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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.

[@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 :)

[@raafays]

babe wakeup, chroma moma just uploaded

[@vaughan2632]

You very clearly stole this joke from one of his most popular commebts😮

[@akali1410]

I felt this.

[@___nttien]

bro copied my whole flow 😔😔😔

[@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 !!

[@dharelyx_hwan]

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.

[@kierhudson1328]

Just use it alongside your caligraphy pen or whatever you use, I play around with allsorts and never take things too seriously until I want to, very important to not get drawing block, just take a time out, have coffee play with another toy, Ive been using a kebab skewer, paint brush, caligraphy pen, some inks some charcoal, enjoy what you do, thats important.

[@rotsu2108]

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 !

[@thefantawarrior3174]

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

[@b-escherichiacoli4918]

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

[@rotine7070]

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

[@ostelaymetaule]

Hey, Chroma Moma, have you heard about Lancer RPG Tabletop? I love your art and it reminds me of the mecha from this rpg. Keep good work and thank you for the educational videos =)

[@smackiesfunkies]

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

[@allanmercer6764]

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.

[@TheMrFarquad]

Well this is timely! I received some brush pens and was searching KZbin for guidance yesterday. 😁

[@PrinceVegetaedtzz]

Awesome video they're always a gem to watch keep it up

[@Pretending_To_Trumpet]

This was a great topic for a video, I learned a lot. You've got a really nice style. Thanks man!

[@seacow2346]

Always love your videos, Thanks

[@Anjalena]

"God. So many innuendos!" 😂

[@cliffberry1900]

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.

[@joaquindurand2956]

I love videos about ink technics and tools

[@BugHwi]

Thank you!!! I've been looking for something like this for a year!!!!

[@didi1406]

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

[@ChromaMoma]

Glad it was helpful!

[@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.

[@pendantblade6361]

STOP REMINDING US WE CANT DRAW LIKE KIM JUNG GI

[@anuradhasingh0001]

He is reminding us of this so we can become Kim Jung Gi pt.2 💪🏻

[@abhidey646]

Such a great video, thank you!

[@Anonymouscommentor99]

This is excellent. Great tips, and after 40 years I still learn new tips. Really solid work. Thank you. ❤

[@boyangeorgiev569]

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

[@Vineethajojo]

It's a good day when he post

[@chameleonedm]

This was a really great video, and while a brush pen is a bit outside of my comfort zone right now I think there are really great lessons here regardless! Great humor too, I really enjoyed it May I be bold and suggest adding some soft fabrics to the room you are recording in? You have a great microphone but that has the drawback of picking up a lot of reflected sound too haha

[@OndrejSvinciak-qr7uc]

i just found out that i just love drawing while watching your videos , i actually just let them run on the screen of my computer and draw ,looking up occasionally ,you are good company to be in ☺

[@user-jv1wr3cu8k]

Not overworking the imperfect strokes and just leaving the wobbled lines as is, being partial to the ladder. Great advice that I will be applying when I’m using my brush pen. Thank you. What are your personal favorite brush pens to use?

[@sketchiestscribbles3130]

all right new vid!

[@joegrst]

I'm not a skilled drawer, but I actually thoroughly enjoy brush pens because it kinda goes against all the rules. It's chaotic and helps me go into a mindset where I'm not trying to be a perfectionist. I just let whatever I'm observing and drawing form itself as it does. Thanks for sharing tips! Hopefully I can improve but I'm having funny anyways.

[@GreenlifeFin]

Wow, great tips!

[@laurelsilberman5705]

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.

[@theartoframshackle]

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

[@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.

[@Alanis1337]

Ey! Been waiting for this video!

[@cl0very]

thank you!

[@michaelredlupino6528]

I have really wanted to use my brush pen. But using it has frustrated me. This is some great thoughts on it.

[@MrAndypeet]

hello & thank you, very inspiring & simple tutorial-can you recommend a black ink, please?

[@audradecker1437]

Good job!

[@nash_life]

New to art here. Just brought a brushpen. Do the bristles wear out within months of usage.

[@oye4103]

dude never fails to stroke his pen 😩👌

[@centi_pede]

I've tried using brushpen once few years ago, but the result was kinda wanky. now I wanna try again, heh. thank you for the video✌️😎

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@kappapride6332]

"If every stroke is wonky, none of them are wonky." Amen

[@AzureSymbiote]

What sort of paper is appropriate for brush pens?

[@catlookingdownonyou5465]

This might be a weird question but isn't there a MV u made a while ago called "I wanna draw but i dont want to"? Been trying to searches for the song again but I cant seems to find it...

[@__ink__]

“just the tip” (read with “Archer” voice… phrasing anyone?😂 okay seriously though, I’ll get back to brush pen illo’s again, thanks for the vid. ❤

[@paninokapatricia3752]

How fun i had the same ideia because the brush pens where so expensive but a set of several sizes of water brushs where cheap so i had the ideia of doing just that🤭🤭

[@joeblankenship377]

the Pentel microbrush Sign Pen is a lot smaller and easier to control.

[@YamiTheCreator]

Now I’m gonna go ALL IN on trying to be Kim Jung Gi 2.

[@richatdastkey3555]

So I've tried to make my water brush into a gray brush pen for a while now and emptied it like 5x but the pigment is still at least twice as dark as I want. I think the bits between the brush and the wash in the barrel is just somehow soaked w this super dark wash. Im about to wash the whole thing 🙃😑 Note: it's been this way for a while it's not that I just tried it bc this video. Just wanted to s/o how difficult it can be to balance

[@Edyremoh]

ghost strokes

[@haelraph]

can someone suggest a drawing notebook thats relatively medium to small sized

[@asdasd5176]

Hello, thank you for the video. I have a question if you don't mind me asking. In this video you mentioned using a waterbrush filled with ink diluted in water allows us to shade in grey, what kind of ink can be used here? Won't it clog the water brush? Thank you.

[@ghoulchan7525]

you want to clean them out every once in a while anyway. if you leave it alone to long... lets just say i had sludge grow in one of them one time.

[@anasgoyes608]

❤

[@jeremyfry2063]

hahahahahha "i get it you want to draw like kim jung gi" lmao i do , thats why im here . im trying to learn as much as i can to draw like him. Its depressing sometimes becasue he drew non stop and he died young at 47, im 39, theres no way i can catch up to him, dont have the time or skill to do that lol. but im going to try. :D thank you for the video.

[@gothbunie4932]

This dude calling me out in 2 seconds flat 😂

[@khadijak5464]

Kamaal video

[@XotoriD4rak]

Holy moly you knew exactly that I pray to God that become Kim Jung Gi

[@conocido4416]

Reupload?

[@XotoriD4rak]

I can't squeeze out ink!!! It's annoying

[@shoob99]

Wow I'm early for once WAKE UP BABE! CHROMAMOMA POSTED!!!!

[@alexanderford3831]

We all live in the very long shadow of Kim Jung Gi. Nothing to be ashamed of...RIP to The God of The Ink Brush.

[@danglydang3410]

This is a reupload isn't it ?

[@ZenSkechbook]

lets see more sketchbook tours

[@kkngd391]

2w

[@p5rsona]

im really not a fan of using them, legit prefer ballpoint.

[@zeitgeist000]

why you the have the binging with babish thumbnail hmmmm

[@skulduggerytom7448]

Leave the wonk. I like the wonk

[@trimamu]

he said me too, he needs help

[@Kulthul]

Porn parody of lotr!!! Bro I love it!

[@victoriagrayson5082]

*How to Draw with a Brush Pen

[@foundx8426]

RIP Kim Jung Gi 😢

[@UDAYRAJIV]

"If every stroke is wonky, no strokes are wonky" 1/wonky X wonky so wonky cuts out and therefore wonky = 1 so there is only 1 thing that is wonky which is the drawing but the drawing is wonky as a whole so no part of the drawing is considred wonky. But then ...more yes. no.

[@ohErza]

Wack 😂

[@aying25]

there’s an annoying high pitch sound throughout the video