Introduction to Pen & Ink Techniques
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- Опубліковано 24 січ 2014
- Pen & Ink is the staple of Botanical and Natural Science Illustration as it is the least expensive technique for reproduction. Clarity and simplicity of the black ink on paper requires a steady hand and refined skill. In this video I demonstrate the tools used in Pen & Ink. I demonstrate the beginning strokes for using the crow quill pen to create line work and the rapidiograph pen to create stipple. I hope that you will consider sharing this video with anyone who might be interested in the art of Pen & Ink. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. You can see more tips and tutorials on my website by visiting: www.MindyLighthipe.com
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Great video, though I'm a Spencerian student rather than an illustrator. From my experience, I highly recommend not using a lighter to prep nibs for use. Reduces their resilience to flexing, and it does a poor job of removing the residue. What you need is some isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), give it a few dips and wipe gently with a paper towel. Allows the ink to coat the nib much better, prevents hard starts and doesn't alter the metal's springiness. Just throwing that out there!
Thanks for the tip about using a sponge as an ink bottle stabiliser. I never would have thought of that.
Your sponge is like a work of art itself. When you introduced it in the picture, I thought it was some kind of an oil painting. Awesome :-)
Thank you very much. I have struggled with pen and ink for some time. Your many tips cut through the problems completely. Very grateful.
Thanks, Mindy! I'm determined to get the hang of my dip pens and now I see all that I was doing wrong.
Wow! Thank you so much this video was extremely informative. I didn't know anything about calligraphy pens before I watched this, now I am very confident in using my calligraphy quills!
Clear and concise instruction, thank you.
Wow, wow I have been teaching myself the best way possible and this single handedly has taught me soooooo much, thank you so very much for shareing your knowledge in such a fantastic way
Though i belong to the Rapidograph user group. I really loved the lovely and in detail explanation of pressure and other dynamics of dip pen. Very informative.
Very informative video, I’ve learned quite a bit! Thank you so much!
thank you ...I just bought my first pen & ink set. This was informative & helpful
If I paid for a video like this, I would be 100% happy. It is very indepth, very informative and You have answered all the questions I ever had! Your students are very lucky to have a lecturer like you. Thank you so much!
I am sharing your video on all my social media as this is the best video I have watched - this is really an intro to pen nib and ink.
i haven't bought any supplies yet. i was just browsing video... thanks mindy!! great info!! ... KOYOTE
Really helped! Thankyou! I'm new to calligraphy and dip pens! I have sign writers in my family, so they say I should be at an advantage! Only time will tell!
What a VERY useful video. Thank you.
I wish I would have watched this video before I wasted my money on tools I didn't need. Thank you for this extremely useful video!
Thank you for sharing...it was informative and a pleasure to watch!
Great idea with the sponge. I'll be doing the same :D
Great demonstration!
such great informative instructions!! so helpful 😊👍
Excellent video. So helpful.
Hi, great detail on your video, it helps a lot, thank you!!
Very informative video. great job.
I am just getting started with pen and ink. Thank you for a good video.
***** Thank you. I shall be in touch. I have much to learn.
Loved the video it is obvious to me that you really know the proper techniques for quill inking. Got to say that the use of the sponge and shamy (?) are certainly things I'll be using in the future. On another matter; is a bit hard to work unidirectionally (outwards) with the quills or nibs but the results are smoother as shown in your video. Again, love your video.
Just switched my UA-cam channel and found comments from a while back. I just wanted to reach out and let you know I appreciate you leaving a comment and sorry I didn't respond. I am in the process of doing an overhaul and will do better in the future. Thanks for visiting and I am glad I could help! ~Mindy
Thanks for creating this video. I found it very helpful as I'm starting out brand-new with nib inking and didn't know any of the obvious stuff you went over. Exactly what I needed. The sponge was a fantastic idea too.
Michael Wood An alternative to the sponge is to just use a mug, one which is wide and short rather than narrow and tall (much harder to knock over). You can also purchase small plastic drawer organizers from Bed Bath and Beyond which are about the base area of a large soap dish, but with more height. I like to sit my ink in one of these. Impossible to knock over, and if you knock the ink bottle over it just spills into the dish rather than on the desk.
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Thanks for the information. I started doing pen(Pitt pens) and watercolour a few months ago and have just received a dip pen set for Christmas. I will do the exercises you demonstrated. Do you have any tips for criss cross and cross hatching techniques?
Hi, very, very good video. My english is not good but i understand everything. Thank you!
Great tutorial.
So helpful! Thank You!
Wonderful video. I learned so much.
I really liked your video so I Subscribed thank you for all the good information.
Thanks, Mindy. I love the idea of the simple sponge to hold the ink bottle. I used to put mine into a cutaway box and a certain "cat" liked to swat the box to the edge of my drawing table...but she doesn't like the moist sponge. Problem solved. (I hope!)
Thanks for vid!
I have a problem, in my art I draw with pencil and then ink. Sometimes after lots of erasing and redrawing the pen just wouldn’t write, as if a grease emulsion had formed onto the paper (despite my posing my palm only on protective sheet, not directly on drawing). How to avoid this? When we invent the figures frequent erasing is mandatory when comparing options. Thanks!
good tip about the reducing lens
Can you please advise where I can purchase a reducing lens. I live in you UK. Excellent video tuition. Thank you
great video, where did you buy your reducing magnifier, been all the net artist suppliers and can not find it!
Muito obrigado!!
Maybe I missed it but did u mention why you wipe the top of the nib after dipping?
great lesson...I always wanted to learn the proper way to ink and proper use of nibs etc. thank you so much.I also wanted to ask you...when I'm drawing and I want a thicker line I will add a slight bit of pressure and all a huge blob of ink comes out...you know how frustrating that is (not saying that it's ever happened to you) but what am I doing wrong. Which part is the shaft...because I think I heard you say that word when you were showing how much ink get from the well? I also seem to get ink all over me...well...actually all over my fingers...lol...not me.
Just FYI to the author and viewers that first nib in the "bounce test" is sprung. No nib should ever look like that with the tines apart when no pressure is applied. They will always be together and apart only when flexed unless permanently damaged - aka "sprung". Time to replace that one and be careful with applying too much pressure
I winced when I saw that nib. I was like- NOOO! Stop murdering your pens! XD
Sprung nibs have a space and place in the work tray of illustrators in any case she used the "the sprung" to illustrate how quills yield to pressure. Is clearly visible that the drawings where made with a pristine quill.
Great instruction - so you should always pull in line to the pen nib's point so that you don't create tension between the prongs of the nib and thus cause it to skip... I'd never considered that..Thanks!
that's really helpfull, thank you :D
Great tutorial!
Agreed, very useful. Thanks!!
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Great video :) Do you have tips for paper choise? I'm all new to pen and ink drawing, so I know nothing, but I have loads of diffrent paper types because I've worked many other media.
As Mindy said, I would use any type of Brisol paper it works great with everything.
Don't know why but I love the way you say ok
Thanks Mindy. The second student drawing was very helpful to me because I have trouble translating rolling or wrinkled surfaces. I typically use hatch lines or shade with a brush, but stippling has always daunted me because of the time, focus, and concentration required to capture the feature. After seeing the excellent result by your student, I plan to study botanical art examples for ideas and techniques. Thanks for that. I do have one question though, can you mix hatch and stipple? It seems from the student sample that it is not, and could be disruptive to the drawing. Thoughts? Thanks again. Excellent demonstration.
Thanks for the informative answer and I will look into Judy's work. I'm a new subscriber and I am looking forward to watching more of your videos.
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I've been trying to do research on nibs to see what I'll be getting into and most of the info I've seen has been very spread out. This video has been the most informative one I've seen yet. Thank you so much for making it! I do have one question though about how messy nib drawing can be -if you don't mind taking the time. I'm a visual development student living with 2 other artists and I prefer to do my inking by hand rather than digitally. My drawing table I actually set up on our kitchen table witch me and one of the other artists converted into our desk/workstation. I did see your sponge technique but I'm still worried about getting ink on our wood table -we still use it for eating on special occasions. How messy is this medium and is it easy to clean? Would you recommend someone to wait until they have a proper work station? (Ughh, I can't wait to get a proper studio)
Tony Anguiano Why not just buy two or three of those thin laminated place mats from Bed, Bath and Beyond to cover your work area with? They are just thin, smooth, flexible sheets of plastic and are ideal for keeping spills and drips off your work surface.
Why do i have to dip so much more frequently than you do ?
Nice vided..Thank you :)
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Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you will try pen & ink...it is very rewarding.
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So do you usually hold it in that "Thumb on top" position? Or is that only for the purpose of demonstration?
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My greatest problem using dip pens is getting the ink to flow. Every single time I try to draw, the ink stops and I end up scratching the paper, and this is before it dries out. I end up having to drag the nib over and over until it finally starts flowing again, but soon the same thing happens. This happens even when I'm drawing simple lines (like you did in this video) for practice, so imagine the pain it is to draw shapes with them. Even when I augment the pressure and I clearly see the tips opening, the ink is still not flowing like I want to. I have almost no control over it. What do you think it's the cause of this? Could it be the quality of the nib?
I see. Getting a consistent long line that looks like it was made with a single stroke is still something I'm working towards. But it looks fine when I'm doing something small just for practice though. But the tip you gave about starting a little before the tip of where you stopped was of great help, it did help to improve the consistency. And my nibs are all from different brands, and every single one of these appear to use their own way of categorizing them. That's what's so frustrating, you have to count on luck and gut calls to find what you want. And does it happen frequently to you that, when trying to get the flow back, you overink? And you end up having a line way thicker than what you were originally doing, or worse, ink feathering? In these cases you cover the mistakes with white ink, right?
Does this Denril paper comes in the A4 size? The only kind of paper I use is the regular paper you use for printing, called "Chamex", that's its produced by the International Paper branch in Brazil, have you heard of it? What kind of paper i should I use, and what are the features that I should look out for when choosing paper for inking? Is the the thickness that prevents feathering? As for the ink, how do I know if it's thin enough?
Mindy Lighthipe Hello Mindy, it's been a while since we talked about this, but I thought I should tell you: turns out the problem was the ink. It was só thick that It wouldn't flow through the nib, even after adding acetona. I bought one from another brand and problem was solved, now I've been able to draw with them freely. No, just one I think I noticed: I bought a very think nib that is anexo equivalent to the Maru Pen. Not exactly the same, but meant for very thin strokes, nonetheless. But anyway, this particular nib doesn't flow the ink very well when I do a long stroke. There is one that I can use to make constant long Strokes through the paper with no problem, but I can't do the same with the thin nib. Is this normal?
How long does your favorite waterproof FW artist ink (black India) take to dry so that one can give watercolor wash over the drawing?
Appreciated!
Is it really waterproof? Did you test it? Thanks!
Hi Mindy.Would you please give a list of all materials that you outlined in your tutorial and tell where these can be purchased? Your tutorial was excellent, particularly as I have been doing these techniques in an art class. Thank you very much. Moira.
Hi Mindy, I've watched your video a ton and gave it a go with the materials you suggested. Thank you so much for your help in getting me started on using a crow quill pen. I do have a question though. After I've done a line and came back the next day, if I run my finger really hard across the line it will smear a bit. Is this normal or am i doing something wrong? Any suggestions?
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Thanks Mindy! As usual, very helpful. :)
Thank you so much! Your tutorial videos single handedly got me back into using a crow quill dip pen. Are you on Instagram?
do have to know how to draw to do this
Oops. I was doin' the dashes. Hehehee. Thanks so much for this.
You have a beautiful speaking voice. I hope you are in broadcasting.
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I am guessing use Rhodia paper.
What exactly would happen if you didn't wipe the ink off the top of your nib? Why waste the ink? Why don't you just wipe the top of the nib on the rim of your ink bottle?
I ink whit a manga Dip pen i got from alliexpress. I love that dipping pens its my favoriete dipping pen and its got 4 diffrent nibs. I have tryed all the micron pens i dind,t like them for inking. I tryed speedball inking pen i dind,t like that too. But this manga dip pen i love it. I can not draw whit out it. Its the dip pen for me. I love speedball ink and dr ph martins india inkt sets. Again i have tryed all the diffrent kinds of ink. It was a hack of a journey but my favoriete inks are speedball india ink super black 946 ml bottle so i don,t have to buy ink eveytime. This bottle will last me a long time and the dr ph martins india inkt sets.
Awesome. I also glad you love working with the dip pen. I think it is challenging, rewarding and lots of fun! Enjoy and thank you for leaving a comment on my channel.
Hello thank you so mutch for replaying my comment and thanks for the heart. I have been using my dip pen for a few weeks now. I love my dipping pen. I,ll never go back to another pen. I learned pretty Quick whit a dip pen. I was suprised by how smooth and straight, lines are. Thanks for you,re comment. I have a lot of fun whit my dip pen. 😁👋🏼👍🏼
ups brown I had to laugh 😂😂😂
Thank you Mindy for your very informative video - I became a subscriber of yours, you ought to watch some of my videos. Let me ask: Are you using a special type of paper? Would common printing paper not be a good idea?
***** I appreciate everything Mindy. Keep up all the great posts + work.
Frankly, the Speedball pens have severely dropped in quality since the old days. Better off picking up nibs from a Japanese company like Tachikawa, Zebra, etc.
Does anyone else think she sounds like allison janney?
@6:40 the tines of the middle nib are splayed and ruined, just wanted to point out that doing so will destroy a big and render it unable to write properly ever again, for all the newbies watching make sure to not press down so hard that this happens. This is a “point of no return” on flex nibs you must be cautious of!!
Hi MrG. Nibs - This is good advice to someone who is new to the crow quill pen. This particular nib I used was VERY flexible and it may appear that I was pressing super hard....I was gentle. Thanks for pointing this out to new users as they often will try to "control" the pen by too pressing hard and ultimately breaking the tines..
@@MlighthipeI know I have certainly broken 1 or 2 in my beginner days.
I really enjoyed the video !! There aren’t many that go so in depth like you have. I really appreciate that :-)
@@pantalonious3984 So glad you enjoyed it!
Lines are cool and all, but this video does not explain how to DRAW.
NotOrdinaryInGames Pick up pen.. move hand... now you know!
pesto12601 Very funny. When I move the pen up it is scratching the paper and the result just looks bad. I'll stick with the brush.
NotOrdinaryInGames Perhaps you aren't supposed to move the pen but instead move it in a down motion... not sure myself as I don't use these types of pens.. good luck and don't give it up!