36 hour days

[altivo]

Did lots of stuff today, which kept me out of touch with news for a few hours. So, has the obligatory conservative religious loudmouth pronounced that the Chilean earthquake was God's judgement on the world yet? Have the right wingnuts tried to blame it on Obama like everything else

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[mondhasen]

Sponges! hmmmm I was afraid of their crumbling and leaving residues behind. I liked Rags-in-a-Box, on sale of course, for dabbing and such.

Rubbermaid? Eeek.

*Picturing a large inflatable... snicker* Funny name when out of context ;o)

[altivo]

Well, sponges aren't forever, of course, though the real natural ones do last a long time without crumbling. These are the synthetic cellulose ones, but I've used them before without trouble. You just have to reserve them for a single task and never let them be contaminated by anything else. Also make sure they dry out completely before storing them. A zip lock makes good storage to keep out dust and stuff.

[cabcat]

Sponges?

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I just use these pens I get from the newsagent and that my dad and housemate gave me. They're probably not the best but my art isn't good enough and I don't know what is good in the way of art supplies XD

[altivo]

Actually I think you do very well in the comic style I've seen. Generally we think of comics as ephemeral rather than something that gets archived in the original form the way some art does, so any materials that work for you and allow you to get to the end format, like scanning for online, should be fine

[altivo]

Yes, sponges. Watercolor is sometimes worked on wet paper, and you can use a clean sponge that doesn't shed crumbs to wet the paper evenly or blot it if it's too wet. You can also use a sponge to dab on paint when you want a natural texture for something like rocks or bare earth.