Don't buy Blueline Pro products
Just some kindly advice.
I bought some inks from Blueline. The prices were pretty good and the shipping was cheap. It took a few weeks to arrive, so I didn't want to buy from them again.
They're mainly famous for papers. Cheap crappy bleeding ink all over the page paper. I get handed it at cons to do sketches on and it's always sucked eggs. Use a nice Strathmore instead (here's a link for a local Chicago art store). Phil Noto lent me a sheet of Strathmore Windpower and it's the nicest Bristol I've ever used.
After buying inks from Blueline I've been overwhelmed with spam from them. I've "unsubscribed" twice and it hasn't worked. When I get a chance I hope to report them to the FTC for violating federal spam laws.
So if you want your drawings to look printable and clean, and your inbox clear of harassing sales emails, stay away! I regret ever dealing with them.
I bought some inks from Blueline. The prices were pretty good and the shipping was cheap. It took a few weeks to arrive, so I didn't want to buy from them again.
They're mainly famous for papers. Cheap crappy bleeding ink all over the page paper. I get handed it at cons to do sketches on and it's always sucked eggs. Use a nice Strathmore instead (here's a link for a local Chicago art store). Phil Noto lent me a sheet of Strathmore Windpower and it's the nicest Bristol I've ever used.
After buying inks from Blueline I've been overwhelmed with spam from them. I've "unsubscribed" twice and it hasn't worked. When I get a chance I hope to report them to the FTC for violating federal spam laws.
So if you want your drawings to look printable and clean, and your inbox clear of harassing sales emails, stay away! I regret ever dealing with them.
posted by Gene Ha at 3:51 PM
2 Comments:
You're right about that paper Gene. I see young artists at shows with their work on that stuff and I feel like they were taken advantage of.
They make artists think their work looks more professional just because it has blue lines on it.
Totally unnecessary.
On top of that it's bad paper you can't ink with a pen or it sucks up brush ink like a sponge.
-Bill Reinhold
Hey Gene, how's it going? I have a question that I hope won't be offensive to you. You did an amazing pencil and ink sketch of myself and my wife at last year's WizardWorld Chicago (you can see it at my blog if you are so inclined). I'm about to self-publish a book (on a work topic, but with some comic book overtones) and I'd love to be able to include the drawing of me on the back cover, credited to you, of course. Is that alright with you, or am I violating any rights to the artwork by doing so (in which case: I won't!)??
Thanks for taking the time to consider this.
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