Comments on: Uncharted Waters http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:58:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Maja http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-21932 Maja Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:06:58 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-21932 Hope it is ok to re-colour them: Just trying it - stop me if I am not allowed to. #9F2300 will be the colour Hope it is ok to re-colour them: Just trying it – stop me if I am not allowed to. #9F2300 will be the colour

]]> By: Maja http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-21931 Maja Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:47:41 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-21931 Sorry this is totally off topic but I didn't find an email address: I love your smilies and since today I use them on my blog. Just one question: My blog is red-coloured and I'd love to have this smilies in red. Unfortunately I am not able to re-coloure them by myself. Could you do this for me? That would be great! Sorry this is totally off topic but I didn’t find an email address: I love your smilies and since today I use them on my blog. Just one question: My blog is red-coloured and I’d love to have this smilies in red. Unfortunately I am not able to re-coloure them by myself. Could you do this for me? That would be great!

]]> By: velvet http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-19975 velvet Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:23:18 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-19975 :* hi irma!! its been a while.. gee.. :D but its always nice to come back here.. good think i have you linked on my blog. and gee i guess you're one of the first links i have as well! :luv_sb: as for your ink question.. hmm.. i must admit i do need to practice alot too.. and gee more then you of course! ha.. but i found a gel pen to be a nice inking tool. its not blotting the paper as much as a sign pen and it tends to have more control on the ink. i think. lol..well im no expert haha.. and i have yet to try that indian ink.. :* hi irma!! its been a while.. gee.. :D but its always nice to come back here.. good think i have you linked on my blog. and gee i guess you’re one of the first links i have as well! :luv_sb:

as for your ink question.. hmm.. i must admit i do need to practice alot too.. and gee more then you of course! ha.. but i found a gel pen to be a nice inking tool. its not blotting the paper as much as a sign pen and it tends to have more control on the ink. i think. lol..well im no expert haha.. and i have yet to try that indian ink..

]]> By: peachy http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-18620 peachy Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:51:58 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-18620 hello irma! i think this colored version of your penciled-drawn girl looks fantastic. the uneven lines make it more natural and "fresh". i love the look of your colored drawings, i especially love the little girl huddled with all the hands and "haha" pointed at her. your style is very fresh and real-looking. i think you should think seriously about illustrating books for children or teens. ps i am not an artist, i am a psychologist from the philippines. i found your site accidentally when searching for images of "coffee". thank you and keep going! peachy hello irma!
i think this colored version of your penciled-drawn girl looks fantastic. the uneven lines make it more natural and “fresh”. i love the look of your colored drawings, i especially love the little girl huddled with all the hands and “haha” pointed at her. your style is very fresh and real-looking. i think you should think seriously about illustrating books for children or teens.

ps i am not an artist, i am a psychologist from the philippines. i found your site accidentally when searching for images of “coffee”. thank you and keep going!

peachy

]]> By: kim http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-17980 kim Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:26:33 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-17980 I use micron pens, pitt pens and copic markers. Or just about anything else I can get my hands on. It's better to experiment though than to match someone else. Use them all to see what your own hand likes to use. Fun post! I use micron pens, pitt pens and copic markers. Or just about anything else I can get my hands on. It’s better to experiment though than to match someone else. Use them all to see what your own hand likes to use. Fun post!

]]> By: B http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-17530 B Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:05:02 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-17530 I think the best thing about "real" drawing and use pen/pencil/paper is the fact that it doesn't have to be perfect! Little mistakes give the drawing something extra and make it more real! Either way, you're a great artist and talent! I think the best thing about “real” drawing and use pen/pencil/paper is the fact that it doesn’t have to be perfect! Little mistakes give the drawing something extra and make it more real! Either way, you’re a great artist and talent!

]]> By: Irma http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-17498 Irma Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:32:45 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-17498 Thank you all SO MUCH! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer. After reading all the comments (and the answers on a forum I belong to), I think I've decided to go for the Microns. It seems to be what most people are using, and I think it's a good start for me. The quill pens frighten me (they look so... advanced!). and I don't know how a brush pen would work. I think I'll start like this. AGAIN, thanks SOOOO much. You guys (and gals!) are the greatest :D Thank you all SO MUCH! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer. After reading all the comments (and the answers on a forum I belong to), I think I’ve decided to go for the Microns. It seems to be what most people are using, and I think it’s a good start for me. The quill pens frighten me (they look so… advanced!). and I don’t know how a brush pen would work. I think I’ll start like this.

AGAIN, thanks SOOOO much. You guys (and gals!) are the greatest :D

]]> By: tbowl http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-17493 tbowl Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:10:15 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-17493 I used to use Precise v5 Extra Fine, by Pilot. I had very shaky hands too. All the scaling in the world didn't help. :devil_sb: I used to use Precise v5 Extra Fine, by Pilot. I had very shaky hands too. All the scaling in the world didn’t help. :devil_sb:

]]> By: Mike Sieber http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-17441 Mike Sieber Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:34:22 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-17441 When I first started doing cartoons I uses a sable hair brush to do my inking because that's what the pros used. Sadly, I never developed the knack for using a brush so I switched to pens You can get some nice linework going with a crow quill pen and some India ink. Today, though, I mainly use Microns and Sharpies to do my work. When I first started doing cartoons I uses a sable hair brush to do my inking because that’s what the pros used. Sadly, I never developed the knack for using a brush so I switched to pens You can get some nice linework going with a crow quill pen and some India ink. Today, though, I mainly use Microns and Sharpies to do my work.

]]> By: Sophie http://www.illoluv.com/2008/07/20/uncharted-waters/#comment-17436 Sophie Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:50:18 +0000 http://www.illoluv.com/blog/?p=125#comment-17436 I use Micron ink pens as well. I was a little nervous about them, because like you I have shaky hands, but it's just something you've got to put aside. If all else, you can take it into Photoshop and touch up your mistakes. One thing that's really important for me to remember -- don't smear the ink! I have a bad habit of inking large dark patches and not waiting for them to dry, and then I smear them. One trick I've found is to put a post it note over the freshly inked area, so that I can work on other areas without worrying about smearing (too much). Different papers will react to the ink in different ways -- some are shinier but smear more easily, some absorb the ink better but then aren't as vibrant. You just have to play around. I've also played with brush and ink on occasion. That can be really fun or really frustrating. For me it's just a matter of luck and trying not to spill the inkwell over my picture. I use Micron ink pens as well. I was a little nervous about them, because like you I have shaky hands, but it’s just something you’ve got to put aside. If all else, you can take it into Photoshop and touch up your mistakes. One thing that’s really important for me to remember — don’t smear the ink! I have a bad habit of inking large dark patches and not waiting for them to dry, and then I smear them. One trick I’ve found is to put a post it note over the freshly inked area, so that I can work on other areas without worrying about smearing (too much). Different papers will react to the ink in different ways — some are shinier but smear more easily, some absorb the ink better but then aren’t as vibrant. You just have to play around.

I’ve also played with brush and ink on occasion. That can be really fun or really frustrating. For me it’s just a matter of luck and trying not to spill the inkwell over my picture.

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