Art Attack

Is it Media or Medium? My teacher always tells me and I always forget XD

Today I wanted to talk about what I usually use to create my art works. I am currently studying Stage 2 (Year 12) Visual Arts. When you do art there will be things that just click like working big or small, quick or slow, music or silence, paint or pencil, realistic or cartoon?
Most artists will prefer a certain media or medium for their work.

Art Vs. Artist Tag @tabby_in_wonderland

Copic Markers
I started using copic markers last year at school, I do not own any myself but I have a set from school that the teacher gave me to keep for the year. They are the classic warm grey set of 12. I like this set because it's not as harsh as the cool greys and I can use it to create black & white art works, whereas if I had colours I would be limited to what I could draw.

Pros - Looks amazing

Cons - Price, takes practice, can bleed

Tip - Before investing in Copics, borrow some to see if you work with them. If you can't afford Copics start with Prismacolor Markers.

Prismacolor Markers
I only started using these recently and I love them. While cheaper than Copics, they're still not cheap. I use the Premier chisel tip primary/secondary colours set of 12, which I am loaning from school for the year.

Pros - Easy to use first time, don't bleed as much as copics

Cons - Price

Tip - Before investing in Copics, start with Prismacolor Markers.



Pencil (Faber Castell)
I love using the Faber Castell pencils, they are so smooth and good quality. I also use Crayola. If I'm desperate for a colour I'll use Derwents, the problem with Derwents are they are expensive, hard to sharpen and have a waxy finish. I bought a pack of Faber Castells and they are my favourites to use. I love using them in my adult colouring book (Star Wars), it's a great way to practice different colouring techniques.

Pros - Price, easy to find (target, kmart, big w)

Ink
I'm not sure what brand of ink I use, it it whatever is in the art storeroom at school. I have been using ink for about a year and I am still finding new techniques. I need to write them down though because I never remember them XD

Pros - Lots of different effects

Cons - Hard to control, takes a lot of practice

Tip - Experiment


Fineliners
I use Artline 200 fine 0.4 to outline pretty much all of my art work. My Marilyn Monroe piece used Artline Calligraphy makers and the Artline 210 Medium 0.6. 

Pros - Finishes a piece nicely, range of sizes, cleans up lines before colouring

Cons - Bleed - they bleed blue when used with copics, but NOT with Prismacolors.


Tip - If you press on the pen so the nib is pushed into the pen making it shorter, it will draw smoother but not last as long.

Moleskine
These little books can be found in Dymocks in sets of 3. They are small enough to keep in my bag for when I get a sketch idea, the paper isn't white but it is very smooth. 
Here is an artist who uses them quite a lot.

Used for quick sketches and ideas

Visual Diaries (Jasart)
I got the Jasart book from my brother so I have no idea about price or availability. The corners are square not round with I prefer. The paper is lovely, it's not as soft as the art diaries I use for school (so pencil doesn't smudge as much) but it's thicker and stronger.

Used for art works

Catch you later xx