nibs and ink
writing from work...
to work on illustrating a little more professionally, i purchased a few art supplies from DELETER & jetpens. i used to use nib pens many years ago but have since stopped when i stopped drawing seriously over the years. typically i use Micron Sakura pens for recreational purposes but the tips constantly break after about a week of use and the ink quality is mediocre at best for intricate designs. (their blackest black is more like a dark grey & even after shading multiply lines, everything still looks.. flat.) i picked up a couple different nib sets as well as a tachikawa t-40, monochrome nibbed pen, blue pencils, kuretake ink, water colour brush pens and DELETER's own branded ink (#4), pack of B5 comic paper & nib sample set.
while i have yet to try DELETER's nib set, i did break out their ink to compare with the kuretake brand which is of course, cheaper and comes in a seemingly endless giganto supply (60ml for $7.50 while DELETER's is around $7.75 for half that amount not taking into account overseas shipping). i tried both with tachikawa's g-model nib (fine). while i wish i had photos to compare (my camera broke ;_____; all i have is my dim camera phone lmao), the quality of both are amazing with just a few subtle differences. kuretake's is smooth and easy to work with however i did notice it dries very quickly and doesn't seem to provide as many strokes overall in a single dip as DELETER's. additionally, it also doesn't appear to be quite as black: DELETER's #4 is crazy, crazy bold and brings everything immediately to life. lupin's jumpin' off my page, yo.
overall both are fabulous but it may depend on what your usage and need is for. i plan on using both for slightly different things however #4 has easily become my go-to ink for it's amazing in-yo-face factor. it's a little pricer but considering just a tiny bit goes a long way, i think it'll pay off in the end. DELETER also has other different formulas that i am interested in trying.
also, akashiya sai's watercolours are lovely but their colours are not depicted true to life on the website nor on the packaging. even after using wet or directly onto the paper, the shades are totally different. i suppose this wouldn't be such a huge issue had i purchased a larger set or if i had many already but since i had picked singles as well a set with a very, very specific need in mind, i was so totally disappointed ;___; however for future projects, i love the way they handle.
i'd seriously recommend to check out either website if you need supplies for similar reasons. jetpens has TONS of items while DELETER's shipping is pretty reasonable and they threw in lots of freebies. i'll try to post something on the different nibs & papers soon if i find time.
to work on illustrating a little more professionally, i purchased a few art supplies from DELETER & jetpens. i used to use nib pens many years ago but have since stopped when i stopped drawing seriously over the years. typically i use Micron Sakura pens for recreational purposes but the tips constantly break after about a week of use and the ink quality is mediocre at best for intricate designs. (their blackest black is more like a dark grey & even after shading multiply lines, everything still looks.. flat.) i picked up a couple different nib sets as well as a tachikawa t-40, monochrome nibbed pen, blue pencils, kuretake ink, water colour brush pens and DELETER's own branded ink (#4), pack of B5 comic paper & nib sample set.
while i have yet to try DELETER's nib set, i did break out their ink to compare with the kuretake brand which is of course, cheaper and comes in a seemingly endless giganto supply (60ml for $7.50 while DELETER's is around $7.75 for half that amount not taking into account overseas shipping). i tried both with tachikawa's g-model nib (fine). while i wish i had photos to compare (my camera broke ;_____; all i have is my dim camera phone lmao), the quality of both are amazing with just a few subtle differences. kuretake's is smooth and easy to work with however i did notice it dries very quickly and doesn't seem to provide as many strokes overall in a single dip as DELETER's. additionally, it also doesn't appear to be quite as black: DELETER's #4 is crazy, crazy bold and brings everything immediately to life. lupin's jumpin' off my page, yo.
overall both are fabulous but it may depend on what your usage and need is for. i plan on using both for slightly different things however #4 has easily become my go-to ink for it's amazing in-yo-face factor. it's a little pricer but considering just a tiny bit goes a long way, i think it'll pay off in the end. DELETER also has other different formulas that i am interested in trying.
also, akashiya sai's watercolours are lovely but their colours are not depicted true to life on the website nor on the packaging. even after using wet or directly onto the paper, the shades are totally different. i suppose this wouldn't be such a huge issue had i purchased a larger set or if i had many already but since i had picked singles as well a set with a very, very specific need in mind, i was so totally disappointed ;___; however for future projects, i love the way they handle.
i'd seriously recommend to check out either website if you need supplies for similar reasons. jetpens has TONS of items while DELETER's shipping is pretty reasonable and they threw in lots of freebies. i'll try to post something on the different nibs & papers soon if i find time.