The artist's guide to brush pens

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[rachelfinder]

"if all lines are wonky, none of them are wonky." Words of wisdom right there, and not just for brush pens.

[raafays]

babe wakeup, chroma moma just uploaded

[hhellinn]

I never thought about usjng water brushes like that.. Bristle ink brushes here are all imported so they are expensive. U just saved me a lot of money. You are part of the reason why I started doing traditional art too a year back. I can't thank you enough :)

[dharelyx_draw_space]

I tried using this type of pen 2 years ago, demoralized by the tests I did at the time I no longer used it, putting it aside, after this video I really think I will use it again.
Chroma thank you so much for this video.

[Ssenseii]

really amazing timing! I have this brush pen that I couldn't use for months but now I feel more confident in my abilities to create. Thank you !!

[cliffberry]

An excellent and articulate description. I'm now inspired to order some water brushes to use with fountain pen ink, to add some variety to pen and ink drawings.

[allanmercer]

Thanks for your very good "Brush Pen 101". I have purchased several sets of Micron pens and they come with a brush pen. I shied away from using that instrument because I figured it required more control than what I could muster up. Your 'How To Draw With A Brush pen' gave me the motivation to start using it. Thank you.

[thefantawarrior]

I’ve been having troubles with brush pens for a while, this video makes me excited to dive in again

[rotsu]

oh my god, i was just thinking about picking up the traditional brush pen (after years of being a digital art shill), this couldnt have come at a better time. thanks chroma !

[pbmzbr]

Thank you very much. Very simple and brief explanation. I bought some water brushepen on impulse and had no idea how to use them. Thank you very much. There are so many wise tips and advice in this video... Great.

[Aubreykun]

One thing I personally ran into as a noob (and which I think may be somewhat common, especially for those with no formal training) was thinking that the lines from comics and manga which a dip or fountain pen produce are made using a brush pen, as fineliners are incapable of much variation without breaking them. And then there's this frustration that occurs when one can't get these smooth, tapering, thin lines, but instead get the blobby blocky look of a novice's brushwork.
I think this may be from a perspective problem: Brush pens are sold in the "drawing" section of art supply stores, while dip pens are in the "calligraphy" section, and fountain pens are at stationary shops. Digital art tools also calls anything with line variation a "brush." The term "G pen" is difficult to find much info on in English without digging too hard, so while some art programs use it for brushes meant to approximate an actual G pen, the fact it's a real physical tool becomes missed.

[smackiesfunkies]

This video got me so excited to sketch with my brush pen I’m contemplating doing just that at 12:12am. Great video.

[b-escherichiacoli]

I was waiting for this video!! so glad you uploaded, keep up the great work

[laurelsilberman]

Good advice for beginners of an elite medium. I love drawing in brush pen and it took years to build up the confidence to work with one, period, let alone start my journey to competence with such an expressive medium. My suggestion is go in the deep end and see if you like what brush pen offers you as potential application for your own drawing practice before spending money on products without watching good reviews like this, even of specific products you’re thinking of purchasing. It’s not for everyone. If you’re a control freak, you will not be able to emotionally handle how permanent and unrelenting this medium is at first. But it increases your visualization skills by so much to have to try and visualize a line fully before you draw it.

[EmEm]

Excellent video for beginners to using brush pens. Thank you so much!

[joaquindurand]

I love videos about ink technics and tools

[boyangeorgiev]

The strength of the brush pen comes clear when you have to write simple text on uneven (dented) surface, for example - rough stone.

[didi]

this was an incredibly informative video! awesome work! i've seen other brush pen videos but this is the best!

[rotine]

Ooooh, this was super helpful and cool, been looking forward to this video! :D

[theartoframshackle]

I'm glad I watched this! Brush pen is really hard 😅