First off, I have a couple birthdays to announce. My grandson Shane is seven whole years old today!!! Happy Birthday Shane! I can't believe how fast the years are flying by. Please Shane, slow down will ya.
For some reason, most likely "pilot error", my phone won't let me crop photos. I downloaded IOS 10 yesterday and since then, all H E double hockey sticks has broken loose. I'm sure I will figure it out eventually.
And, one other birthday to announce. My baby Sadie has turned seven whole years old too! Same thing goes for you Sadie, knock it off! stop getting older because your dragging me along with you! She is taking advantage of her birthday and is being lazy. Well deserved.
New toys came in yesterday. I am not affiliated with this company in any way, I am just, so far, a new customer trying them out.
I am going to assume that this is a fairly new company. I have not checked out their website yet but in my search for some new pens, I came across these. Like I said in my last post, I have been using Micron pens and I do like them but, they just are not holding up with all the inking I am doing for #Inktober. I had read an article about Airship and their Autoquill technical pens and they received some good reviews.
I found them on Amazon and decided I would give them a try. They come in a three set, a six set and a 10 set. The price was right and again, the reviews were excellent so, I bought the three set to start with. I have found that I gravitate to the smaller nib sizes. Maybe because I am not a cartoonist. In looking at other artists work that they are posting for #Inktober, I am seeing that the artists who do a lot of cartoon images, tend to use the larger nib sizes as their drawings require bolder line work. Since I'm a realist artist, the smaller nibs allow me to get that tiny detail in much easier than the larger nibs do. I mostly reach for my .02, .03 and .05's. Yesterday's #Inktober sketch, was all done in the smallest nib size of .005. It's very tiny and delicate, and I was able to get some very tiny fine lines with it........
So far I have just messed around with these new pens, making lines etc. Today, when I do my #Inktober sketch, I will officially break them in.
I'm glad that I decided to participate in #Inktober this year. I had dabbled in inking but had never taken it seriously. I am enjoying it to the point where I am investing in new inking supplies.Who doesn't like new toys? I do have another toy coming all the way from Japan that I just ordered last night. It will take a while to get here but I am looking forward to trying that out as well.
Now....I have some studio organization to take care of, then my #inktober sketch and then some commission work. Off I go. Have a great day!
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