Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
SugoiCon flier for Gavv 7:47 AM
I really like how this one turned out. These are really fun to make.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Skull of the day 8:30 AM
Crap. Went looking for the "Heinomaske," the paper Heino mask that Bruce made some time ago for a Houston OtakuHELL. Of course it was on the old site that got nuked along with a crapload of other graphics and files. I really need to go back and try to find and restore as much of that stuff as I can.
And it looks like I never uploaded it to flickr, either. Crappity crap.
And I really need to update the Cheap Disposable site.
I suck.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Feeling like hell 9:54 AM
Not feeling so hot today. I may be coming down with something. Feeling wiped out and just plain tired. Wish I could go back to bed.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Jet Pens dot com 10:01 AM
I don't remember what I was googling when I found this site. Most likely I was looking for brush pens like I do every so often.
http://www.jetpens.com
If you like pens then this is the site for you. They've got brush pens, fountain pens, gel pens, fabric pens, watercolor pens, glitter pens, metallic pens, puffy paint pens, scented pens, and even felt tip pens. But there's no Copics. But, hey, there are sites that sell nothing but Copic markers out there and you probably already know about those.
I love inking. I love a nice kolinsky sable brush and a bottle of ink. But if I'm away from the drawing table I love a good Japanese brush pen. Sometimes an $8 brush pen can produce better lines then my $20 kolinsky, which says something about the quality of these brush pens.
At the local art supply depot I've seen and bought Sakura Pigma brush pens. The problem is Pigma pens suck. Hard. I'll never buy a Pigma pen ever again. If I had a choice between a Sakura Pigma pen and a rusty nail I'd just hope my tetanus shots were up to date. Some people swear by Pigma pens. People I know, love and respect use Pigma pens. But Pigmas have felt tips, and they give a lousy line quality. The felt tips tend to break down as you use them, giving you progressively worse lines. Why fight with your tools to get a decent line? At least that's my experience. I wonder how Copic brush pens hold up in comparison?
You may have seen Kuretake Fountain brush pens at your art supply store. These pens have nylon bristles, and are damn fine. You can consistently get a great line with these brush pens. These are the Cadillacs of brush pens. You can find these on Amazon for $40 plus another $10 for shipping. But over at Jet Pens they are only $30, and it's free shipping for orders over $25. Or you can get a disposable brush pen for $7.50. The Pentel Standard brush pens are my personal favorites.
They also have what they call "hard tip" brush pens. I'm not sure how this pen tech works (because I haven't taken one apart to see how it works yet) but it looks like it has a chiseled felt tip re-enforce with a plastic collar. If you're not use to using a real brush you'll find that you can make some very brush like lines without worrying about things like the lay of the brush bristles and pulling out lines. I bought a couple Pilot and Kuretake hard tip brush pens from Jet Pens and I'm finding that they are pretty good. I think I'll need to use 'em a bit more to get a better idea of what they can do.
I bought so many brush pens from Jet Pens that I need to buy a pencil case for all of them.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Monday, October 06, 2008
Monday Oekaki 10:10 AM
JetPens order arrived today. And it was just like I hoped for. So now I've got a regular source for Brush Pens for the near future or at least until JetPens goes out of business. Price wise these pens are pretty much the same as the ones I pick up at Chicago, but when you factor in the cost of flying to Chi-town it's a better deal, especially if I buy in bulk like I usually do. Because you can't just buy one brush pen.
AnimeHELL-a-mania?
Friday, October 03, 2008
Friday's Calavera 6:00 AM
Looks like the Criterion edition of Alexander Nevsky is no longer available to rent or buy. Crap. I should've jumped on that when I had the chance.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
What to do 6:00 AM
And today I found JetPens and ordered a handful of brush pens. I can see that I'm going to be buying more pens from them soon...
Remember: Free shipping on orders over $25!
