Question for the artists
 

Do you sketch with pencils first and then use pens or do you draw with a pen straight away?I've always found it a burden to sketch with a pencil first and then draw with a pen on top as it creates a bundle of lines that confuse me more than anything.

Either or, really. It always amazed people that I'd just dive right in with a ball point without any premeditation, but it's only doodling. Not building a fucking house or anything.

it depends really, you should just go with whatever feels best to you, there's no 'right' way to illustrate, just experiment and don't fear making mistakes and messing up... messed up stuff is great

Perhaps i prefer drawing(and sketching) with a pen because i trained in ceramic design and the finished product was normally highlighted with an isograph pen and they make it easier to draw straight lines.I do use pencils sometimes but i find it easier to draw straight lines with a pen rather than a pencil.

Also,pens feel better in terms of giving an image a fine texture by applying the right pressure with your hand on them.

Myself, not since High School. Sometimes think I oughta change that, but, you know, fuck it. Rules're for tools.


You can do the same things (shading wise) you'd do with a pencil using a ball-point pen and just varying the pressure with which you apply it to the paper. Using sharpies or any sorts of markers, you can do so by simply keeping a few of whatever color you're using around that are nearly out of ink... gives an almost watercolor sort of effect. Real cool and faded.

no i just go stright in with the paint and/or pens.

I went to art college.The life drawing sessions where excruciating at best (4 hours ,two days a week of staring at a pot and a plant) but that is the only way,i think,to gain a confident hand when drawing.I agree that the rules should be broken but basic knowledge of form and structure and how to draw,make it more enjoyable to do so.

Correct.Felt pens or markers that are running out of ink can create beautiful effects.

i like to use tombo duel ended brush pens and charcoal, i don't really like pencils particularly, however if i'm drawing something with pen and it's important that i don't fuck it up i use pencil first

i wished when i went to college and at school that they would have told us and let us experiment more than we did.

Brush pens or permanent markers with limited amount of ink i find particularly good to add a of spectre-like look to faces.Nefeli,yes,it is indeed important that you have much of a sense of purpose if you want to experiment.The best things i always seem to produce when i follow my intuition and my head feels completely empty.

why the fuck did everyone answer, your not artists :P

I just use pen right away, it makes u not do as many mistakes because your not allowed to. but sometimes if i did one bit good with pen i get scared and do the rest with pencil

Thanks for your contribution,Chris Ofili.

where is porkys music i wanna hear it.

Aw bless but i don't think it is.I've heard better stuff than mine for sure(Clone to name one).When are you going to send me some of YOUR music?

bla bla can i have some links please porky.

yeh i know, i say the same thing about my music aswell. its all different so i think.

Thanks man, i just listend to the tunes, pretty rad stuff, i really dig your beats.
Its annoying Police Poos tunes arnt! recorded well, because i wanna play more of that kinda stuff.
NAMREPUS's tunes are alright recorded with what we got but its completly different music.

For Police Poo, we just sit a mic in the middle of the room and jam away and see what happens. So its not the best of quality, nothing is mic'd up properly.

And for Namrepus, i use my mp3 players mic, then upload onto the computer, which is pretty awesome, and the other guitarist uses a mic into his comp, and the bass player uses mic into comp to.

yeh, what you guys use to record. and how is the beats composed, do you all sit around and jam and record or is it detaild and thought out?

It depends.I was once drumming on my chest and i happened to have the minidisc set to record so i listened back,sampled my hands drumming on my chest,looped it and used it as a beat to play on top.

awesome, yeh i bought a 4 track to be able to grab for spontanoius beats ,but i found just having my mp3 around is way better, it has a sweet mic and its so easy to store stuff.

If i knew how to host beats other than myspace i would be able to join in collabs with your dudes.

you should be punched in the face for calling it shitty. Those are sweet, really dig the first one. I like your feet too, i love drawing feet.

it depends. when i'm doodling, i use pen right away. when i'm making a bigger drawing i like putting the basic shapes out first before i start in pen-definitely when drawing humans.

Same here.

if I am doing a serious portrait I do it in pencil first. then I go over it with pen and ink or with brush and ink. in this example it was pencil then gouache (opaque watercolors) this is my girlfriend AND her dad


Otherwise I do it straight pen and ink first andjust draw it.
this is isaac asimov

i love the second one!!!!!!!!!!!!!1