Comments on: artist’s fungus, or, the signification of the stylus http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus News about Alison Bechdel's comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and her graphic novel Fun Home Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:21:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Elliot http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-82131 Elliot Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:04:52 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-82131 I love the connection you made between the stick and sand drawing towards pens. It seems that most pens now days just flat out suck. I'm tired of using pens that create "bumpy" and uneven lines. I use pencil because of my annoyance with pens, but if ever I found a pen that could be used the way a pencil or for you, the way a stick works in sand, I would switch over in an instant. I love the connection you made between the stick and sand drawing towards pens. It seems that most pens now days just flat out suck. I’m tired of using pens that create “bumpy” and uneven lines. I use pencil because of my annoyance with pens, but if ever I found a pen that could be used the way a pencil or for you, the way a stick works in sand, I would switch over in an instant.

]]> By: nimble http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-80201 nimble Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:40:52 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-80201 Sometime try drawing on a piece of vellum or parchment - the real animal skin kind, prepared with some powdered pumice the way calligraphers prep it. An unbelievable surface for pen and ink, but expensive and of course not exactly cruelty-free. Talas in NYC is a good source, also smaller pieces are available from John Neal Books. Sometime try drawing on a piece of vellum or parchment – the real animal skin kind, prepared with some powdered pumice the way calligraphers prep it. An unbelievable surface for pen and ink, but expensive and of course not exactly cruelty-free. Talas in NYC is a good source, also smaller pieces are available from John Neal Books.

]]> By: holli http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78746 holli Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:21:45 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78746 I live in Aspen now, but Porter Square is one of the things I miss most about Boston. I live in Aspen now, but Porter Square is one of the things I miss most about Boston.

]]> By: Aunt Soozie http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78703 Aunt Soozie Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:50:01 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78703 Pen and ink did me in...and that blasted ruling pen...Whatever! I would use half a roll of masking tape to adhere the ink bottle to my drawing board so I wouldn't knock it over...and always kept the wite out nearby. My professor used my work as an example of what not to do, "I said you could apply some wite out but not with a roller". Led me to printmaking. You're so right about stone lithography Sharon. Yummy. And the way the ink sits on the paper, too...once you've pulled the print...yummilicious. Pen and ink did me in…and that blasted ruling pen…Whatever! I would use half a roll of masking tape to adhere the ink bottle to my drawing board so I wouldn’t knock it over…and always kept the wite out nearby. My professor used my work as an example of what not to do, “I said you could apply some wite out but not with a roller”.

Led me to printmaking. You’re so right about stone lithography Sharon. Yummy. And the way the ink sits on the paper, too…once you’ve pulled the print…yummilicious.

]]> By: Kelli http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78670 Kelli Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:58:18 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78670 Yes, it's a shame how Sparky's palsy affected him so much in his later years. Yes, it’s a shame how Sparky’s palsy affected him so much in his later years.

]]> By: mysticriver http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78509 mysticriver Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:19:12 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78509 Wow. Love everything about this post. Including the fact that so many people near Porter Square in Cambridge are weighing in! Pearl Paint in Central Square, Cambridge (and one would presume, NYC) also carries the brush pens. Yay Hunt 100s! Actually I think I used to use a 102. My favorite was something called a Spencerian No. 9, I found a few in a now defunct antique shop. Charles Schulz - someone also devoted to the perfect line -apparently favored one particular nib most of his career, and when the company stopped producing it he bought the remaining lot. As far as I know he had stocks for the rest of his career. Thanks for such a cool post! Wow. Love everything about this post.

Including the fact that so many people near Porter Square in Cambridge are weighing in! Pearl Paint in Central Square, Cambridge (and one would presume, NYC) also carries the brush pens.

Yay Hunt 100s! Actually I think I used to use a 102. My favorite was something called a Spencerian No. 9, I found a few in a now defunct antique shop.

Charles Schulz – someone also devoted to the perfect line -apparently favored one particular nib most of his career, and when the company stopped producing it he bought the remaining lot. As far as I know he had stocks for the rest of his career.

Thanks for such a cool post!

]]> By: sharon http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78443 sharon Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:54:27 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78443 How about a nice grey litho stone? If you like it firm, it's worth checking out the old fashioned hi-tech method, the most sensual think I've ever drawn on, oh golly it's lush, and get a lovely print geek to edition it for you. You can use all kinds of implements and wet or dry goo, and scratch back in for whites and rework the whole thing after you print... ok, maybe not for the comic, but as a side project some day. Sharon Rosenzweig Thecomictorah.com How about a nice grey litho stone? If you like it firm, it’s worth checking out the old fashioned hi-tech method, the most sensual think I’ve ever drawn on, oh golly it’s lush, and get a lovely print geek to edition it for you. You can use all kinds of implements and wet or dry goo, and scratch back in for whites and rework the whole thing after you print… ok, maybe not for the comic, but as a side project some day.

Sharon Rosenzweig
Thecomictorah.com

]]> By: Jana C.H. http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78410 Jana C.H. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:23:46 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78410 I once took an art class in which the teacher had us draw with twigs dipped in ink, on brown butcher paper, using white chalk for highlights. I did some surprisingly good drawings that way. I've been getting the hang of brush pens for quick, on-the-spot sketches. My usual drawing style is to use pencil with lots of erasing and correcting. The brush is discipline; once the mark is on the paper, I have to work with it. Sometimes I cheat and sketch in the basic proportions with pencil first. Jana C.H. Seattle Saith Floss Forbes: If you don't know the tune, sing tenor. I once took an art class in which the teacher had us draw with twigs dipped in ink, on brown butcher paper, using white chalk for highlights. I did some surprisingly good drawings that way.

I’ve been getting the hang of brush pens for quick, on-the-spot sketches. My usual drawing style is to use pencil with lots of erasing and correcting. The brush is discipline; once the mark is on the paper, I have to work with it. Sometimes I cheat and sketch in the basic proportions with pencil first.

Jana C.H.
Seattle
Saith Floss Forbes: If you don’t know the tune, sing tenor.

]]> By: TeratoMarty http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78397 TeratoMarty Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:26:09 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78397 The shop in the "Sears Building" (AKA Porter Exchange Mall) is Tokai, and they do mail-order. The shop in the “Sears Building” (AKA Porter Exchange Mall) is Tokai, and they do mail-order.

]]> By: Christine Hahn http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78382 Christine Hahn Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:54:50 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/artists-fungus-or-the-signification-of-the-stylus#comment-78382 I used to draw on the tree fungus all the time as a sullen artsy teen. My mom still has a few of them. They last forever. I used to draw on the tree fungus all the time as a sullen artsy teen. My mom still has a few of them. They last forever.

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