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Off-Topic => Creative arts => Topic started by: Ratt on December 05, 2006, 10:00:40 PM

Title: Ball Point Pen Sketch
Post by: Ratt on December 05, 2006, 10:00:40 PM: I took one of my professor's Busts and cyber-ized it in this quick sketch. Ball Point Pen sucks as a medium, but I didn't have my 8b on me that day.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on December 05, 2006, 10:20:35 PM: Pretty cool. I like it.
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Post by: Cosmos on December 05, 2006, 10:56:02 PM: I like it too. I demand more. << please.. >>
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Post by: Blue_Strife on December 05, 2006, 11:18:13 PM: Pretty nice man.

-concurs with Tiffany- >>
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Post by: Desimodontidae on December 05, 2006, 11:40:56 PM: Ehh.

How bout something with detail?
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Post by: DarkFlood2 on December 06, 2006, 12:24:07 AM: It looks good. Especially when it is hard to shade with a pen.
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Post by: SaiKar on December 06, 2006, 01:04:57 AM: It's lil creepy.

And pens DO suck for shading.
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Post by: Ratt on December 06, 2006, 01:02:50 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Desimodontidae
Ehh.

How bout something with detail?

I'll see what I can do.
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Post by: carmen on December 10, 2006, 08:45:28 AM: It's a cool one. And pens are great for shading, just not blending.

Try stippling ^_-

very fun.
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 10, 2006, 08:48:40 AM: Holy hells. Carmen?
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Post by: Meiscool-2 on December 10, 2006, 08:51:08 AM: Pens work well for shading, but you need a lot of different kinds of pens to do a good job.
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Post by: MrMister on December 10, 2006, 08:54:36 AM: good uh.. good.. thingy.. drawing.. I mean it is ****.. actin.. aloof..
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Post by: carmen on December 10, 2006, 08:55:22 AM: Well the thing is, you don't use a pen like you do a pencil. Just like you wouldn't use a charcol stick like you would a brush. Different tools require different techniques. They all have their own appeal.
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Post by: Meiscool-2 on December 10, 2006, 08:59:19 AM: Well, if you consider bleeding the ink of a pen into a picture as shading an not blending, then be my guest.

Usually, I've noticed, that no matter how lightly you press a NORMAL pen down, it comes out the same shade, just a different width of line. However, it you press it down real hard, then it is slightly darker, but it sometimes leaves indents in my paper :|

The only other true method I know of for shading with normal pens is drawing a second set of lines over previously created lines, which is tedious.

So, this is another example of "You have to have the right equiptment to do a good job". That's true with most things though. Pens do make good shading tools, but others are more wieldly and less expensive.
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 10, 2006, 09:02:50 AM: What kind of pens do you use? With a simple Bic I can easily get the shades and tones, and I suck with pens.
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Post by: carmen on December 10, 2006, 09:03:35 AM: lmao

It's pretty easy, and can be done with any pen as long as it has ink in it. Ofcourse, some are better to use than others. But alot of times I just bust out with a sharpie, or a G-Pilot. I think what you mean with the lines intersecting, overlapping etc. is called crosshatching, and that's not tedious at all; not in my opinion. Also thickness of lines, solids, negative space...all plays it's own roles. It's not what you got; it's how you use it.
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Post by: Meiscool-2 on December 10, 2006, 10:12:44 PM: Well, it's tedious to me because I don't like taking a long time on my drawings :p
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Post by: elementalhero76 on January 10, 2007, 01:19:28 AM: I hardly draw much but when I do, I mostly use pencil for all of it. I only pen to get the lines darkened in when it is done. Stippling is tiring but works if you use a pen. Crosshatching depends on how close the lines are to each other. It is all a trick of the mind and the eyes. That is all that makes hatching and stippling seem lighter/darker.