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Post by jnight on Jul 6, 2004 16:14:28 GMT -5
Let's Draw Manga Ninja & Samurai is indeed a good book, much better than I though it would be when I picked it up a few months ago. My artstyle really isn't manga but the information is excellent. It's very cool you got it. I did base one of my Valerie Fox pieces (the one with the kamanunchuck) on one of the illustrations. It's a good resource book if you draw in this genre. Quite frankly I found the information in this book more useful than some of my old Stephen K. Hayes and Stephen Turnbull books, well maybe not the latter. You said you picked up some fine art pens, what kind?
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 6, 2004 17:14:01 GMT -5
Let's Draw Manga Ninja & Samurai is indeed a good book, much better than I though it would be when I picked it up a few months ago. My artstyle really isn't manga but the information is excellent. It's very cool you got it. I did base one of my Valerie Fox pieces (the one with the kamanunchuck) on one of the illustrations. It's a good resource book if you draw in this genre. Quite frankly I found the information in this book more useful than some of my old Stephen K. Hayes and Stephen Turnbull books, well maybe not the latter. You said you picked up some fine art pens, what kind? Just 2 Sakura Microperm O1 tips and a couple of flesh colored Prismacolor markers, but I think I made a mistake to buy regular peach for flesh tones? Oh well  |
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Post by jnight on Jul 6, 2004 20:29:44 GMT -5
Just 2 Sakura Microperm O1 tips and a couple of flesh colored Prismacolor markers, but I think I made a mistake to buy regular peach for flesh tones? Oh well Those Sakura Micros 01 tips are really good, probably one of the pens I use the most. As for the regular peach, I've gotten several colors I thought I'd never use but later really came to use well. One of my habits if I buy a marker from a local retailer is to open the marker up and make a small mark on the price code tag. Some stores even have a paper strip to test out the marker colors. |
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 6, 2004 21:57:23 GMT -5
Well I'm going to have alot of markers to spare cause I've won an auction for all 144 Primsacolor markers today. ;D I wonder how many of them will be unused?
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Post by jnight on Jul 7, 2004 8:36:21 GMT -5
Well I'm going to have alot of markers to spare cause I've won an auction for all 144 Primsacolor markers today. ;D I wonder how many of them will be unused? Wow  , great news! |
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Post by jnight on Jul 11, 2004 9:11:13 GMT -5
Well I'm going to have alot of markers to spare cause I've won an auction for all 144 Primsacolor markers today. ;D I wonder how many of them will be unused? Have you received your 144 set yet? |
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 11, 2004 11:11:17 GMT -5
Have you received your 144 set yet? No not yet the guy I won it from didn't use Paypal so I had to send him a money order, hopefully early this week. |
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 14, 2004 19:56:40 GMT -5
Good news I recieved the markers today and it is a SICK set, just too many! ;D But I hope to have some fun with them and improve on my art game.
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Post by jnight on Jul 14, 2004 20:12:54 GMT -5
Good news I recieved the markers today and it is a SICK set, just too many! ;D But I hope to have some fun with them and improve on my art game. Very cool  , glad to hear you got them okay. If I'm not mistaken do they come in a large holding case? |
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 14, 2004 20:15:36 GMT -5
Very cool , glad to hear you got them okay. If I'm not mistaken do they come in a large holding case? Yeah it came in a case/box but the markers are to be displayed in single trays. I have yet to open it all, but soon enough I will. |
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 18, 2004 12:01:55 GMT -5
Jnight you said that you colored Demon Keyoto with Prismacolor Bronze? I didn't find it in my 144 set, are you sure about that?
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 18, 2004 12:51:09 GMT -5
Jnight you said that you colored Demon Keyoto with Prismacolor Bronze? I didn't find it in my 144 set, are you sure about that? Never mind I found it, couldn't find it all night yesterday. I guess there are just too many markers! ;D |
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Post by jnight on Jul 18, 2004 13:06:35 GMT -5
Never mind I found it, couldn't find it all night yesterday. I guess there are just too many markers! ;D Cool , nice problem to have my friend, too many markers  . My pieces with Demon Keyoto I use Prismacolor Bronze, Scarlet Lake, and French Grey 70%(gloves), Cool Grey 30% (his symbols) and Eggshell (skin tone). I was looking at markers earlier today at a local retailer and have noticed that the newer Prismacolors have slightly wider fine end tips than before. I think this will help extend the life of these markers. Did your marker set have the really fine tips or a slightly wider fine tip? |
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 18, 2004 15:30:43 GMT -5
My 144 set comes with the pointed longer tips while the 48 set came with shorter thinner tips. I do prefer the longer tips but as you said the thinner tips are made to last longer. We'll see how they compare, hopefully awhile. I'm done with the Keyoto pic and will send it soon.
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Post by bayushigemma on Jul 20, 2004 22:45:06 GMT -5
I know I mentioned this in a PM but I was wondering if you ever used real pictures as an art reference? I have just been learning to do and found a cheap martial arts book at Walden books which supplies me with alot of great poses.
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, great news! 
, glad to hear you got them okay. If I'm not mistaken do they come in a large holding case? 
. My pieces with Demon Keyoto I use Prismacolor Bronze, Scarlet Lake, and French Grey 70%(gloves), Cool Grey 30% (his symbols) and Eggshell (skin tone). I was looking at markers earlier today at a local retailer and have noticed that the newer Prismacolors have slightly wider fine end tips than before. I think this will help extend the life of these markers. Did your marker set have the really fine tips or a slightly wider fine tip?