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PEN INKING TUTORIAL
Published: 2008-05-03 22:06:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 58722; Favourites: 1354; Downloads: 2303
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In this quick tutorial I show how I ink and go about using a Sakura Micron Pigma Pen. Score them at your local art shops.Related content
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Amazing, i'm still new to inking but I really like it. I use Staedtler pigment liner for my inking but I've been looking for something bigger (in term of pen) to fill negative space or huge blacken portions of my drawings, any suggestion?
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Try Copic Wide marker
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while watching this, i literally thought to myself, "This is wonderful!"
I'm an up-and-coming graphic novelist and I'm still not too confident about my line work, which result in my finished pages having just enough mistakes to make me not like them. But this helped out A LOT! Thank you so much for this!
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You got it 
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Question: what kind of paper do you use/recommend for ink works?
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I use card stock I buy at Walmart 
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Thank you so much! I do that slow wobbly stuff, and it always screwed up my drawings, plus I had no idea how to vary the line thickness. All the other tutorials I had talked about how to us brush pens, not Microns. I'll try this on my drawing now!
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Hey so I watched this video when you first put it up ages ago (before going to college) Im an illustration grad now and have been critiquing galleries on the forum. I just wanted you to know that way back then this really helped me, and so Ive been sending lots of younger artists with bad linework here. thanks for putting it up!
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Well that's really cool to hear
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This is so super helpful. OAO It gives me hope that I can actually ink my own comics now...
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Thank you so much for making this tutorial! This helped me out alot!
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omg so am i XD
even though i dont have those special pens n stuff my face is always so close to the paper and im like MMMMUUUUUSSSTTTT BBBEEEE PPPEEEERRFFFEEEECCTTT!!! XD
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so first i can "ink" with the pencil and then use the real "ink"?
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No, I was talking about having an inker know how to draw so when they ink over my art work they can make it better.
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yea, i know, but you think that inking with "pencils" can help in anything at all?
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Inking with pencils? Do you mean pencilling with clean lines?
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What's the "white-out" called and is there a pen I can buy that has this white-out type of ink for making corrections?
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It's just a regular corrections pen you can buy where office supplies are sold
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This video was so helpful! I am an aspiring illustrator, and I've been so nervous about inking because I'm afraid to mess up, but this video really helped alot! Thanks so much ^^
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Depending on what I want to ink or color after I drew it, to avoid messing it up, this is what I would do; try the following steps:
~ place tracing paper over my sketch
~tape it down with masking tape (scotch tape is too strong and could rip or damage the one of both the tracing paper or the paper the sketch is on)
~practice inking on the tracing paper and experiment with color pencil or markers (most brands do not breed through).
This way you get the practice in without the risk of messing up your original. Best thing, if it comes out well, you still have original sketch to preserve or color again with different colors and the ink (and colored) sketch on a separate sheet. If you only want to ink it to scan into your computer to color digitally, it is perfect for that as well.
I hope this helps. Good luck 
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Heh, thanks ^^'
I wrote that comment a while ago, but new input is always helpful.
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hmm... i dont think ive ever tried inking with my microns this way. O.O; Thanks for the info.
But i have to say the thing i hate is when the tip of my micron splits and then it has a mind of its own. maybe its from being too hard? any tips for that?
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Don't pressure it too much
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is that what it is? i was only guessing but it makes sense. thanks
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nice tutorial, wish I could make my lines that neat. I have tried a few methods and no matter what the lines do not come out crisp.
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Go a little faster, that's the trick
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thanks for the advice
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This Tutorial was very interesting, I'll be sure to give what you taught me a try.
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Very nice. I'm still getting used to inking pens but sadly I still feel more confident with a regular writing pens. I guess it takes time.
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Ahah oui oui oui ! awsome vid, but you say "you know" too much !!! ^_^.
It's like us with "voilà" in french (: !
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That actually helped!!
I ALWAYS forget about building the lines and I love how it comes out but normally I'd just do one line thickness threw out the whole thing/bboorriinggg/
I'll keep that in mind next time!
By the way NICE arm and muscles drawn on it!!
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It says INKIN W/INKS, well no shit sherlock. In all seriousness, this is good and I hope a lot of people get help out of it
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