tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post8219558312224997564..comments2023-10-23T03:37:37.842-04:00Comments on Steve Epting: Sketchbook 011Steve Eptinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424779011822915937noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post-69007987161701241032008-11-25T18:09:00.000-05:002008-11-25T18:09:00.000-05:00I'm the same - I really only use them when sketchi...I'm the same - I really only use them when sketching. I use the PITT pens but the tip gets destroyed rather quickly and it's useless for any fine line work.Steve Eptinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424779011822915937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post-21448922268169701872008-11-25T17:36:00.000-05:002008-11-25T17:36:00.000-05:00Great sketches, I really like the lighting on the ...Great sketches, I really like the lighting on the bottom right head.<BR/>I agree with you about brushpens, I like them for sketching but they never work for me if I try using them on pro work. I do sometimes use ones that are nearly empty for dry brush effects in backgrounds though. I am quite tempted to get a japanese sable one I've seen online, but it seems like a bit too much of a gamble.dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651763465550549947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post-63437723590229592082008-11-25T12:37:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:37:00.000-05:00I've experimented with brush-pens because they see...I've experimented with brush-pens because they seem to be used by so many artists these days, and some of them work wonders with them (like Sean Phillips), and they're less messy, I guess. But I guess there just isn't the same variety of makr-making with them.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417688609204610626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post-38307993774137013852008-11-25T08:51:00.000-05:002008-11-25T08:51:00.000-05:00Thanks Alan. If I remember correctly, I was trying...Thanks Alan. If I remember correctly, I was trying out a new brush pen on that one. I'm not quite sure why I keep trying brush pens because they are never as good as the real thing - which I always come back to.Steve Eptinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424779011822915937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post-771157453082124092008-11-25T05:28:00.000-05:002008-11-25T05:28:00.000-05:00Another excellent page, Steve. I love the confiden...Another excellent page, Steve. I love the confident brushwork on the head furthest right at the top, especially. As usual, very freshAlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417688609204610626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post-64501790374314614182008-11-24T22:06:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:06:00.000-05:00Hey Dan, these sketches are done in a ProArt 4"x6"...Hey Dan, these sketches are done in a <A HREF="http://www.dickblick.com/zz118/08/" REL="nofollow">ProArt 4"x6" Hardbound sketchbook</A>. I think I got it free with an order I placed at Dick Blick. The description says it's a "perfect place to preserve your ideas with pencil, pen-and-ink, or watercolor", but it's not the highest quality paper in the world (as you might imagine for $3). A month or two ago I picked up a <A HREF="http://www.moleskineus.com/sketchpocket.html" REL="nofollow">Moleskine Sketchbook</A> (3 1/2"x5 1/2") at the local Barnes and Noble. I haven't started sketching in it yet but it has a thicker, heavier paper stock (it costs about $10), and you can open it so that it virtually lays flat. I thought I'd probably wait until I worked my way through the ProArt before starting on the Moleskine, but maybe not.Steve Eptinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424779011822915937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861383818797225.post-80449965789191923732008-11-24T20:52:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:52:00.000-05:00Very cool. What brand of notebooks do you use? Do ...Very cool. What brand of notebooks do you use? Do you spray them w/a fixative when you are finished so they don't smudge?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135254095267803956noreply@blogger.com