What are some good nibs and markers for ink drawings?

In all honestly, I have yet to find anything truly better than India ink and watercolor brushes. They offer an excellent degree of control and variety.
There are special brushpens in japan that you suck up ink into that has actual bristles. They’re excellent pens. If I remember, I’ll take a photo of mine. I don have any info about wha they’re called, though, as my best friend brought mine back from japan on an art school trip.

I’ll definitely have to look into acquiring a few of those. I’ve only used a brush once but the results were definitely a lot cleaner. :P

What kind of ink drawing are you going for? Do you mean manga?

I use a good ink pen – Staedler or even Pilot Fine Razor Ball for ink drawings.

@gemiwing No, more cartoony, something along the lines of Jim Phillips.

@janbb Those don’t offer the kind of line variation that is ideal in this kind of thing, sadly, and end up with you having to retrace lines to the point of deteriorating paper quality.

@delirium I’m sure you’re right; I’m not a very sophisticated pen and ink artist – I use them mainly for sketching.

I would recommend Prang brush tips, Copic markers (sketch type) in a simple starter set and Prismacolor markers for the coloring.

These aren’t exactly cheap- but I believe that a student should have the best possible tools at hand. Once you’re advanced you can make a bic rollerball work perfectly for you, but until then, having a higher grade of tool can make up for any lack of experience.

I don’t use pens or markers really, but I often draw with a brush. If you can afford it, I find that the Windsor Newton series 7 water color brushes are wonderful. You can get an amazing range of line weights with one brush. I’d try a 3 or 4 and go from there. If your local art store offers coupons of 40% off of one item, etc., that’s a great item to use it on. It’s worth the money.

thanks for all the responses, i’ll definitely have to start looking around.