Staedtler fineliner

[eye_of_toad]

The skull and the dragon are both based on different videos from Art for Kids Hub.

Comments

[amberdreams]

So you draw then wash over the lines to get the wash effects? That's working really well, isn't it! I can see why you're enjoying using them.

just add water

[eye_of_toad]

Yup. I should post before and after pics of the next one I do. The effect is quite dramatic. Although it does vary a lot depending on the paper you are using. I have had two sketchbook where the effect didn't work well at all. Something about the way the paper does or does not soak up ink and water.

I discovered this style on accident years ago when I was testing all of my pens to see which ones bleed when wet. The goal at the time was to find the ones that *don't* bleed when you go over the lines with marker or watercolor, but the Pilot (my favorite writing pens for work) bled so dramatically that I was like, "Wait, that's actually cool." (I've also now tested various colors of Pilot pen and they all produce the effect a bit, but none as satisfyingly as the classic black ink. The "caramel" ink is my second favorite Pilot pen.)

This Staedtler fineliner also bleeds significantly and the brown color produces such a satisfying sepia look. (The Pilot ink doesn't change color when wet but the Staedtler shifts from dark brown to light brown after it's wet.)

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[amberdreams]

Yeha, I've used various pen and washes before, not the Stadlers though. There's a lovely black felt tip pen that gives excellent wash effects. Waterman's black fountain pen ink also has separating colours when wet which is really interesting to play with. It's so fun to stumble across something cool like this, isn't it!

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[eye_of_toad]

My greatest joy with the Pilot pens is that these are just the standard office supplies I always have lying around. No need to go out and buy a new thing.

I just tripped over the Staedtler because I had a previous art project where I wanted a brown pen for fine hair details and I bought multiple brands of pen in various tip sizes and shades of brown and sepia. So it's the only color I have from that brand, but I think brown (and black) would be my favorite color for this anyway.