Posts Tagged ‘Artist’
Michael Amos is a Visual Development Artist and Character Designer from Melbourne, Australia who has been working in the animation industry for over 14 years. Throughout the years Michael has worked with clients like Disney and Pixar films, Touchstone Pictures and Coca-Cola. Michael uses Tombow MONO Drawing Pencils in his sketches and loves the look of the 2B and 4B pencils.
He uses Tombow pencils for the initial drawing and then adds the final touches using PhotoshopCS5. Amos prefers to use Tombow pencils for the initial drawing because he likes the “real pencil” look. The detail of an animators sketch is very important and pencil smears can be a nightmare, so the smooth lines of Tombow pencils are perfect for creating the initial sketch of an animation.
Michael is an experienced and talented animator and his work is amazing, so whether you are an experienced animator or just breaking into the animation scene our Drawing Pencils are great additions to your creative suite.
Visit Michael’s blog to see more of his process and his work!
Cynthia Niklas has been an artist and journalist for almost 30 years and blogs about her experiences and the beautiful art that she creates in her journals. Adding beauty to all things around her through her art, Cynthia revie
ws and critiques the art materials that she uses.
A sketchbook is a valuable thing to an artist and the art on the pages of a sketchbook is even more important. That being said, it is an artist’s worst nightmare when the ink of the pen they are using bleeds through the pages. Cynthia, an avid journaling artist, has found the solution–Tombow Ultra Roll Pens.
Cynthia is a fan of Tombow’s pens and uses them for her quick ink sketches. The wet, permanent line of the pen dries quickly leaving a crisp look with minimal bleed through to the next page which is ideal for sketchbooks and portfolios alike. So the next time you get inspired to sketch, reach for a Tombow pen.
Check out Cynthia’s blog for more of her reviews and critiques!
Irina Troitskaya is a freelance illustrator and tutor at the British Higher School of Art and Design in Moscow, Russia. Her artwork has been commissioned by Elle, Afisha, Popular Finances, Kids, Hewlett-Packard, Alfa-Capital, Yandex and BMW – to name a few. Her works are in private collections in Russia, Spain, China, Argentina, USA and United Kingdom.
Irina is a big fan of our Dual Brush Pens, which she frequently uses to do everything from sketching in her notebook to creating priceless pieces of art. Visit Irina’s website to see her editorial, personal and sketch work.
Drawing portraits can be a challenging experience for artists. Even seasoned vets can find recreating exact skin tones, eye colors and hair colors a difficult task.
We want to make life a little easier for our artist friends, so we created the Tombow Dual Brush Portrait Set. The set, which comes in a 6- and a 10-pack, features various flesh tones, plus a blender pen, that can be blended to give your portrait a lifelike affect.
The featured portrait was created by illustrator Jim Nichols for the Portrait Set packaging.
Our Dual Brush Pens are, by far, one of the products that Tombow fans absolutely rave about, so we expanded the line and created Professional Dual Brush Pens sets for artists. Our new packs come in primary, secondary, landscape, portrait and grayscale color palettes in both 6- and 10-packs. We worked with well-known illustrator Jim Nichols to create packaging artwork that would showcase each color palette. Jim’s amazing artwork showcases the range of technique that can be achieved using these pens. We’d love to see some of the artwork you create using the new sets. Fan us on Facebook to upload you creations!
