Last week we discussed our creative thinking process. This week I came across a blog that interviews graphic artists and illustrators a set list of questions about their favorite artist tools. You can check it out at The Tools Artists Use. The site if pretty cool because they have indexes sorted b artist name, date interview was published and even a word cloud of what tools were featured! Here is the list of questions they use:
- What are some of your favorite drawing tools (pens, pencils, markers, drawing tablet, all of the above)?
- If you prefer pens, is there any particular brand, color, or type of ink you like best?
- How do you like your color? Watercolor? Acrylics? Oil? Colored pencils? Markers?
- Is there any particular type of notebook or drawing pad you prefer? Or does any scrap of decent-sized paper work in a pinch?
- Have you ever tried a new pen (or paper, etc) from reading about it, or seeing the results in another artist’s work?
- If you create purely-digital art, what are the software programs you use? Is one used more than another?
- If you work both digitally and non-digitally, which do you find yourself doing more? Is there a reason you would prefer one of the other? Is it because of the tools available in either space?
- I asked about post-processing on a computer, but do you think the computer is a helpful tool for making art? Whether it’’s looking for inspiration online, or using it to build a weblog to promote yourself and your art, do you think a computer is necessary, helpful, or a distraction (or all of the above)?
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