Arts Guild

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Pencil for the outlines, then I overdo the outlines with pen so that the paint doesn't smudge them away, or destroy the outline completely. Since you're going to be doing the pencil lightly, since this is a painting, of course, you'll need to be able to easily erase your marks, but don't fret too much about it, as the paint will pretty much omit any mistakes made along the way. I keep the stray marks true in my pictures because it's my style of drawing, in small, short strokes of pencil, and I like to show that in my pictures, it looks much better, I think, than a single soft outline. Then when you apply the paint, although the ink may be there, be sure to avoid it as much as possible, because the paint can somewhat smudge the ink. It's wonderful what paint can do, really, if you're a good painter. However, once you actually try to paint, you'll realize I'm probably not that good.