If you want to start handlettering, here is the Modern Calligraphy Book that I purchased to get started. It is great because it includes the pens that you can use as a beginner! It teaches you multiple ways to write each letter.
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The pen i'm using is a Tombow Fudenosuke hard tip brush pen. I bought it from amazon. It is my absolute favorite brush pen.
Basically any craft store, from what I've experienced. If you look up micron pens on amazon you are sure to find em, here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/Sakura-Pigma-30062-Micron-Blister/dp/B0008G8G8Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=micron+pens&qid=1576034037&sr=8-3 Happy inking ��
Lol, not intending to insult, wasn't sure if you were outlining with Micronpens or not, they are good for outlining and are pretty common found in crafts stores. Can outline thinly or thick depending on size.
There are a lot of free digital programs like GIMP that make coloring a breeze and can save on buying those expensive art supplies. Plus a lot of artists do most of their work digitally now/jumped into it. If you're still young and have time to learn, I recommend learning a bit about them. Start to draw a picture by hand, scan it in, color it and finish it digitally.
I started with these Fudenosuke pens, which are super cheap on Amazon. If you're looking for a wide variety of color, but still a pretty easy-to-use pen, check out these as well. The trick is to find a pen that has a stiffer tip. The softer brush pens are trickier to learn on, but it can be done. I like the black Fudenosuke pens because they are pretty similar, but the blue one has a harder tip and the green one has a bit more give. It should be able to help you transition into using softer brush tips!
so r/calligraphy is really helpful. YouTube ideas of “brush pen calligraphy” is also really helpful. I recommend buying yourself a nice brush pen or two off Amazon or from Michael’s. The company Tombow makes the most popular ones. You can PM me at any time if you have any questions about what brush pens to buy, but I recommend starting off by buying brush pens, googling “brush pen calligraphy guide” and just getting started practicing! It’s REALLY easy once you train your hand. All it is is a matter of muscle memory teaching your hand when to press the brush pen down for thick lines and how to lighten your grip on the pen as you make upward strokes. The more you look at examples and practice practice practice the easier it’ll get because your muscle memory will retain how to write letters with different levels of pressure. I can link you to the pen I used in this photo: Tombow 62038 Fudenosuke Brush Pen, 2-Pack. Soft and Hard Tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens for Calligraphy and Art Drawings https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M71S9DU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_kSEKBbVJSVZD5
Only $5 so very affordable for 2 of them. They’re both the same pen but one of them has a more stiff brush tip and one has a more soft brush tip, so you can play around with both and see what works best for you.
Ask r/calligraphy for tips and post your work there to get some constructive criticism to keep improving! If you go to my post history you can see that I once had some pretty shaky calligraphy. But that was back in March. In only a few months, I’ve improved a lot. It’s a pretty easy hobby to pick up and comes in handy to make any letter, or notes, or sign, come out gorgeous :)
Good luck! PM me if you have any more questions. Please don’t hesitate to. It’s reddit that got me into r/bulletjournal which in turn lead me to calligraphy so I want to pass on the favor to other redditors as well. Reddit has introduced me to so many cool hobbies! I’d love to do the same to other people who are curious.
I used micron pens, I'll try adding a link below. They don't bleed at all on canvas and the black is more true than a sharpie. I would recommend!! Plus they go down to a .005 tip size, which is great for detail.
Sakura Pigma 30062 Micron Blister Card Ink Pen Set, Black, Ass't Point Sizes 6CT Set
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008G8G8Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_HWoJCbEAY2D9V
It is pretty quick to do with a paint pen! :) The one I used on those is this one, however the tip on this particular one is a bit large for seals but can work if you're very careful with it.
Not knowing what type of art you are creating, I can only guess that you may be seeing others using something more pen-like. For example, look at Pigma Micron pens. They're very popular with artists.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008G8G8Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_3C8RN1MSYTB931GCHS8F
hi! i used these to draw some black markings on my plushies, they work well as long as you let them dry for around a day and don’t wash them :) https://www.amazon.com/Sakura-Pigma-30062-Micron-Blister/dp/B0008G8G8Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=inking+pens+for+drawing&qid=1620845430&sprefix=inking+pen&sr=8-8
Welcome to hobby! Find a cool pose and set it up someplace to proudly show it.
If you want to take it an extra step without too much investment, pick up some thin line pens like Micron Ink Pens. Amazon Link They are easy to use and a little rubbing alcohol with a cotton swap can clean up any errors.
Here are the Micron pens on Amazon: Sakura 30062 6-Piece Pigma Micron Ink Pen Set, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008G8G8Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HCfTzbB84JPJQ
If you want to look at other brands just do a Google search for fine-tip felt pens. Honestly don't worry about metal tips until later.
Here's a YouTube video you might find helpful: https://youtu.be/pE5JgjgOw7M
Good luck!
They usually come in a pack of both if you get them from an art supply store. I’m sure they have the two pack on amazon. The hard tips just have a stiffer tip for finer control. It’s a lot easier for me to get consistent line width with the hard tips compared to the soft ones.
You can draw with anything my dude. The world is your oyster.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M71S9DU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_D2EXBbWCHPNAY
This is the Tombow Fudenosuke hard tip brush pen, my absolute favorite! I bought it here (amazon link)
I cheat using a micron 003 pen: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pigma-Micron-Fine-Line-Black/dp/B000XAORIS?th=1&psc=1 I paint the flesh, then shade, then white the eyes then put a dot with the pen, otherwise it’s just too hard to get the dot in the right place with a brush.
Luckily this is not an area where you have to spend a ton for premium gear to make it work for you. Basic stuff in this category works really well for our niche hobby and these things are quit common. That 10 dollar pack will do everything you need an more and last years if you leave the caps on.
I bought a gold leaf pen for drawing on top of resin. It's not actual gold leaf, but it will give the same effect without affecting your thickness.
This might be great as an art project but I feel like this could be too much effort especially when the club is not about learning Japanese language. And preparing brush & ink ready is pretty tedious and messy job if you aren't used to it (though fude-pen like this would help a lot).
Thank you so much!! <333 That's so nice! ; __ ; <3
I don't mind you asking! For the official pages, I used Tombow 62038 Fudenosuke Pens-- super affordable! But honestly, I'm looking for better pens when these run out. They're great for starters!
And in case you wanna know which pen I used for the thumbnails in the notebook, it's these Monami Plus Pens Fine Tip Pens and I looooove them so much. Super affordable for the amount of pens you get too! Hope that helps!
I have one where I just write kanji over and over for practice. It’s not pretty or anything, just a cheap graph paper composition book. If you can’t find kanji writing paper or don’t want to seek it out, graph paper is a great alternative.
It’s also more fun and easier to improve your penmanship (imo) if you get yourself some cheap brush pens like these ones. I don’t know if these are particularly good but I just got them on a whim because they were available at target and they work fine for me.
Those are measurements for pencils, not pens. Unless you mean for the outline before laying down the ink on the 3rd picture, which was HB.
The fineliner pens I use are these
Very cool drawing! You have the raw talent, but you need some more developed techniques. Might suggest investing in some tombow felt tip nub brush pens, walmart linkamazon link
I’m surprised no one mentioned the Tombow. The advantage over a plain pen is that the shape of the strokes makes more sense with a calligraphy pen, it makes the writing look better, and it’s more enjoyable to use.
This isn’t so much as criticism, but offering advice. It looks like you were using a ballpoint writing pen for the drawing. If you want to use pens in the future, might I recommend some micron drawing pens? You can get a set of 3 to 5 different pens of various thickness from an art store for around $10. The finer tipped pens will help you create thinner lines and is useful with details. The thicker pens is useful for created boarders, hatching, and filling in larger dark areas. I’m currently taking an art class and my professor recommended that a person starts out with 0.25mm 0.35mm, and 0.55mm.
I’ve included an Amazon link for your conviene
Sakura Pigma 30062 Micron Blister Card Ink Pen Set, Black, Ass't Point Sizes 6CT Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008G8G8Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KHKT5NPPS51M58AQEQ5R
If you don't want to jump into printmaking, you might want to try copying parts (of the black outline) with a narrow-pointed brush pen to see if you can reproduce the effect.
(Something like this: Tombow 62038 Fudenosuke Brush Pen, 2-Pack. Soft and Hard Tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens for Calligraphy and Art Drawings https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M71S9DU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_TS0RNB5RH1F03KRFE2V1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1)
Micron Art Pens. The classic outlining lifehack. Take the small tip and run it back and forth through the lines until you reach your desired darkness.
I used a Sakura Pigma Micron pen. Sakura Pigma 30062 Micron Blister...SakuraPigma30062MicronBlister...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008G8G8Y?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
i have a set of sakura pigma micron pens, are these ok to use for panel lining?
The Pentel Fude Medium. I saw some YouTuber using one and I liked the results, so I got one for myself.
It’s a tombow fudenosuke pen, soft tip. I get a pack of 2 on Amazon- ones a soft tip and one is a hard tip. Both are my favourite markers I have ever used to write with!