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Kevin Tuma
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The best luck I've had is with calligraphic ink. Black Magic clumps, as you said.
What is FW?
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John Angelo
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Bruce Timm, and the late Alex Toth, almost
exclusively use markers in their artwork.
Wow. I hadn't realized Toth had passed. Very sad.
Rest in peace, sir.
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Marcus Kelligrew
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John Byrne
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Another trick, this one comes courtesy of Brian Bolland, is to use a q-tip to fill in large black areas. It works REALLY well. Try it sometime.*** Just make sure you "edge" those areas first with something a bit more controlable!!
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Ed Finley
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FW is a brand of ink. It seems to be more glossy than standard india ink.
Ed
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John Angelo
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Is there a decent online place to purchase the brushes and ink?
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Paulo Pereira
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Dickblick.com is pretty good.
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Jonathan Watkins
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I used Misterart yesterday after going with the brush JB mentioned. Ordered Speedball ink. Thanks to all for the input regarding brands and sizes.
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Marcus Kelligrew
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I get brushes from Dakota Art Brushes online.
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Steve Lieber
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Winsor & Newton on both counts for me. Their Series 7, #2 brush, and their waterproof Indian Ink. ("Indian", not "India." I don't know why.)
I couldn't find a picture of the package online, but the box the ink comes in has a cartoon spider on it.
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Ed Finley
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Another thing about the ink. In the end , it really doesnt matter what brand you use, it will all print black anyway. I like to use FW. For me, it doesnt seem to bleed as bad as other inks. However, other people seem to prefer other brands. Like I said before, it all prints black anyway.
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Steve Lieber
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It's not just about how well it prints- though that is an issue. An ink fades a lot after erasing means that I'll have to put extra time into retouching the art in photoshop. If it goes on at different values of grey, it makes it a bit more difficult to judge the composition.
But just as important is how the stuff feels coming off the brush. Does it roll off smothly, leaving behind the stroke you want, or does it fight you, getting clumpy and sticky? Working with the right ink can feel like ice-skating. The wrong stuff is closer to trudging through mud or hot tar.
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