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Published: 2006-07-24 00:28:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 5014; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 81
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Inevitably the victim stands transfigured, a new feral self pushed from her very pores. Fear gives way to instinct and hunger as a bestial cry punctuates the culmination of her curse.Quite a few people wanted a follow-up to Twice Shy , and this is the image that stuck in my head.
Micron pens on typing paper.
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Were the white highlights of fur done after completion(as some people will use some of these detail liquid paper "pens" for sometimes, or do digitally after scanning) or purely through, well, "not inking" the areas?
I was mostly curious on it. I assume the later which would be a good testament of skill that you managed to keep such detailed "lines" through so deep inking, though I know a few people prefer to do such digitally as being "easier".
Otherwise, my excuses for posting about such an old pic. It does make me wishes it could be seen what you would be capable to do on a technical level after all these years as this was promising on a technical level(in regard not only for the skill of the inking, but also use of pose and composition) even though it seems to be one of your last pieces.
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This is all just through black ink. I typically go through a phase of inking with my finest pen, just setting down the lineart and erasing the pencils. Then for the larger black areas I'll typically rough out the borders with a slightly larger pen, and then finally do the biggest expanses with what is probably more accurately termed a calligraphy-tipped marker. All of the ink is smearproof and as a result dries almost instantly. It makes for very little bleeding, and thus means that as long as you plan it out as you go, you can still have fairly crisp separation.
I've also found that a good way to make yourself think in this direction is to do a few pieces on scratchboard, if you've never done so before. With that you're starting with pure black, and adding areas of white to that. It really changes the way you think about things, and after you've done a few, you can apply that insight back towards pen and ink work.
All told, I've found getting back into physical media after doing digital stuff is pretty fun, because the limitations of the medium actually get you out of a lot of lazy habits.
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Actually, I've never worked with scratchboards before, though if it is what I think they are it is actually something I've pondered a few times trying.
Though your description of how it works actually remind me of how I used to do graphite. I'd often used a smudging stump(these rolls of tightly rolled paper, with a point on both end and which you can rub over a picture to "smudge" it) in the past, only to then take and eraser to "smudged" areas to basically create "highlights"(a favorite tool for this kind of job was this kind of erasers: [link] the small size of the eraser make it greats for "detailing").
As I've recently attempted doing back in traditional medias, I can second your statement on that. I mainly work digitally, but I frequently enjoy an occasional return to traditional medias as a way to "go back to the source". After watching another artist(a furry/TF artist going by the nick of Kabukihomewood, she frequently do online stream of both her digital and physical artwork and is quite open about answering questions or just general chat) work and discussing a bit with her, I've even begun trying markers which was something I had never used before.
Anyway, much thanks for the reply
I was curious, but do you have a link or picture of the type of caligraphy marker you were talking about? It's mostly something I was curious on as like I said I've begun experimenting with various types of markers... that and I generally love to try new techniques/mediums/tools in general.
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Look in the scrapbooking section of your local Wal-Mart. The pens I use are all the same brand, and are put there because they're archival quality ink. You can get a few different tips for pretty cheap.
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Actually, was thinking on it as I did begin to look into these tips of markers, but are there any brands you might reccomend then(since you mention using always the same brand)?
Just curious to see if I can find them in my region(though I guess it shouldn't be too hard).
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The ones I grabbed were "Zig Memory System." I've got an 01 and 05 tip, as well as a double-tipped one for doing big swathes of black.
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Nice. .01 tips is something I was telling myself I should start looking for.
Btw, I was curious but I actually begun working on a werewolf pic as a bit of a foray into markers so I wanted to asks your thoughts on it since it seems to be your forte in term of designs and general themes.
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Also had this one which I showed Zax, though he felt the fur was a bit too "featherlike" [link]
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Nice, I didn't know that from Wal-Mart. Granted, I mostly saw "quality" tools as something to generally get from the art stores(my region has a very large brand that's popular and does have lots of choices in all mediums)though prices for a few things had me wondering if online purchase might not end up being cheaper.
Though I've found the various surfaces mediums(i.e.: paper and such) to show real differences once experimented with. Paper meant for markers really won't react the same to them than simple printer or even sketchbook paper.
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