Verric speaking here!
One thing I love is a good book. And as someone terribly interested in drawing, I love a good book on drawing! I picked up this one from my local library recently:
The author is absolutely crazy about inks!
There are so many types of inks and different ways of applying them. For example, there was a bit where they talk about chinese stick inks - they cost a bomb, one stick lasts forever, improve over time like wine and can be passed down from generation to generation!
Sorry for the horrible mobile phone pics. I don't have access to a scanner while my younger sisters are home for school holidays. But those are just an example of some of the pictures in the book. The one with the horseman was an example of creative freehand work, and the rhino's textured skin is made out of crawling people - it reminded me of Heironymous Bosch.
I'm really intimidated! ;_; There's so much to learn! I want to improve my inking so much since that's one of the huge areas in which I am lacking. And I really need to invest in proper inking pens and materials. Maybe later I'll make a post about the inferior materials I currently use! ^^"
