Inking manga?

Question:hi, when you people draw manga stuff, you go inking them first before coloring (or not) and other stuff, right. so, what inking pens do you people use, other than copic multiliners?

there are people who use sakura micro pigment ink pen. i tried to use it as well, but i realised that the ink comes off too easily when you earse your drawing with an eraser, even if you drew very very lightly with a pencil for the sketch.

now i'm using zig millennium memory system pen for inking. anyone uses that? if so, how do you find it? what are some good and bad point? what does that memory system thing mean?

any other suggestions for inking pens?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: hi, when you people draw manga stuff, you go inking them first before coloring (or not) and other stuff, right. so, what inking pens do you people use, other than copic multiliners?

there are people who use sakura micro pigment ink pen. i tried to use it as well, but i realised that the ink comes off too easily when you earse your drawing with an eraser, even if you drew very very lightly with a pencil for the sketch.

now i'm using zig millennium memory system pen for inking. anyone uses that? if so, how do you find it? what are some good and bad point? what does that memory system thing mean?

any other suggestions for inking pens?

I usually just use a brush and ink. It's a little tough to get used to at first, but your work will come out a whole lot better.
Brush pens are available, but the ink usually comes out too quickly and too thickly for my liking.
Pens are alot easier to use, but you don't get the natural looking lines of a brush. It IS possible to fake the natural curves etc. When I feel especially lazy, I do use pens to ink. My favorite is the Sakura Pigma Micron pen set.
You mentioned the ink would come off too easily when gone over with an eraser. Frankly, I can't find a single pen out there that won't smudge or smear or erase. Possibly a Sharpie, but you can see they bleed a bit too easily.
My only solution for this is to tape a new piece of paper on on top of the penciled copy and use a light table/desk to just ink directly onto that new piece of paper. This way, there is no pencil line to erase. It's a bit complicated, but that's what I do.

P.s. I have no idea what the memory system means. I looked for a couple of minutes online, but I couldn't find anything

Also, I would like to see some of your drawings. Mine suck, but I think finding the right inking style would help me alot. Let me know is you have a few helpful hints or anything.....