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Hey all,

Recently PJ Holden, on a podcast, recommended Zebra brush pens. Holden was apparently put on to them by RM Guera. I wanted to know if anyone here has any experience with them. The only brush pen I am experienced with is a pentel, which has a very flexible brush and seems good for very bold lines. I'm curious as to how the zebra compares, is it more controlled?

Hey all,

I recently decided to experiment with calligraphy/dip pens and I'm having trouble. The ink will flow from the nibs just fine, but only if I use very slow strokes. Whenever I try faster more decisive strokes, the ink stops flowing. Is this something to do with the oil that new nibs are coated in? I've read that before using new nibs it's a good idea to remove the oil coating. Some people suggest washing the nib with a light detergent. Others say burn the oil off with a light flame (though I've not tried this, I heard it risks damaging the nib). Others say drop the nib in boiling water.

Any advice on how to get those fast strokes of the pen to work would be great:)

Does anyone have any information or insight into John M Burns' working method that they could share with me?

What I had in mind specifically is how does he go about producing work like this:

http://abraham100.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01/john-m-burns.html

and this:



It's all from an early 90's Dredd story (Raider). If I had to guess I would say that the colours were achieved with a combination of coloured ink and acrylic paint (sometimes separate, sometimes combined) and the line work with black ink. What I want to know is, would he apply the coloured ink and/or paint first followed by the black line work or vice versa?

Also this work:





From an adaptation of the Tripods television series, if I had to guess (and I'm usually not a good judge of these things) I would say maybe coloured ink (or maybe paint) and then black ink for the line work, but again, which would come first?

I've tried looking for information on Burns' working method online but can't find anything. The only interviews with him that I know of are not available online and I've not yet been able to track down the print copies.

Any help would be awesome.

Hello

I recently read that David Bishop once interviewed artist John M Burns and the interview was featured in a 2004 issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine.

I was wondering if anyone could, please, tell me which issue number the interview featured in?

Any help would be much appreciated.