is is good to use sharpie pens for sketching?

Question

ultra fine, or fabel castell pitt artist, super fine? what's better?

Answer 1

Actually, I always liked the mark left by a half used-up sharpie. It's kind of a stressed line... some artists use them for heavy fill when shading, but I think that looks too heavy.

One thing for sure, you'll get kind of dizzy from the fumes as you work.

Answer 2

it really depends on your own style. a sharpie, even at ultra-fine point, is still pretty bold compared to some archival pens that are on the market.

if you want your sketches to be more bold and have less detail, then a sharpie is a good (and inexpensive) choice.

however, if you are sucker for detail, then i would go with a brand called sakura. the pen is called a pigma and they come in a variety of point sizes. 005 can offer you a line smaller than a hair and the size ranges up to around the same size as a large sharpie. they are expensive though, around $2.45 per pen and they run out of ink a lot faster than sharpies. but in my opinion it's worth it.

faber castell...makes good graphite pencils...but i wouldn't trust them with pens. i first started drawing with faber castell pencils and pens, and i still use the pencils every day but the pens were quickly replaced by a line of sakuras.

hope this helps :)
and here is a link to sakura's website:
http://www.gellyroll.com/products/pens/pigmamicron/pigmamicron.html

Answer 3

It depends on your style of drawing.

With a ultra fine tip you are basically locked into a fine line which won't vary much in width as you apply variable pressure or angle of the tip. This is good for accurate 'outline' style, or consistent cross-hatching.

The fine point (and thicker) can be the opposite and give you to thick of line with more blooming of the ink (depending on the paper you use). Better for larger drawings with fast line movements.

The middle ground, if you are using a sharpie I would recommend a super fine, which should give you a good balance of line weight and control.

However, I've always liked doing ink sketching with a fine flat-nib pen with the ink reservoir. You can use pressure, angle, and turning of the tip to give a wide variety of line style, and the more organic flow of ink gives the drawing a more artistic feel in my opinion. After some practice I definitely think it is superior to a sharpie.

Answer 4

i wouldnt recomend shapies really because they "bleed" very easily, if you want to experiment with a supermarket pen i would probibly use a uniball pen, not the new gell kind it simple says uni ball pen. i seem to be able to acheive some effects with the pen. if your able to go to an art store they usually have a en section an a piece of paper where you test the pens out on, so just write with a few an see what your looking for. bring a small piece of paper like a reciept you dont need just in case they dont have the paper there

Answer 5

the fine one. if you're going to use a sharpie, I'd choose the medium... You won't be erasing, but you can always loosely go over the paper with your fine pen and give the image 'body" .

Answer 6

Personally, I wouldn't use them. Depends on your style. I personally use charcoal or fine tip ball point pens.

Answer 7

I don't think so.. not if you want to get into shading details and give your sketches more depth.

Answer 8

Well you cant erase that way. Good Luck.