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Pixel_Outlaw
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Topic: Pens or pencils? What do you use?
Posted: 27 December 2005 at 6:08pm

Yay another off topic thing!
Ok i was wondering who prefers pens and who prefers pencils. I like pencil to draw because I draw really sketchy. I know however, that some prefer pens to draw with what do you use? This is admittadly pointless but I was just wondering.(and none of that both crap.)

So what do you use and why?

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Souly
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Posted: 27 December 2005 at 6:35pm

What ever is in my hand at the time.
I love to sketch, I don't care what it's with.

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Pixel_Outlaw
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Posted: 27 December 2005 at 7:59pm

I work the same when i'm making a game and need concept art. But when making regular art I like the pencils yay for mechanical pencils.

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Posted: 27 December 2005 at 9:41pm

I use both. Sometimes on the same piece. I have plenty of tools for the job (100+ pens & a full set of mechanical pencils & leads & charcoals) though i stick with a black ballpoint and 2b mostly :P

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Pixel_Outlaw
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Posted: 27 December 2005 at 9:45pm

Originally posted by Akira

I use both. Sometimes on the same piece. I have plenty of tools for the job (100+ pens & a full set of mechanical pencils & leads & charcoals) though i stick with a black ballpoint and 2b mostly :P

Lol nice! I bet you have a huge professional set that has like 20 fold out compartments and special locked drawers. Different strokes for different folks I guess.(That tool box might be fun to pixel.)

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iSTVAN
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Posted: 27 December 2005 at 10:46pm

I've drawn the last two episodes of my Black Hole series entirely and directly with pen. It's just a cheap biro, but its perfect for what I want. It allows me to control the boldness/thickness of the line without bothering with any messy pencil rubbin' out. I've experimented with various methods, and my current one is by far the most effective.

Pencils are still good for sketching- especially if youre working from life, and you need to create form quickly (before the model loses their pose!).

I also value the computer (even MS Paint) as a formadable friend to hand drawing. I edit many of my hand drawn cartoons using paint or graphics gale. Clean up this, rub out that. It's nice to know you can always save things incase you stuff up! I'd like to work a bit more in Photoshop, but I simply haven't yet.

And Pixel Outlaw, I've seen far more pointless topics!

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Pixel_Outlaw
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Posted: 29 December 2005 at 7:18pm

Duuude the Black Hole gas a mega lump in his pants. Be it a man diaper or a Huge storage compartment?

I shutter to think it is any other type or growth.....

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Lozzoling
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Posted: 06 January 2006 at 12:19pm

pencil still life = my speciality

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stylus

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Monkey 'o Doom
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Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:07pm

MS paint doesn't have pens.

I use pencils in the real world or whatever they call it these days.

RPG is numberwang.

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acrylicana
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Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:14pm

I use a variety of media.
My favorite is graphite, mos def. I use a range of types..from 6H - 8B, Ebony, woodless, colored Prismacolors, oil pencils, watercolor pencils, charcoal, and pastel pencils.

Also, I'm fond of using charcoal (vine/willow/compressed) and pastel (Nupastel by Prismacolor are by far my absolute favorites).

As for pens, they're great to doodle with in margins while taking notes in class (a habit I've been trying to kick for the past decade or so, but simply cannot). Faber-Castell makes these great sketch pens/markers, actually. They've got india ink in them, so they're quite vivid and do a great job for inking pictures on bristol board (so in love with that paper).

I have to stop now...I might talk for hours on art supplies...oh, I can't wait until the new semseter starts..back in the studio again. :D (figure 2)

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Pixel_Outlaw
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Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:40pm

Yeah my teckers and mom have screamed at me for doodles on my homework for years too.(my mom teaches 1st grade). I used to draw in the margins all the time.

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PixelSnader
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Posted: 07 January 2006 at 1:30pm

i like a combo of HB 2B and 4B pencils. uhm.. fineliners and markers rule for silhouette stuff and i tried gouache but meh. graphite isnt my fav. either

oh, and i got this way cheapass mech. pencil that i found somewhere in class on my last school last year, i dont know what size/hardness pencils it contains, but i love em and theúre still not out! YAY!

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Brian the Great
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Posted: 07 January 2006 at 1:35pm

I use pen. My pen is Christian so I use pencils on sundays.

My pen doesn't like my pencil. :(

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Posted: 07 January 2006 at 2:51pm

i use finliners or biros at my desk, however i prefer pencils. if
anyone is loving enough please post some pencils to me.

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Skaterboy J
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Posted: 07 January 2006 at 3:10pm

sharp pencil, usually about 2-4b

"I reject your reality and substitute my own!"

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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Topic: Pens or pencils? What do you use? Posted: 27 December 2005 at 6:08pm
	Yay another off topic thing! Ok i was wondering who prefers pens and who prefers pencils. I like pencil to draw because I draw really sketchy. I know however, that some prefer pens to draw with what do you use? This is admittadly pointless but I was just wondering.(and none of that both crap.) So what do you use and why?

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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 27 December 2005 at 6:35pm
	What ever is in my hand at the time. I love to sketch, I don't care what it's with.
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 27 December 2005 at 7:59pm
	I work the same when i'm making a game and need concept art. But when making regular art I like the pencils yay for mechanical pencils.

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Akira Commander Joined: 03 March 2005 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 220	Posted: 27 December 2005 at 9:41pm
	I use both. Sometimes on the same piece. I have plenty of tools for the job (100+ pens & a full set of mechanical pencils & leads & charcoals) though i stick with a black ballpoint and 2b mostly :P
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 27 December 2005 at 9:45pm
	*Originally posted by Akira* I use both. Sometimes on the same piece. I have plenty of tools for the job (100+ pens & a full set of mechanical pencils & leads & charcoals) though i stick with a black ballpoint and 2b mostly :P Lol nice! I bet you have a huge professional set that has like 20 fold out compartments and special locked drawers. Different strokes for different folks I guess.(That tool box might be fun to pixel.) Edited by Pixel_Outlaw

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iSTVAN Commander Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 626	Posted: 27 December 2005 at 10:46pm
	I've drawn the last two episodes of my Black Hole series entirely and directly with pen. It's just a cheap biro, but its perfect for what I want. It allows me to control the boldness/thickness of the line without bothering with any messy pencil rubbin' out. I've experimented with various methods, and my current one is by far the most effective. Pencils are still good for sketching- especially if youre working from life, and you need to create form quickly (before the model loses their pose!). I also value the computer (even MS Paint) as a formadable friend to hand drawing. I edit many of my hand drawn cartoons using paint or graphics gale. Clean up this, rub out that. It's nice to know you can always save things incase you stuff up! I'd like to work a bit more in Photoshop, but I simply haven't yet. And Pixel Outlaw, I've seen far more pointless topics!
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 7:18pm
	Duuude the Black Hole gas a mega lump in his pants. Be it a man diaper or a Huge storage compartment? I shutter to think it is any other type or growth.....

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Lozzoling Seaman Joined: 07 December 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 06 January 2006 at 12:19pm
	pencil still life = my speciality
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 06 January 2006 at 1:48pm
	stylus
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:07pm
	MS paint doesn't have pens. I use pencils in the real world or whatever they call it these days.
	RPG is numberwang.
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acrylicana Midshipman Joined: 06 September 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 41	Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:14pm
	I use a variety of media. My favorite is graphite, mos def. I use a range of types..from 6H - 8B, Ebony, woodless, colored Prismacolors, oil pencils, watercolor pencils, charcoal, and pastel pencils. Also, I'm fond of using charcoal (vine/willow/compressed) and pastel (Nupastel by Prismacolor are by far my absolute favorites). As for pens, they're great to doodle with in margins while taking notes in class (a habit I've been trying to kick for the past decade or so, but simply cannot). Faber-Castell makes these great sketch pens/markers, actually. They've got india ink in them, so they're quite vivid and do a great job for inking pictures on bristol board (so in love with that paper). I have to stop now...I might talk for hours on art supplies...oh, I can't wait until the new semseter starts..back in the studio again. :D (figure 2)
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:40pm
	Yeah my teckers and mom have screamed at me for doodles on my homework for years too.(my mom teaches 1st grade). I used to draw in the margins all the time.

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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 07 January 2006 at 1:30pm
	i like a combo of HB 2B and 4B pencils. uhm.. fineliners and markers rule for silhouette stuff and i tried gouache but meh. graphite isnt my fav. either oh, and i got this way cheapass mech. pencil that i found somewhere in class on my last school last year, i dont know what size/hardness pencils it contains, but i love em and theúre still not out! YAY!
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Brian the Great Commander RED! Joined: 03 March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2221	Posted: 07 January 2006 at 1:35pm
	I use pen. My pen is Christian so I use pencils on sundays. My pen doesn't like my pencil. :(

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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 07 January 2006 at 2:51pm
	i use finliners or biros at my desk, however i prefer pencils. if anyone is loving enough please post some pencils to me.
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Skaterboy J Seaman Joined: 21 October 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 07 January 2006 at 3:10pm
	sharp pencil, usually about 2-4b
	"I reject your reality and substitute my own!"
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