Comments on: My Drawing Tools

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:52:13 +0000

Gerry! San makakabili ng hunts #102 quill? Meron ako yung speedball na fine point pero it’s not giving me line variety. Meron rin ba tayong Winsor and Newton brushes dito?

Thanks!!!

Patrick

By: Melody MArigondon

Melody MArigondon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:46:09 +0000

Mr. Absent-minded… It’s okay, I’ll always remind you if needed–I am the student who considers your opinion great. ^_^

I like the way you see things..
More Power!

By: Ferres

Ferres — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:55:15 +0000

The yellowing issue with parchment makes it an extra problem during scans and clean up stages of traditional comics.

Also since it has a resistant surface, ink work will tend to look thicker and dry slower. But I guess, less elaborate inking(anime) styles would be ok with it.

By: John Beatty

John Beatty — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:24:15 +0000

I’ll bring over some assorted stuff and make sure all can have at least one of each to try! :)

I’ll bring over some brush markers and fine line markers, etc…real ink is WAY to messy to travle with!

-JBeatty

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:06:18 +0000

Hey Chummy…

I haven’t tried using parchment paper myself, but I have heard from other people that, depending on the kind of parchment paper you get, it yellows rather quickly.

I’m always on the lookout for good paper to draw on, and it’s hard for me to recommend paper to anyone because paper, although having the same name, isn’t the same in different places, and if they were the same, it behaves differently depending on local weather conditions.

By: chummy

chummy — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:22:49 +0000

good day mr. alanguilan

an artist friend recommended me to use artline calligraphy pen to ink my drawings…im in the process of learning to get the hang of it (i draw as a hobby and usually ink them via hunt 102 and staedler tech pens)…also, he said that he uses parchment paper to draw on, easier to handle than the standard bristol boards…any comment on this?

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:07:36 +0000

John!

I’ll email you, coz there are pens that I really like to use that aren’t available here. I bought a set in England when I was there.

Cheers!

Gerry, do you still have those quills I gave you way back 2005? May nakalagay bang number dun, I remember it’s not 102.

-ed

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:47:51 +0000

Thanks John! I’ll let you know when I think of something.

Hello Melody! Uh… can you remind me? I’m Mr. Absent Minded and forgetful lately.

Garro…depende sa pencils nya e. Pag walang thick or thin sa pencils, most likely yun gusto nya.

Rod, I have a couple of those. Clutch pencils tawag namin. Pang tasa ay yung little barrel things. I used it for a couple of years, pero mas type ko talaga Mongol. Part of the experience yung sharpening e. :D

Reno, I use kneaded erasers. I usually buy 5 at a time and mold them into one big ball. I apply pressure gently and repeatedly so no ink would come away. Sometimes it depends on the paper also. The paper I’m using seems to be absorbent (but doesn’t blot the ink), so the ink pretty much attaches firmly.

By: Reno

Reno — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:31:53 +0000

What eraser do you use when inking with the uni pen? I’ve tried different kinds of erasers but they all erase a big chunk of the uni pen’s ink on the paper. That’s why sometimes I scan and print out pencils in blue and do my inks on that, so I won’t have to erase the pencils afterwards.

By: Rod Samonte

Rod Samonte — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:59:48 +0000

Hi Gerry,
Interesting set of tools. Once upon a time the great Alfredo Alcala invented a brush that could hold ink so you don’t have to dip everytime it runs out. Wonder if that’s available. Sharpening that Mongol #2 takes a lot of time. May I suggest an automatic pencil holder that can take the same lead size. Just my two cents. Everyone of course have tools that they get used to, and their best work comes out of those tools. Thanks for sharing.
Rod