A recent photo of my sketchbook, still training with ballpoint pen directly, a cruel training. But I am beginning to get a better ability to imagine perspective grids without tracing them, and I can even begin to plan full-page compositions. It takes a while to build these new skills, but they are worth it.
@Neko0001 Thanks, oh yes, a discussion happened already in the replies about it; but that's a problem on Mastodon and Fediverse, all the replies don't appear under the posts. If you 'Open Original Post' you'll see the discussion; TL:DR: it's of course something I could put more thought into. Thanks for reporting!
@AblatedSprocket Thanks! I tilt it so only a fraction of the ballpoint scratch the paper. My paper also is not a super smooth one (Canson sketchbook, a little grain) so I guess it plays also to get 'ghost' lines sometimes.
@EJJames Thanks! I really like how convenient it is: doesn't smudge, doesn't need to be sharpened, takes long to use ink. Oh, and super cheap and easy to find everywhere! That's what I prefer. For sure, it has many advantages compare to other art tools.
@SrEstegosaurio Oh yes, totally! The Crystal Fine tends to blot less over the drawing here than the regular Crystal, and feels also firm and more sharp.
I observed something, but I'm not sure if it is placebo yet; when my hand heat too much a pen, the ink become much more liquid and the fluidity and micro leaking happens more often. I'm experimenting right now with carrying a couple of similar pen in my bag to let them cool down. Maybe I'll find a ballpoint pen with a metal body.
@glowl@deerbard@sindarina Haha 😅, you are totally right about the high heels: it is definitely a bad choice I made while drawing, probably because my brain was already fried trying to resolve the pose, view angle and anatomy. I really have to pay more attention to that. Thanks for pointing it out!
(and enchanted high heels boots is actually a good idea for a joke on Pepper&Carrot about unpractical female RPG equipments. Thanks Glowl! I'll note it somewhere 😺)
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