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Can you give me tips on shaky and broken lines in lineart? Another thing as well, how long did it take you to be decent with the ink pen?
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Thanks so much for doing this tutorial!Β I am trying to transition from pencil to ink and this was a great help.
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Wonderful tutorial. I've always had trouble inking.
Is there a special type of eraser you need to use so it doesn't smudge or dullen your ink lines?
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Honestly, I don't believe there's a special type of eraser. Β I prefer white ones because they don't leave any pink residue and I've found kneaded erasers to pull the ink at times, but there are pros and cons to every eraser. Β Just give your ink some time to dry before you attempt to erase your pencil work.
A helpful tool for traditional inking is actually a light box. Β It lets you do your sketch work on one piece of paper, place another on top and do your inking. Β I've never owned one though.
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Hi there!
Sorry, I know I'm not the person you expected to reply to this comment, but I really would like to help you!
There is an eraser that's called a 'Kneaded Eraser'Β upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia...
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What it does is that it kind of 'absorbs' the pencils and what not.
It's DEFINITELY worth it if you need something like that, you can normally get some cheap ones for a dollar too! I got mine on sale
I'd recommend maybe looking at some videos of people explaining what it is, to see if that's what you're looking for 
I hope I helped you in some way!!Β
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Very useful- I've been trying to figure out how to ink my drawings traditionally for a while now!
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"Be fearless. Mistakes mean you're learning!"
Great advice! I'll have to quote you on that sometime.
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what kind of paper do you usually use? oslo... bond.... or what?
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This is an old tutorial lol. I was just using printer paper.
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lol no, they're just pens. I mean you can also use a pigma micron too for the same effect.
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what's pigma micron?
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Theyre an inking pen available at art shops. You can get them mainly in places like an arts and crafts shop.
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[link] they look like this
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I'd also suggest getting some nibs to try out. Such as the hunts 102 crow quil and the g-nib.
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Thanks a lot!
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thank you very much for this tutorial! Inking has always been a very hard part for me to do...
I appreciated your explanation on thick and thin lines: I'll try to do the same in my next drawing
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This is great. I'm glad that you did one on traditional inking. So many things have gone digital that I think a lot of people don't traditionally ink anymore. I personally must ink things before even going digital from there.
Thank you for sharing that!
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Can a sharpie and/or some regular ink pens work as long as the ink comes out in a fluid form (like ballpoint pens?)
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Ballpoint pens will smear and sharpies will feather. I highly suggest investing in some inking pens.
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any that don't require buying a bottle of ink?
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The pens I have listed in the tutorial don't require buying a bottle of ink.
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oh good now I just gotta get some >.>
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I JUST bought these pens the other day! 
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Awsome, but i would like to learn more about your line variations and how you use them and when to use them.
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I'VE. BEE. LOOKING. FOR. THIS. KIND. OF. TUTORIAL. EVERYWHERE.
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!
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Doesn't the males have thicker eyelashes though? Oh wait, this is for comics! XD
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Thank you so much for this ! I really have trouble inking and this tutorial has provided some useful tips.
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Thanks so much for this tutorial. I've been fighting with my pens for a while now...at least I have the ones you mentioned!
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A good tutorial. Simple but effective tips and good reference pics. This helped me a lot
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I use those exact pens, but my lineart always fades too much when I erase.. any tips?
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Pencil very gently so you don't have to erase too hard when you complete your lines. Also look for a more porous paper. Paper that's slick (like bristol) lets the ink be erased. Also, if you have a free photo program, you can always darken your lineart using that when you scan.
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Okay, thanks ^ ^
Well I have photoshop, but I prefer to colour my lineart on paper with pencils rather than scan it, but thanks
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You can still enhance your finished product using photoshop. I don't see any shame in lowering your darks so your lines turn out as dark as you'd like.
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It messes up my colouring most of the time.. but I can try. thanks
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Great tutorial.
Oddly-hilarious-when-out-of-context line that made me feel the need to comment on it:
"Don't be afraid to let your hair take it's own life"
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This is great! I was thinking about trying these pens, but wasn't sure what they'd be like for inking. Do they work with copics? I mean, they won't smudge or anything?
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wait so you need to go over your drawing in pen before you scan them to the computer??
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I go over them with ink as a personal preference. That's the difference between a pencil drawing and an inked drawing.
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