Thankful for Inktober and CZT Stephanie's Zentangle prompts - they are a welcome exercise to re-centre in view of recent events.
Working on the Inktober Challenges in a small S$2, made in Japan thrift store sketch book. Playing more with "out of the box" tangling because well... I need to think out of the box.
Doing each "spread" with a different drawing pen, just for kicks - as well as to force me to dip into my collection of pens (which I embarrassingly admit to being relatively extensive).
Days #1-3 - Staedtler Pigment Liner 0.2:
My comments on the pen: disposable plastic nib pen - until I found the Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment, this was one of my top picks. The ink is not "black black" but seems to be a deep grey (which I do quite like). Readily available locally (albeit slightly pricier than the Sakura Microns) and they come in a multitude of sizes - 0.2 was the one I found to be most comparable to the 01 Micron which I understand to be 0.25mm. Of course, it is notable that they seem to be endorsed by the very talented Johanna Basford of Secret Garden (and more) fame.
Days #4-6 - Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment 0.1:
My comments on the pen: disposable plastic nib pen - one of my favourites but unfortunately I cannot buy them locally loose - they only come in packs of multiples. I bought mine whilst on vacation. Sizing is a lot more limited and I found 0.1 to be the most comfortable to draw with. Pricier than the Sakura Micons but IMO worth the extra cash.
Days #7-9 - Tachikawa Linemarker A.T. 0.3 (which also doubles as Diva Challenge #371):
My comments on the pen: cartridge refillable fountain nib type pen - takes a while to get used to because of the directional nature of a fountain nib. It's wonderfully lightweight. Ink's a bit wet so you have to be careful when drawing (I ended up with accidental smudges here and there - hopefully they are not that obvious). I suspect the wet ink, combined with the clearly not artist grade paper makes it tricky to apply graphite as the paper tends to "rub off". I need to experiment more with this pen.
Also sharing, for what it's worth, my upcycled tile templates - I carrying them around so that I can draw the tiles in my sketch book when I want tiles. Cut from a pen set packaging - I love fish and I thought it'd be such a waste to toss the box.
I love the way your tangles keep escaping their borders. Ya gotta love a sassy tangle.
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DeleteOoooooo. A plethora of tangles. LOL I don't use that word plethora much, but it seemed the right word here. I like all of them, and really have to congratulate you on using that type of pen. I smear everything even without that wet ink. Ha ha! I like how you used Onion Drops and how they escape the borders of the "tile" Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comments! Take a plunge try a new pen today!
DeleteI do like that Onion Drops falling of the paper :-)
ReplyDeleteHad to fight the distinct urge to 'pick up' the fallen onion... Thank you!
DeleteYour pages are so beautiful and full of personality;-)
ReplyDeleteYou've done beautiful work in what seems to be a journal to me. You said it's not artist grade paper, but even in the photos, it seems to have some texture, and therefore, I assume some "tooth". Your work is precise and elegant no matter which pen you were using. However, I do appreciate you sharing your review of each pen. My pen collection is also, shall we say, a little "over the top". My husband seems to turn a blind eye because I suspect I'm more pleasant to live with since I discovered the Zentangle method and ZIA.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comments. Yes the paper has some "tooth" but sadly tends to "fluff" - for a dollar store purchase it really isn't that bad.
DeleteGlad you like my little reviews (I figure it'd be a good reminders to myself too). And yes! I think I'm more pleasant to be with since zentangle - plus I always try to tell myself that pens and stationary are a much lesser evil than say... branded handbags!
Like best the combination of pais and steany but also the escaping onion drops.
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