HOW TO INK COMICS WITH A 102 CROW QUILL

[@jarrellweston6553]

Lol my guy... you listened... like you said I couldn’t find this content online either... it’s amazing how much comic information just isn’t out there... and that’s why your content is great.. your actually giving real information i need unlike most pros...

[@oight]

thank you thank you thank youuu! 😭 this video is so helpful! it's great to learn tips from professionals who have been doing it a lot longer than a lot of other inking videos I've watched. I'm a "professional" artist, in that I work in concept art and got a degree related to it. I used to always draw + paint traditionally when I was younger, but never used ink before and I basically had to do mostly digital art for my degree. recently I've been wanting to go back to more traditional work, so these tips are so helpful. even my role has changed more as a concept artist as companies try to cut costs, being made to use so many 3D models is making me not feel like I'm really painting anymore. I want to do more traditional ink work. I feel a bit ashamed to only try more of it now, as I'm from a city that was more known in my country for a decent amount of comic book artists, even some of my lecturers were former ink and colourists for comic books, but I've never delved into that world until now at 25 haha. I'll definitely watch more of your videos for some more guidance, thank you xx

[@joeblankenship377]

I've been playing with the crow quill lately. It really does force you to use a lighter hand, or else you're just digging into the paper.

[@BH-vh3iu]

lol, that's what I've been doing, and why I ended up here

[@HippyDipps]

As someone with a light-hand, I find this as an absolute win.

[@calska140]

Side to side was what I instinctually did with the crow quill too. Throwing away feels like I have less control and I partially obscure my line from my sight as I lay it out. Good to know side to side has precedent with someone who is good.

[@neynahnehnah1485]

I realy loved this video. The technic was amazing. You were an amazing teacher. I could watch you do this forever. But that repetitive music drove me crazy. Your voice is enough for these videos, you don't need music.❤

[@danmagoo]

THANK you for your insight, that using a Crow Quill is just the same 1 or 2 types of strokes, at different lengths and angles, that you must learn. If you try to use a Crow Quill like a pencil or a brush (or even like a fountain pen, which has a little round tip at the end), you are doomed to frustration and failure.

[@GoodJoeArt]

I generally don't ink but this gives me some solid direction when I start dabbling. Thanks Jimmy!

[@GoodJoeArt]

Yea, Ive heard the same recommendation from EVS but I am too much in love with pencils.

[@31leoceara]

Jimmy, you are really patient with that kind of ink, which dries on the nib and clogs so fast. I would never have the patience to clean the nib so often. I prefer to use a kind of ink that doesn't clog, at least not that fast.

[@crakoa1254]

Which of those would you prefer? I would like to use an ink that doesn’t clog the nib very much but I couldn’t find any

[@TimeCodeMechanics]

EON board is awesome with her black ink

[@jackblack7827]

Would help a lot if you could get the nib in focus and on camera more consistently when you're trying to show certain techniques

[@JimmyReyesArt]

@@jackblack7827 tough shot to do with an iphone back then but now I have more pro equipment keep an eye out for more videos

[@JimmyReyesArt]

@@jackblack7827 the techniques is in the hand weight not the nib

[@roninoneil546]

Jimmy ,good job very impressed my man keep up the amazing art work bro

[@andrewleitzer6562]

I'm a little confused watching the video since it looks like you're inking with the nib going in the opposite direction from which the two ends naturally spread. When I try this I sometimes get a decent flow but usually end up with a little splatter. Is it just that with less pressure the nib is more forgiving?

[@SL33P-WALK3R]

A damp paper towle over a mono zero get the dried ink inside the quill perfectly fitted. If you don't have jeans to cut up. Great stuff man!😁

[@andythemany2826]

Thank you so much man! You are very informative!!

[@lordcommander3224]

You maintain accuracy by throwing toward your body.

[@mikejefferis2748]

Brilliant!! So helpful and love the format. Thanks so much. First decent video I have found about illustrating comics with the 102. Personally I prefer the smoother 107 as I have always found the 102 harder to master. How much life do you get out of your nibs?

[@larryglatt2548]

Thank you for your many helpful videos. My question is which Maru/Crowquill nib makes the thinnest lines with little or no pressure other than enough to make a line? Thank you

[@svensvensson2724]

I completely failed at this back in the 80's. Dry india ink won't go on the paper. Maybe I'm just too slow, but my quills were made of two pieces and would not have been possible to clean like this. Still confused.

[@_Alfa_Channel]

so cool

[@Dinnerwithenemy]

What type of desk do you have?

[@melchisedeccarrasquillo4760]

Y like art and drawing ink

[@aejacobs101]

Love that table Jimmy, Where did you get it?

[@oreides]

you the man

[@youtuber-452]

Are there no inkers that use fountain pens? And if no then why?

[@punkgrl325]

It’s kind of hard to find permanent pigment inks that won’t clog up the fountain pen, while still being dark and clean enough for artwork. There is a popular hack where people modify g pen nibs so they fit into a jinhao pen, but it has its issues. Overall though, it’s just easier and more cost effective to use a dip pen or fineliner instead of messing around with fountains.

[@mh1art870]

2nd time watching this... while i sketch...thanks alot bro!!!!

[@danielruiz1076]

nice video, Jimmy! Where can someone obtain pages like that to practice on?

[@danielruiz1076]

@@JimmyReyesArt Thanks for the quick response Jimmy, I appreciate it!

[@henryd98]

Great content

[@marcuslewitzki4610]

Why not use a fountain pen? Shouldn't the result be the same?

[@crakoa1254]

Ummm...well no... fountain pens are f a r more different than crow quills

[@x_omemez4532]

😁🔥🔥🔥

[@sologuitarmask7804]

A lot of work

[@supersonico9364]

Shimmy!

[@ArtofRobinMitchell]

Have u ever heard of inking lines with a razor blade?

[@crakoa1254]

No...and how do you do it?

[@Matt_Wilson01]

I have heard of people scratching up black inked marks with a blade but not actually inking with them

[@damordster]

"It takes a lot of time and a lot of hours to learn how to manipulate-" me: completely comfortable and controlled with it in less than 15 minutes

[@AmMalik-yo7tw]

Great ! Same for me (as for graphic tablets).

[@dunnotck1]

It only takes a lot of time if you are a complete amateur and are not used to doing fine work with your hands.

[@calska140]

What's worse is hubris. You think you're great from 15 mins? There's probably alot you're missing that you don't know about. I'll probably heed the man who is doing it and getting paid for it

[@Matt_Wilson01]

@@calska140 100% facts, some people are a bit too full of themselves or are only doing basic stuff so think they have a total grasp on it, it’s never the case though.

[@Sky_TEC_Illustraition_Systems]

Yeah uh....black lines matter.

[@migueldeclercq3883]

So ... in the first 12 minutes you tell us that pen nibs are designed to be moved in one direction (but you need about 2000 words to explain that) and then you go on moving the pen nib sideways constantly. Then you tell us that by changing the pressure on the pen nib you can get your lines to go from fine to thick, yet then you obviously construct all your lines, like someone with a micron would do. Dude. You don't tell us how to ink with a crow quill. You simply tell us how YOU do it. And guess what: I don't care about that. You state at the very beginning of this video that this sort of information is not on KZbin, but then you don't show us either. How is that useful? You're obviously very talented, but there's an obvious reason why this video has so little views: it sucks. And no I don't have the patience to watch your complete video, because you are not saying anything at all. Thanks for wasting my time.

[@mrfalconpuch123]

A Very Private Life He did say that this is the way he does it at the beginning with the disclaimer, my friend. Having patience is hard yes but it's worth it.

[@dunnotck1]

If your are special needs then pay for a tutor you dipshit. This is a free video, beggars can't be choosers.

[@calska140]

I have a feeling wasting your time is not something anyone would lose sleep over. He's right in what he says. The tynes of the nib only open in one direction if you want to access the full line size the nib is capable of. However you can apply a gradient of very fine lines using the tip obliquely on the page. The crow nib has a limit of angles that will work. You are also deluded if you think there's an official, approved, set of methods to inking. it's an art. I don't think you've ever spent time getting good at something. You should stick with microns, the crow quill offers more flexibility and utility than a person dead to nuance could get out of it.

[@vermis8344]

I don't know if I would get so heated with it, but I basically agree. I started inking with pigment fineliners (micron-style pens), started dabbling with brush and dip pens, digital inking in a limited way... I recently started paying attention to crow quills, enjoyed how much more flexible they are compared to other dip nibs. Came to youtube for more insight, found this video, thought "40 minutes on using a crow quill by Jimmy Reyes? Aw yeah! This'll have some good stuff on getting line variations and where to put them!" Imagine my surprise when the flexibility of the crow quill was almost completely ignored (and this is apparently what most crow quill inkers do) in favour of 'throwing' the line and creating thicker lines by drawing over them twice - techniques I learned to do with fineliners _when I was a kid._ Techniques that I _had_ to do with fineliners because they lacked the flexibility of other instruments. This just feels like a waste of a nib. I guess I _did_ get a bit heated. Fridge logic, I suppose. I also guess there's a point about this being a video for complete beginners but dang, I expected a bit more than 'this is a pen, it makes lines on paper, now clean the ink off'! So yeah, I agree, this video puports to give better information than all those 'amateur' videos out there, but I'm struggling to see exactly what that information is. Is this the first in a series? Did Jim put up more in-depth tutorials since? Jim might have stated 'this is the way he does it' but I don't know if that justifies almost 40 minutes of little more than introducing the basic concept of pen and ink. Do the amateur videos really get _that_ wrong? I have to think that this is barely scratching the surface of 'the way Jimmy Reyes does it'.

[@hughmcgown]

Haha just after 12mins how he says if you can't get through the video you probably won't have patience to ink, and also spoke about going sideways lol damn the OP nearly made it. That said though I am a novice to inking just got my first nibs and holder so i am pretty much target audience of this video and I was surprised about the throwing lines techniques. I have a well known comic friend who does all his comics with this technique and microns I really wanted nibs to get more weight variation so surprised that's how he's doing it but there's a lot of control of the weight with this method and the lines seem to end up quite accurate where as my way would be to go slowly and use pressure which may end up with more wobbles than quick strokes but possibly more curves, good ideas to try out anyway, going to have to see if i have any old denim, has also given me a lot to think about with my pencils, had planned to do quite rough pencils but having a strong planned sketch seems like it makes it way easier and less thinking at ink stage.