FiddlewheelX

The Relentless

The Indomitable (Autumn 2024)

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  • The Indomitable (Autumn 2024)
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  • The Indomitable (Spring 2024)
  • The Unshakeable (Winter 2023)
  • The Indomitable (Autumn 2023)
  • The Indomitable (Summer 2023)
  • The Indomitable (Spring 2023)
  • The Unshakeable (Winter 2022)
  • The Indomitable (Summer 2022)
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  • Sharing the Knowledge
  • The Relentless
  • Basics Brawler
  • Drawing Prompt: On the Catwalk

  • Recent works by me

  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

  • 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?

  • Drawing Prompt: Who Doesn't Love a Good Meal?

  • Drawing Prompt: Ice Witch's Frozen Construct

  • Drawing Prompt: Flora is Fauna

  • Drawing Prompt: The Cursed Circus

  • Drawing Prompt: Secret Garden

  • Drawing Prompt: Serious Situation but it's Muppets

  • Drawing Prompt: The Court of the Rat King

  • Drawing Prompt: Fantasy Ice Cream Cart

  • Drawing Prompt: Everything, a Dragon

  • Drawing Prompt: Everything a Magic Vessel

  • An earlier sketch I did of the same prompt

  • Drawing Prompt: The Annual Parade

  • Drawing Prompt: It's Not Easy Being Small

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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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