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raybies In reply to Calyptra [2008-11-05 05:06:16 +0000 UTC]

thanx! I wish all my doodles turned out as well.

--Ray

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Calyptra In reply to raybies [2008-11-06 13:46:37 +0000 UTC]

Practice makes perfect?

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raybies In reply to Iris-07 [2007-09-12 17:31:04 +0000 UTC]

I initially drew this with a ballpoint pen onto a sketchpad. The Velum is a kind of tracing paper, and so I inked directly onto the velum. Sadly, I don't have a lot of time for to experiment with fancy art supplies, so I usually just use what I can find... travsthebean ( [link] ) inks to velum too, when he's not doing it directly into the computer using Adobe Illustartor. Thanks for the faves to everyone.

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Iris-07 In reply to raybies [2007-09-13 17:18:38 +0000 UTC]

If only we all had more time huh? I could so get so much more stuff done! Great job with being able to draw with ballpoint pens, that would take forever for me to finish plus I would have Tons of messups! Velum sounds like something I will be looking for when I go to the art store next time.

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raybies In reply to Iris-07 [2007-09-14 16:27:59 +0000 UTC]

Don't bother learning to draw with ballpoint pens. Though I love the feel, it's really desperation, cuz I sit in front of computer all day long in a life-sucking job and doodle nonstop, as a result... I've done some very nice doodles, but the medium's horrible for any type of serious art. For one thing, if you attempt to scan it, you get all sorts of spectral highlights from the ink and impressions on the paper, which are unpredictable and undesirable. The ink, I think, has some sort of metalic gloss to it. So big patches of "dark" end up with these bands of reflection from the scanner's light source.

Nonetheless, I just keep doodling...

--Ray

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Iris-07 In reply to raybies [2007-09-14 23:08:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm not really a big fan of drawing with ball point pens because even though I love the feel, like you, its just I don't know. If I draw with a pen I will make a mistake that I didn't want, then I won't be able to fix it, then I'll get discouraged. So I just try to stay away from pens, Pencils are for me!*hugs my pencils* I think pens have a metallicy gloss to them too, which makes them shiny(I like shiny). But I think you should just keep doodling you make great pictures!

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raybies In reply to Iris-07 [2007-09-17 15:49:59 +0000 UTC]

Rally yourself!! With Pens there's a sense of impending doom!! There is no going back! Now backwards glances!! You must commit to the lines you draw, erasers be damned!! :biggrin:

Heheh...

Yeah, okay, so there are some definite advantages to being able to erase lines.

--Ray

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Iris-07 In reply to raybies [2007-09-18 03:49:14 +0000 UTC]

You reminded me of my art teacher when you said that erasers be damned(though she didn't say it like that) But she has been making us draw with pencils and charcoal and we are forbidden to use the eraser well... for now at least! What do you like better pen or pencil? Eraser or no eraser?

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raybies In reply to Iris-07 [2007-09-18 16:49:38 +0000 UTC]

Life's too short for erasers!!

--Ray

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Iris-07 In reply to raybies [2007-09-20 01:32:30 +0000 UTC]

So true, but then why do people (including myself) keep buying them?

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