BUT, a friend of a friend put up a little blog about cartooning tools and I tracked down "those Japanese nibs." They are super-smooth and really delicate. I LOVE THEM! Here's what I did:
I'll put up this eye tomorrow to show you just how detailed and delicate they get. I'm blown away. The face was done with a Tachikawa N357C-3 and the hair with a T3-3. They're not much different from the Speedball nibs I was using before except that they have the sizes I need, whereas Utrecht has been out of them for months!I guess they use nib pens to make Manga, so they have so many varieties. If only an importer would corner that burgeoning market! If anybody wants to go into business, let me know. Manga is HUGE right now and in three years everybody's gonna' be looking for these pens (if they know what's good for them!)
I also got a Brush pen. It's a Faber-Castell PITT pen. It's fine, I guess. I like using the real thing and having really black, thick lines. But it is easy to carry around (duh!) and I feel like it makes my drawings look more professional for some reason:
All in all, I'm really happy with both of these and would recommend them to anybody wanting to get some new tools to make good pictures.
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2 comments:
I love those damn Japanese nibs. Seriously. My favorites are the G-Pen and the maru pen nibs. Maru pens are almost identical to Hunt crow quills but they last longer and are a little stiffer.
If it's a nice brush pen you're after, you should hunt down a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen. They have bristles like a real brush but they have refillable cartridges inside. I like my PITT brush pens to fill in blacks and stuff but for a sharp delicious brush line without the hassle of dipping/washing a brush, see if you can get your hands on a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen. I believe they are also only made in Japan so you have to order it either online or get it in that Japanese store I forget the name of in Rockefeller Center. I think it's "Kinokunaya" or something.
Yes! David Chelsea was sitting next to me and this art teacher he knew gave him this really nice brush pen. I can't remember the name.
It was really beautiful (maybe it was just his art!)
I'm gonna' bring the stuff by and get more info from you. So far these nibs are the shit!
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