28 Aug 17:37
--wtf do you actually need a 0.03 pen for? How detailed do you want to ink??? I have that Staedtler set you mentioned and I hardly even use the 0.05... I've also got some old technical pens of my dad's that are even tinier, and I generally don't use those ever...
28 Aug 16:18
--from here http://philintheblanks.com/blog/?p=546 (just scroll past the database having hissyfits, the blog is still under that
28 Aug 16:17
--You don’t grow by staying within your comfort zone. You’ll be a stinky stagnant little pool of moldy potential with little insects buzzing around and having desperate sexy times and laying eggs all over the damn place. You need to get your creative juices flowing like a big majestic waterfall! Force yourself to draw something that you know will be difficult. Force yourself to draw something you have no interest in at all and find a way to make it interesting.
28 Aug 14:50
--will check if they ship.. problem for me is once you add on shipping etc it gets relly expensive, the nz dollar is really low against the us one at the moment, I think it costs me closer to $8 to buy a $5 item
28 Aug 14:36
--I mean that one is kind of far-fetched, but keep the idea of regularly checking art supply stores so you can snatch stuff on clearance
28 Aug 14:30
--Punk, check this out - it's on sale, it's use-able with watercolor, and even thought it's not black, it's 0.2mm. If it's something you'll use a lot, you could consider stocking up on it, and check the shipping price to your location: http://www.dickblick.com/products/koh-i-...escription
28 Aug 14:25
--I got a pentel hybrid gel ink pen with waterproof ink, it's a .7 but it blotches ink and smears, horrible, despite the fact it's nicer to draw with
28 Aug 14:16
--Micron is more like a type of pen, Sakura brand of Micron is Japanese. I think I saw other brands of Micron pen
28 Aug 13:25
--Punk-a-cat : tried pigma microns from sakura? Think the 005 is about the same size as .3cm
28 Aug 11:05
--For those that likes Loish work, she started a kickstarter of her book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/102...the-scenes
28 Aug 10:22
--Unrelated... anyone know if a brand other than copic that does really superfine multiliner/ pigment markers (needs to have waterproof ink) - I have a copic .03 but the nib has disappeared into the casing, it's toast, it was expensive as far as these pens go, and I'm kinda not wanting to buy another one of the same brand as a result, stadtler only seems to go down to .05 but I want the really fine lines, and the stadtler one is noticeably heavier weight
28 Aug 10:13
--If I can and it would be great, I'm trying to switch the rent to be put in my name as well.
28 Aug 10:12
--Right now I can only claim internet/phone and electric. But I'm switching other bills to my name to claim more
28 Aug 10:12
--and keep all your paperwork - if you get audited you need to show it back 7 years here in nz, dunno what it's like where you are, but from when you first start earning, just keep the paperwork, check what you can claim too - here you can if you are self employed you can claim 10% of your bills - power, phone etc as using for the purpose of an office
28 Aug 10:10
--Yep, do check the tax rates, here in nz at least, if you earn under a certain amount you pay less tax, and often you get money back rather than have to pay out
28 Aug 10:07
--In my experiance (I worked as a web designer) you as a contractor are always responsible for the tax, and you /need/ to put that money aside in a seperate account you can't touch till you need to pay it
