Archive for February, 2009

Opening up the site for contributions!

My original plan for this site was to email and invite some of my favorite artists to answer the interview questions. I still plan on doing sending out interview questions, but I realize that some artists may not be interested, and I only follow a set number of artists’ weblogs. Just relying on my interview […]

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Comic Tools interviews artists on their favorite brushes

The Comic Tools website (one of this site’s inspirations) has posted an interview with several comic artists on their favorite brushes. The artists interviewed are Bryan Lee O’Malley, Erika Moen, Craig Thompson, and Hope Larson.

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Michael Nobbs

Welcome to the inaugural post on The Tools Artists Use! To kick things off, I have asked the Aberystwyth, Wales artist Michael Nobbs to allow us a peek into his artistic toolbox. What are your favorite drawing tools (pens, pencils, markers, drawing tablet)? I tend to get obsessed with a particular way or working for […]

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Welcome to The Tools Artists Use

The goal of this website is to showcase what artists use to create their art. From the paper, the pens, to their favorite paintbrush, they’re all tools that help the artist express their vision. I’ve been a notebook, pen, and pencil geek for years and I find it fascinating and informative when I read what […]

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