It seems like the reasons for using 0.5 exclusively don't apply to the texture exercises where thinner marks would be useful. Am I missing something or can I use my 0.1 fineliners for this?
All exercises in this course should be completed with a 0.5mm fineliner unless otherwise stated. In the texture exercise you may find it useful to use a thicker pen or a brush pen to fill in shadow shapes, but those shapes should still first be outlined with your 0.5mm pen.
You'll find that if you first outline your intended shadow shapes, then fill them in, that you'll be able to achieve greater dynamism and nuance to those textural marks (rather than trying to execute them in a single stroke using a thinner pen). Furthermore, continuing to use a 0.5mm pen will continue to help train your pressure control, which in turn will make thinner marks easier to achieve. Remember that everything we do in this course is an exercise - we choose our tools based on how they can adjust the way we learn, not on the basis of what they allow us to achieve right now (in terms of the end result of a given exercise).
Okay thanks. I will work on my pen control.
As for the textures exercise,I went all the way to using a THICK brush pen for the thick bar.There are however no restrictions for the size of pen.The only think that should be kept in mind is that you are drawing the shadow shapes and not actual forms.If you are able to achieve that with a 0.1 pen,GO AHEAD.
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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