tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163912949777243757.post5154336483999479753..comments2023-07-19T04:08:37.305-07:00Comments on Portrait of the Artist: SHOP TALK: Brush updateRandy @ WCG Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105266129029859540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163912949777243757.post-37837982529981291702008-03-17T15:39:00.000-07:002008-03-17T15:39:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comments, Benton. A lot of pros ha...Thanks for your comments, Benton. A lot of pros have been complaining about the quality of brushes--and as you probably know, about the opaqueness of India inks too!<BR/><BR/>I used to use Penstix for panel borders, and their lines have definitely faded with time. It's a leap of faith, but I'm hoping that the new generation of brush pens use a better quality ink (probably wishful thinking!) But I do think I'm getting more spontaneous work out of them--as I said, I'm still depending on the brush, mostly for the outlines of figures and some props.<BR/><BR/>As to going digital--in a fashion so have I since all my original art gets scanned for Photoshop anyhow, so even if the originals fade a bit, I still have a the original scan!Randy @ WCG Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105266129029859540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163912949777243757.post-83036717919749362852008-03-08T13:08:00.000-08:002008-03-08T13:08:00.000-08:00I've also noticed a decline in the quality of brus...I've also noticed a decline in the quality of brushes.<BR/>I would buy those Windsor Newton series#7 red sables in the 80's/early 90's and they would survive all kinds of abuse. Now I wish I'd kept better care of them as the new ones don't seem to last as long, even if you do take care of them.<BR/><BR/>I'm a bit hesitant of brush pens for comics work. If you've seen some of Alex Toth's originals that were done in markers, some have just faded away or fuzzed out. The ink just can't be trusted to hold.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Another reason I've gone digital.benton jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756521475101955881noreply@blogger.com