an expert by any means, but here are some things I've figured out that I wish someone had told me sooner. 1 - 6 are for traditional artists, but the other tips work for digital artists as well.

Get artist-quality supplies. Crayola is nice, but Crayola costs less than artist-quality supplies for the same reason that Barbie's Dream House costs less than a real house: It's for kids to play around with. By all means feel free to practice with Crayola for now, but start saving up for the real thing. You may have to buy markers one or two at a time as you have funds, or ask a friend or family member to buy you that awesome paint set for your next birthday or whatever. Trust me, once you see and feel the difference, you will never go back. It is night and day.

Buy an artists' pen set if you're using traditional media. You know why professionally-inked art looks so good? Because they use a variety of line thicknesses. You know the easiest way to make that happen consistently? A set of artist's pens in varying thicknesses. This is a good set at a reasonable price, and the ink is phenomenal (read that description--your average writing pen doesn't have those qualities). I am not sponsored by Sakura; this is just the first really good pen set I ever bought and it's served me well.

India ink dries waterproof. Let me repeat that: India ink dries waterproof. It's also not alcohol-soluble, which means it's great for working with water- or alcohol-based markers or watercolor paints/pencils. Just make sure your ink has time to dry before you add color!

Prismacolor, Copic, and Spectrum Noir markers are REFILLABLE. This is why they cost more than the store brand. You are expected to keep the marker casing and buy a bottle of ink in a color you're running out of, and a set of spare nibs for when your marker nibs wear out. This is cheaper than buying all new markers, plus you're gonna run out of one or two of your favorite colors way before the rest and you'll be happy to have that ink on hand. These markers are meant for the long haul, and by George they're gonna make sure you can keep using them for the long haul.

Use the right paper for your tools. Sketch paper is great for pencils and some paints, but horrible for everything else. Marker pads are perfect for alcohol markers, but expensive. (I use white cardstock because of how expensive actual marker paper is. Gold leaf is less expensive per square inch.) Watercolor paper has a rough surface that isn't good for charcoal work but has the perfect amount of "tooth" for watercolor paints and pencils, and is thick enough not to pucker the way regular paper does when wet.

Painters, learn about gesso, thinners, and extenders. These items can make your time painting much happier, especially if you work with acrylics on fine details (like, say, doll customization).

Don't overwork yourself. If you're gonna do a marathon art session, set a timer for one hour. At the end of the hour, STOP. Put your supplies down. Get up and stretch your legs and do some wrist exercises. Then reset your timer and start working on your art again. You do not want to end up with carpal tunnel or chronic wrist pain by the age of 25 because you pushed yourself too hard.

Warm up before you start an art session. Nothing fancy--just get out a piece of regular paper and a pencil, and make some loop-de-loops, zigzags, and doodles for 5-10 minutes to loosen your hands up so you can get them to make the shapes you want.

Learn how to practice drawing That Thing You Suck At Drawing. Let's say you suck at hands, and you want to get better. Find a lot of photos of hands in various positions, shown from various angles. Study the way the light hits them. Trace the photos to get a feel for the shapes. Then and only then does it make sense to start trying to draw them freehand. Always refer back to the original photos, NOT to your earlier drawings, so you're less likely to repeat mistakes from your drawings.

Don't be ashamed to use tools that feel like cheating. Real, professional artists use rulers (or the straight-line tool in an art program) and compasses (or the circle program) and stencils (or the stamp tool) all the time. I hear people say things like "You're so talented--I can't even draw a straight line!" You know who can draw a perfectly straight line without help? NO ONE. Tools are there to help you. Use them. There is no special reward for doing things the hard way or Suffering For Your Art. It isn't morally better or a more "pure" form of artistry; it's just harder.

Break the thing you're drawing down into lines and shapes. You know those sketch layers in Photoshop, or those rough pencil marks in traditional art, or the perspective lines in a scene? Artists are basically using sketch time to plot out the general shapes and structures of their subject before fleshing it out more and making it look all pretty and polished. Everything you look at is basically made of lines, shapes, and regions of color. With time and practice, you get better and quicker at doing the sketching part. But you never really outgrow it.

[shapelytimber]

Made a fake movie poster in class :)

(trad : title “The gloved hand” and subtitle “Lay down and let yourself rot”)

This is very loosely based on the short story “La main gantée” by Jean Lorrain, that we had to imagine a movie adaptation for with actors, crews and all :) so that was very fun ! (even tho we were imposed traditionnal mediums for the visual kjokjhokjjo art school kinda spoiled my enjoyment of it because of how easy to fail and stressful it is-) (but I did my best and I’m kinda proud of how it turned out :))

vvv process below <3 

For my process, I chose to not do a refined sketch because we only had 4 days for this project and who needs to use pencils in a speedrun when you can just use a pen :)) 

I did my color test digitaly for the speedrun and not at all because of lazyness-

My coloring process in traditional (at least when I want something a bit cool on a time limit) is to do black and white with indian ink (no watercolor or gouach so it won’t reactivate with water) (and sorry no scan because it was stuck to a plank at the time), then add color with either watercolor (less covering so it won’t fuck with the black and white underneath but less saturation) or colored ink (more saturated but more covering so it quickly darkens the image and you can’t reactivate it with water (that's what I used for the purple)) on top of it and tada you got contrasts AND colors in a very short time ! I then add a bit of color variants with colored pencils and white chalk and voila 

For the stars I ended up redrawing them on another paper, use yellow watercolor, cutting them out then glueing them on top. The glowing is done with pastel (who did not like the colored pencils and white chalk under it at all-)

If you read this far, just know I chose Leigh McCloskey because of his wonder bread ass energy and beacuse he looks like every white man in the 80s :) (Inferno is a banger movie btw)

[o-wyrmlight]

What do you use to draw? I'm pretty sure you use a drawing tablet, but what brand? Any reccomendations?

I have two Gaomon tablets! One which I use for my laptop and one that I use for my desktop.

The one I use for my desktop is a Gaomon PD2200. It's a rather large tablet that comes with a stand. It's really neat, and the screen itself is this sort of matte cover that makes it feel a little more like paper. The main downside is that the 'buttons' aren't 'buttons' so much as they are 'touch buttons'. As a result, you can't really feel when you're pressing on the buttons, so if you try to use them without looking at them, you could press the wrong thing. I ended up not using them and keeping them on, and eventually had to turn that whole function off because it kept picking up inputs that I wasn't giving it and making me think that my computer was messing up.

The one I use for my laptop is a much smaller one that plugs directly into it. It's a PD1161. It has a much smaller screen, but the upside is that it's a display tablet (like the PD2200) and it acts as a second monitor, so I can look at what I'm drawing while I'm watching a YouTube channel and being online. This one has unmarked buttons (that I could mark with a silver sharpie or something), but they're actual buttons, so I already consider that to be a plus.

I like Gaomon! It's a rather fair brand for the price, I feel. The only things I don't really like about them that I've consistently noticed in between both of the products that I have is that:

The colors look different from how they are on the other screen and it's difficult to try to figure out how to adjust them to the same values

The biggest issue I have is that there's often a drift from where the pen is and where the tablet detects it as being. It varies all around the board, and calibrating the screen doesn't seem to do much to fix it. Checking on my drawing tablet right now, it looks to be less accurate towards the center and more accurate around the edges of the screen for some reason. You can work around it, but it's a little frustrating at times that you have to focus on the actual cursor on the screen.

The PD2200 and its touch buttons are difficult to use, and even when I wasn't using them, they still eventually ended up detecting false inputs that made me dread trying to draw on it and frustrated me to no end. I eventually figured out what the issue was, but it took a good couple of months before it finally clicked in my brain after getting a whole other keyboard and noticing that the issues were still continuing.

Aside from drawing tablets, my traditional mediums tend to vary! I like to experiment from time to time with different mediums, and this includes ballpoint pens, sketching pencils, India inks, calligraphy ink, watercolors, alcohol markers, colored pencils... it helps me feel less like I'm sitting in the same rut all the time, being able to swap in between different mediums and experiment. Sometimes what you need to get out of art block is a bit of rest. Sometimes what you need is trying something different!

Traditional-wise, what I really want to do is get a bundle of colored calligraphy inks so I can do some colored lineart, but all that Amazon's really showing me is India inks and glass pen inks. Which are all water-based and not made for calligraphy pens.

As an aside, as a touch of experimentation, I figured out that India inks and glass pen inks work very well on watercolor paper, and it doesn't blot or bleed as much as it does on sketch paper! Sort of makes me wish I did that Pure Vanilla drawing on watercolor paper instead of a sketchbook, but then again I also wish I used a different color for the lineart anyway, so. You win some, you lose some.

Experimenting is,, fun. I think people deserve to experiment.

[mysticdragon3art]

Smaugust 2023 day 16.

My OCs again. Cosmic scale dragon based on African Bush Viper. Very rough design for my OC's dragon form. I'll likely change her snout to the usual longer versions that I draw for most dragons. I usually envisioned her as a "Leviathan class" dragon, like my hydra character, but she does have a "Cosmic class" form; maybe I'll lean on that more.

8/16/2023. Drawn in Pilot Petit fountain pen using Monteverde "Charoite" ink. Colored with Copic markers, Koh-i-noor Woodless Colour Pencil, and Daiso Water Colors. I forgot that Monteverde ink was water-soluble, so the watercolors on the top edge of the cosmic scale dragon erased some ink lines. Some digital clean-up in Kirta.

[jackiesjoy]

Played with “The Best Remedy” kit by Stampin’ Up! this morning on my Facebook live Coffee and Cards. After making three of the cards as intended I went rogue using the negative from the heart die cut as a stencil. I brushed on some Pool Party ink using a blending brush and layered on some polka dots with another stencil. Then I stamped the adorable skunk with stazon and did some easy watercoloring with water color pencils, blender pen, and Wink of Stella. The finished project is a note card using the smallest size of Memories and More card bases and envelopes. I love our kits! https://www.instagram.com/p/CgFKSMNOi04/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mokutone]

I just found out about your blog about a minute ago and would very much like to know :

what gram paper you use

what brand and type of paints you use

your art process

and if you have an Instagram

(I am very stunned at your work by the way it's really really gorgeous)

You're lucky! I've been in the middle of formatting a post about my materials for a while, and so I can list them offhandedly at the moment!

1) The main papers I use are:

—Strathmore 400 Series Heavyweight Drawing Pads 100lb/163gsm. [Example] ———> good quality for drawing, buckles under watercolor but absorbs the paint beautifully. —Fabriano Hot Press Watercolor Paper, 140lb/300 gsm [Example] ———> good quality for drawing and painting, smooth surface too. —Vision Cold Press Watercolor Paper, 140lb/300 gsm [Example] ———> my teacher said this was garbage quality. i love it though, it gets a weird grainy texture. and, on occasion when I can afford it: —Arches Watercolor Pad/Block, Hot Press, 140lb/300 gsm [Example] ———> excellent painting, but i recommend you use it for pigment based paints mostly, it can have strange effects with dye-based watercolor paints. lovely surface, both smooth and slightly slightly textured.

2) The main paints I use are within two groups, dye based and pigment based, I'll divide them as such here:

Dye Based:

—Ecoline Watercolor [Liquid] [Example] — Dr. Ph. Martin's Radiant Concentrated Watercolors [Liquid] [Example]

Pigment Based:

—Black Sheep Art Supply's Pans And Half Pans! [Dry Pans] [Example] —Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus series [Liquid] [Example] —Holbein Artist' Water Color [Tubes of Paint] [Example]

I have used other kinds of watercolors previously, but these are the ones which I am actively enjoying using!

3) My art process...oh jeeze. I think I would lay it out like this:

— 1. jot down an idea on a piece of paper or my notes app. — 2. sketch out a thumbnail, just getting the feeling of how I want it to look. — 3. draw out the idea with pencils. — 4. Take a photo of the pencil drawing. Tack it onto the answer of an ask at some point. Forget about the drawing for a month. —5. Find the drawing, remember I meant to color it in. — 6. Ink the lines of the drawing, adding flat black spaces if necessary. — 7. Paint the drawing with watercolor, starting from lightest, largest areas of the drawing, and then gradually getting darker and more into the details. — 8. Angst about documenting the drawing correctly, eventually photograph it and post it.

4) I do have an instagram, but I haven't used it in years i think 😅 i like tumblr more.

(Also, thank you!!! that's very sweet of you to say! I'm glad you enjoy my work!)

[harkamal]

What pens do you use to draw? What do you use to draw?

I just use regular ball point pens. Not all pens are the same, but I'm not brand specific when it comes to the pens I use. The important thing for me, when it comes to the pens I use, is how it feels and flows.

Beyond that, I make sure that the paper I use is textured to allow for the ball point to roll without needing much pressure. I only use water color paper and specifically Arches Rough Press paper for larger projects. The doodles are are normally 8X9 while the larger pieces are at minimum 14X20 if not larger like the Joan of Arc or this portrait.

This is what I typically do for any pen drawing- I start off by taping the paper to a hard surface and adding a watercolor wash while the paper is taped to stop any buckling. I prefer toned paper instead of a stark white surface. Once the paper has dried, I do a grid pattern so I can make sure my proportions are right to the reference. I draw a base sketch and then go through with a pen for all shading and work. Just like with pencil, I layer the ball point ink on top of each other.

I'm not a good artist or someone to look for with advice, but I hope this is what you were looking for.

[mcnuggyy]

izel.... did you see that one watercolor art going around of the twins + lucretia + angus wearing the autism pride shirts wherein lucretia and angus are drawn with like. pretty much white skin. like at MOST two shades darker than how the artist draws white characters and a shade darker than taako and lup. help everyone in the notes is saying how pretty the style is i feel like im the only one noticing how whitewash-y it feels...

Ah yes :( luckily the artist has addressed this and is working to make adjustments to his style and find better techniques (since he works in watercolor) to properly represent darker skin tones and features. I really appreciate him addressing this the way he did, and I always am thankful to artists who are willing to make adjustments to improve their work and improve the way they represent a wide variety of people. (Because in my experience it’s rare to see artists actually take accountability when concerns like this arise so I think it’s important to celebrate it when it happens)

For any watercolor artists who struggle with this as well, here’s what I learned in some of my painting classes! Because watercolor can be notorious for drying lighter and being hard to go darker with build up, I recommend using it along with ink, gauche or watercolor pencils, that way you can have more control over the tones and shades you get! Ink especially is nice, it’s cheaper than gauche, can be mixed, you can get dark rich vibrant colors, BUT it does stain so it’s a whole other horse to tame, luckily you CAN build up with it, unlike watercolor which can get muddy while you add more and more, because ink stains the paper it’s easier to build up darker tones little by little! Gauche on the other hand can lay nice flat washes of paint, but also be reworked a bit like watercolor can, it’s way more expensive, but they have a great look! Although it’s easier to get darker tones with, it can also be difficult to build up in tone like watercolor because of eventual blotchiness if you overwork it. But because the colors are richer you usually don’t need to build up much with them anyways! Either way any of these other tools will work great with watercolor as they are all water based! (So they come together nicely too) It’s common for background artists to use these together, and it’s a great solution (though a bit expensive if you go the gauche route) to getting darker and/or more vibrant colors.