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I mostly use fineliners too. Even when I draw models posing "live" (actually on Zoom, most of the time) I do the preliminary sketches with thin, light gray pens

by Pamar 2y ago

I mostly use fineliners too. Even when I draw models posing "live" (actually on Zoom, most of the time) I do the preliminary sketches with thin, light gray pens, and then when I have the proportions mostly right (or at right as I can) I go in with a dark pen. Example: (NSFW) https://www.instagram.com/p/C_C5VQZOYVF/?img_index=8 https://www.instagram.com/p/C_C5VQZOYVF/?img_index=8

al_borland 2y ago
How long does a fineliner typically last? During the pandemic I tried doing Draw A Box, which demands fineliners. It seemed like they’d die on me extremely fast, and was a big reason I stopped. I don’t know if I got a bad batch or that’s just how they are.
- fzeindl 2y ago
  If you buy quality ink pens by pentel or faber Castell they will last years, depending on usage.
  - al_borland 2y ago
    I bought Pentel Pointliners. I don’t know if I got a day out of it. It was certainly less than a week. I still have a bunch. I bought a whole back. But after the first one became useless I quickly I wasn’t so interested in continuing to use them.
- Pamar 2y ago
  My main problems with fineliners is not their "autonomy" but their durability. I work on small scale drawings most of the time (A5) and I use small size tips. I surely throw away more pens due a damaged tip than due to ink. I am also using Japanese roller pens in very small sizes and these are sturdier, and last "long enough", in my experience
  - al_borland 2y ago
    This could have been the issue. Maybe there was still ink in it, but the tip couldn’t deliver it. I always had a bad time with them as a kid and ignored them for a couple decades. I only tried again after they were so highly recommended for this program. They wouldn’t accept work for review without using them. But they were exactly as I remembered, if not worse. It’s possible I got unlucky at the start, but with it confirming my past memories, I was that interested in investing further in a program that required I use my least favorite implement.

by Pamar 2y ago

al_borland 2y ago

How long does a fineliner typically last? During the pandemic I tried doing Draw A Box, which demands fineliners. It seemed like they’d die on me extremely fast, and was a big reason I stopped. I don’t know if I got a bad batch or that’s just how they are.

fzeindl 2y ago
If you buy quality ink pens by pentel or faber Castell they will last years, depending on usage.
- al_borland 2y ago
  I bought Pentel Pointliners. I don’t know if I got a day out of it. It was certainly less than a week. I still have a bunch. I bought a whole back. But after the first one became useless I quickly I wasn’t so interested in continuing to use them.
Pamar 2y ago
My main problems with fineliners is not their "autonomy" but their durability. I work on small scale drawings most of the time (A5) and I use small size tips. I surely throw away more pens due a damaged tip than due to ink. I am also using Japanese roller pens in very small sizes and these are sturdier, and last "long enough", in my experience
- al_borland 2y ago
  This could have been the issue. Maybe there was still ink in it, but the tip couldn’t deliver it. I always had a bad time with them as a kid and ignored them for a couple decades. I only tried again after they were so highly recommended for this program. They wouldn’t accept work for review without using them. But they were exactly as I remembered, if not worse. It’s possible I got unlucky at the start, but with it confirming my past memories, I was that interested in investing further in a program that required I use my least favorite implement.