• General Art Equipment Discussion - "I'm Pretty Sure That The Nailgun Is Unload-"
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In this thread we talk about all the equipment you need, don't need or you just have them laying around to plug into electric sockets. Just ask, answer and discuss. I have a question right away: I'm looking into inking right now. Eg. stuff like this: [IMG]http://waffless.com/lucas.jpg[/IMG] What sort of stuff is used to create shit like that? Just regular ink pens with varing sizes or the old school inky stuff? If pens, then can anyone reccomend a good series for that?
I understand a thicker type of paper is used, and one guy who does pen art says he uses Microns. Some also use India ink with crow quill pens along with other types of nibs.
good quality ink and thick paper, you could also look into collographic printing
I was planning on purchasing a 35mm Nikon AF-S lens, but i hear it has a bad build quality? Can anyone confirm this? Here is the lens: [img]http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Camera-Lenses/2183-AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-35mm-f-1.8G/Views/353_2183_AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-35mm-f-1.8G_front.jpg[/img]
Inking of that quality can be done with a very careful use of sharpies. no joke. We use sharpies to ink all the time.
[QUOTE=latirCole;18751591]I was planning on purchasing a 35mm Nikon AF-S lens, but i hear it has a bad build quality? Can anyone confirm this? Here is the lens: [img_thumb]http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Camera-Lenses/2183-AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-35mm-f-1.8G/Views/353_2183_AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-35mm-f-1.8G_front.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] dpreview provides reliable body/lens reviews. Here's the one for your lens: Part 1 [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_35_1p8g_n15/[/url] Part 2 [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_35_1p8g_n15/page2.asp[/url] Part 3 [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_35_1p8g_n15/page3.asp[/url] Part 4 [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_35_1p8g_n15/page4.asp[/url] [editline]11:58AM[/editline] [QUOTE=k00lwhip;18751702]Inking of that quality can be done with a very careful use of sharpies. no joke. We use sharpies to ink all the time.[/QUOTE] I do too but on thicker paper.
[QUOTE=latirCole;18751591]I was planning on purchasing a 35mm Nikon AF-S lens, but i hear it has a bad build quality? Can anyone confirm this? Here is the lens: [img]http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Camera-Lenses/2183-AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-35mm-f-1.8G/Views/353_2183_AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-35mm-f-1.8G_front.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I'd stick with the good old 50mm/1.4 if I were you. Never heard of this 35mm
[QUOTE=Adbor;18751893]I'd stick with the good old 50mm/1.4 if I were you. Never heard of this 35mm[/QUOTE] The 50mm f/1.4 is roughly $100 more than the 35mm; just keep that in mind. The 50mm f/1.8 is about $125 and doesn't look bad itself. That one is cheap and seems to have a lot of good reviews for its price.
Are there any acrylic or oil painters here? what brands of paint do you use?
i've used acylics in the past, and have found Daler Rowney to be of a high quality. not too expensive either.
I'm thinking of getting the Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II. Should I save up and get the Nikon 70-300mm? What I really want is something that is "fast", meaning that I can get a lot of light indoors with it (the lenses I have now seem to perform poorly indoors). I want this to be usable for close up things, portraits, and fairly far away. Just a good all-around lens
[QUOTE=3v3ryb0dy;18751390]In this thread we talk about all the equipment you need, don't need or you just have them laying around to plug into electric sockets. Just ask, answer and discuss. I have a question right away: I'm looking into inking right now. Eg. stuff like this: [IMG]http://waffless.com/lucas.jpg[/IMG] What sort of stuff is used to create shit like that? Just regular ink pens with varing sizes or the old school inky stuff? If pens, then can anyone reccomend a good series for that?[/QUOTE] I use ink a lot--if you want to ink, you can really use any type of paper, but it'll get wrinkly, the thinner it is. It also depends how watered down your ink is. If you want to ink in terms of linework, you can use Microns or other types of varied thickness pen tools. If you want that really beautiful flowing ink, use an ink bottle and I'd say a few different tools: inking pen with varied nib sizes (for starters you can get those cheap Speedball things), a bamboo pen, and bamboo brushes are nice to start, though the latters aren't very good for doing anything small.
[QUOTE=DOG-GY;18775398]I'm thinking of getting the Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II. Should I save up and get the Nikon 70-300mm? What I really want is something that is "fast", meaning that I can get a lot of light indoors with it (the lenses I have now seem to perform poorly indoors). I want this to be usable for close up things, portraits, and fairly far away. Just a good all-around lens[/QUOTE] This one isn't that fast really, but it's ok. Are you going to do mostly general photos and portraits? How much are you willing to pay?
[QUOTE=Scyze;18776829]I use ink a lot--if you want to ink, you can really use any type of paper, but it'll get wrinkly, the thinner it is. It also depends how watered down your ink is. If you want to ink in terms of linework, you can use Microns or other types of varied thickness pen tools. If you want that really beautiful flowing ink, use an ink bottle and I'd say a few different tools: inking pen with varied nib sizes (for starters you can get those cheap Speedball things), a bamboo pen, and bamboo brushes are nice to start, though the latters aren't very good for doing anything small.[/QUOTE] You do a lot of ink work yet you say you can ink on any paper? That doesn't compute. If you do any volume of large scale ink projects you will know that you have to use a heavy paper, not for the sake of not wrinkling, but for the reason that it doesn't soak up your ink like a sponge. Ink is an expensive medium, you run through those expensive pens way to fast. At $3 a pen it adds up. I advise you go to your local hobby store and pickup a pack of Faber Castell or Micron India ink pens and a quire of heavy gauge 100lbs press paper Speaking of equipment I'd love to pick myself up the fallowing Luxo L-1 for my drafting table. Zeikos ZE-NBG90 Battery pack for my camera Extra Battery Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikon HR-1 Rubber Hood I've been working on my bedroom trying to turn it into a good studio, my first step was install canned lighting to really amp up the lighting. [img]http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/ajackss/DSC_022022.jpg?t=1260158545[/img] The desk is temporary, I'll create a larger one once my lung heals up enough to lift stuff again, then comes refinishing the walls and repainting. Also replacing that ancient tube TV within the month with a nice LCD.
[QUOTE=DOG-GY;18775398]I'm thinking of getting the Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II. Should I save up and get the Nikon 70-300mm? What I really want is something that is "fast", meaning that I can get a lot of light indoors with it (the lenses I have now seem to perform poorly indoors). I want this to be usable for close up things, portraits, and fairly far away. Just a good all-around lens[/QUOTE] Or you buy a fixed focal length lens for a reasonable price that goes to F1,8 or F1,4, or you sell your house and everything to buy a professional zoom lens for $1000 minimum. Really, if you want to get under F3,5, you'll have to spend some cash, if you want a zoom lens, that is. [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_70-200_2p8_vr_n15/[/url] [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_50_1p4g_n15/[/url] [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_50_1p4_n15/[/url] I suggest you buy several lenses, . It's like buying an AIO printer for 500 or a scanner and a printer for 600, you might spend more but you'll have a huge quality gain overall. This one is fast and its price is reasonable: [url]http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/tamron_70-200_2p8_c16/[/url] This one is another fast zoom lens for the 18-55 part, but it costs $1300. Really, it all depends on your budget.. [url]http://lens-reviews.com/Lenses/Nikon/Nikon-17-55mm-f2.8G-AF-S-DX-IF-ED.html[/url] TL; DR No zoom+ fast=good price and quality. Zoom + fast = very expensive + quality = very very very expensive
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