I recently picked up some stellar drawing advice from the Shouting from the Basement , blog of Green Arrow comics artist and writer, Ande Parks. Inking Made Easy Here, in my semi-humble opinion, is what makes good comic book inking, in five not-so-easy steps: Draw, don't trace. You don't have to be Frazetta , but you have to know what the forms are and how to contribute to them. Always. Make confident lines. We don't want to see you tentatively feeling your way around. Make every line like you know it's the right line. Vary line weights. If all your line weights are the same the work will be flat. Fat, bold lines next to razor thin lines makes stuff POP. Texture. Develop & consistently apply visual shorthand for textures. Complex or simple, they must be convincing. Wood, steel, cloth, etc. Saved the most important for last. Help tell the story! Spot blacks. Separate visual planes. Keep things clear. Story > pretty lines. There. Now you can all g
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