TotalTempest

High Roller

The Indomitable (Summer 2024)

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  • The Indomitable (Summer 2024)
  • The Indomitable (Spring 2024)
  • The Indomitable (Winter 2023)
  • The Indomitable (Spring 2023)
  • The Indomitable (Winter 2022)
  • Sharing the Knowledge
  • The Observant
  • High Roller
  • Technician
  • Geometric Guerilla
  • Tamer of Beasts
  • The Fearless
  • Giver of Life
  • Dimensional Dominator
  • The Relentless
  • Basics Brawler
  • Half-Dead Fox Gunslinger

  • Drawing Prompt: Close your Eyes

  • Drawing Prompt: The Future of Shopping

  • Drawing Prompt: Cryptid Employment

  • Drawing Prompt: Biblical Accuracy

  • Drawing Prompt: Wild Dining

  • Drawing Prompt: Safe Space

  • Drawing Prompt: Willy Wonka's Change of Industry

  • Drawing Prompt: The Big Hamster Wheel of Life

  • Drawing Prompt: Espionage Cat

  • Drawing Prompt: No Take, Only Throw!

  • Drawing Prompt: Royalty, Nobility, and Aristocatcy

  • Drawing Prompt: Khajiit has Wares

  • Drawing Prompt: The Good, The Bad, and the Pugly

  • Drawing Prompt: On the Catwalk

  • Drawing Prompt: We All Grow Up

  • Drawing Prompt: As Old as Stone

  • Drawing Prompt: The Day Balloons Fill the Sky

  • Drawing Prompt: Learning from Mother Nature

  • Drawing Prompt: What's With All the Cows?

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Sakura Pigma Microns

Sakura Pigma Microns

A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.

On the flipside, they tend to be on the cheaper side of things, so if you're just getting started (beginners tend to have poor pressure control), you're probably going to destroy a few pens - going cheaper in that case is not a bad idea.

In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.

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