Tim Odland: August 2012

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Kuretake No.13 Brush Pen

This is the kind of tool that makes you love inking!

Features: Nylon bristles, snap on lid and comes with three disposable ink cartridges. It's easy to load and not messy at all. A converter ink cartridge is also available to experiment with different inks.

Range of Strokes: This pen has a huge range of lines it can make from very thin to broad. I really enjoy the fact that I don't have to bother with the hassle of switching pens for line width. This sucker does it all.

Flow: I love how this baby flows. I used one full ink cartridge and it flowed well right up to the end. I was surprised by how much use I could get out of one cartridge too.

Transporting: I trucked it around in my back-pack for a week. I expected it would leak but, was pleasantly surprised how well it travels.

Take Note: Like most standard brushes the brush on this pen isn't firm and requires a few practice runs to manage how much pressure you should put on it. Once you get that down you'll love to use this pen!

I Highly recommend this tool.

Where to Buy: JetPens

Jet Pens is where I get all my brush pens. They have a wide variety pencils, pens and unrivaled shipping. They really process orders fast. My orders usually come with in two days.
Next to review is Staedtler Pigment Liners.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Timmy Comics

Portfolio Cover

I'm making a themed portfolio to send out to wrangle some freelance jobs. I don't know how far I'm going to take the "Comic" theme but it will live on the front and back cover. On the back is the classic comic ad with a bunch of gag novelty items. (The items I've posted previously.)

NOVELTY ITEMS

I may make a poster of this art piece. It was intended for the back of my comic themed portfolio. I had a blast coming up with all the goofy copy and items. I'm just making fun of all the weird items they sold on the back of magazines and comics. Enjoy!