penz

I get asked about pens quite a bit. What I use for colored line art, and what I mean when I list "colored pens" as a material. OBVIOUSLY I can't sit and list every pen I use in every single drawing submission, but I will give a run down of what's here as best I can.

Mostly I use the pens on the front side. I use them to ink and define shadows after I finish coloring (this applies especially to the tsukineko pens) Some of these pens wont be very marker proof if you use smooth bristol, cardstock, manga paper, etc. The paper I use holds ink quite well so I don't really have a problem with smudging.

The back side is all gel pens, and I really only use the white ones for highlights, or glittery ones from time to time. The rest just sit there and clot up.

So...what's in the picture:
- copic multiliners
- sakura microns
- prismacolor fine liners
- faber castell pitt artist pens
- martha stewart writing pens
- staedtler triplus fineliners (not very marker proof)
- stabilo point 88 liners
- tsukineko memento dual markers (the big ones, I use them a lot these days)
- sakura gelly rolls (the best gel pens i've used)
- atyou spica glitter pens
- sharpie POSTER paint pens (POSTER paint, they're a bit different from the normal paint pens)
- assorted off brand gel pens
- other random loner pens that I cant really be bothered to list


And for clarification on the Tsukineko "markers". These are scrapbooking pens that have a brush tip and a...less than fine pen tip. They are NOT alcohol based markers and they are copic proof.