Ink Illustration
Ink illustration can be divided into 3 large sections based on the tools used to do it, which are brush, pen, or chisel in the case of scratchboard. Here I have tried to give you the most basic tools, tutorials, and sources of inspiration
Tools and materials
Here I describe the most important tools that you can't do without if you're into ink illustration - either in the comic book genre or classic elaborate pen illustration in the style of Gustav Dore or Dürer
$14 high quality, holds ink well
$8 smaller size for travels
$9 brush pen
$8 Fineliners for fine details and sketching
$11 Soft eraser that won't damage your paper
$14 Thick high quality paper for your final artwork
$16 very good ink
$24 brush for inking larger areas as well as for comic book-style inking
A great set for lines of various types, as well as for drawing tiny details
$8 pen holder with a cap
And if you work digitally on an ipad in Procreate, this brush set should cover all your needs
Courses
Here are the best courses, listed here in order of increasing difficulty, they also go through all the styles of ink illustration, from sketching to scratchboard
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Great course to start exploring ink illustration - this one is about brushpen sketching
a great course on the brushpen ink illustration from a living master
This is a good introduction to dip pen. I recommend this course when you've already tried a little ink drawing or are looking to expand your technique
a course about a very rare but absolutely amazing drawing technique - scratchboard
Accounts to follow
Social media accounts with useful content
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Here you will find many videos, with the process of the scratchboard technique, the rarest ink illustration technique today