#letteringtools

Ridiculously excited to try this!! (Not an ad) .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was reading the German instructions when I came upon the "writing from bottom to top"?! 😂 Sounded strange enough to check the other languages! .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Well, small mistakes. Nobody is perfect @pilot_pen_deutschland but the pen looks amazing! .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pen #paralellpen #penporn #lettering #letteringtools

Shadowing tools⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finding the right light cool gray shade to add shadows to my sketchnotes has been one of my obsessions in 2017. So far I've tried: .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖍 Copic Ciao⠀@copicmarker ⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖍 Tombow @tombowusa ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖍 Zebra Mildliner⠀@zebrapen_usa ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've only ever used one side of these pens and my thoughts are:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉 Copic makes the most AMAZING cool ❄ gray shades! I love the super subtle C-0 💙 and do use the C-2 when I want to layer shades. The C-5 is too dark for my taste, but I'll probably buy the shades in between. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I believe they will work better for big scale sketchnotes, as the felt tip is big(ish) But you can definitely make it work on smaller ones. Keep a light hand, here the colour bled through 2 sheets of paper! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I tried & bought them in a store. But didn't realize that they go lighter as they dry. I was rather happy about it 😁 But it's something to be aware of. I tried to capture it on a pic, although they dry very quickly.⏳ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉 I am in love with the Tombow N.95 💙 N.89 is great too 😘 N 79 is almost brown, so I never use it 👎. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I couldn't test them in the store as they are individually packaged. So it's a bit of a hit and miss. They do however sell sets of warm or cold gray pens. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Great for small sketchnotes as they have a small & pointed felt tip. Wouldn't use them on a wall-sized sketchnote though. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉 I bought the Zebra ones online. I expected one side to be a flexible felt tip, but both are stiff 😔 I don't use them much, but I think they can be quite precise. So I can understand why some people love them. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The gray is cool 👍, the yellow is quite fluorescent (I prefer my warm toned Tombow).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #brushpens #sketchnotes #sketchnotetools #tools #pens #sketchnotepens #letteringtools ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Tools⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I always enjoy when other people share the tools they use to make their designs, since you can learn so much from it. So I thought I'd write down what I've learned so far. (Non of this is sponsored).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉 My initial set of Tombow dual brush pens was a birthday gift (& a brush lettering course - plz don't look too close at the examples!😌) I love them because they opened up a whole new & colourful world for me. 💙💚💛💜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They come with a long flexible felt tip on one side and a stiff one on the other side. I initially only used the former to shade elements in my sketchnote and brush lettering. But lately I've discovered the stiff side for faux brush lettering (the "hi" on the right) and for small work (dots specially). .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've had them for over a year now and they still work great. They are easily available, the colours are awesome and you can buy them individually or grab a set if you are starting out (better value for money).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've also followed these tips which probably helped to make them last longer: 1. Turn the pen in your hands after every couple of strokes so the felt tip is used evenly. 2. Don't use it on rough paper or it will deteriorate quickly. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Something else I didn't know when I started was their N.00 pen. It can be used to mix colours, so you don't have to buy every shade under the sun🌄 (in picture 2 I created an orange shade which I didn't have.) .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My only criticism would be that the numbers & text on the pen rub off quickly. I lost my black one and had to repurchase it. You can see the difference between my old and new one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉 The Koi Colouring Brush Pen was part of the starter kit at the brush lettering course. I find it works really well. If you only need the flexible felt tip this could also be a great choice. It's also way smaller which might be relevant if you want to carry it around? .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @tombowusa ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lettering #sketchnotes #letteringtools #sketchnotetools #bruspen #brushpens #tombow #koicoloringbrushpen ⠀

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