Inking for Comic Books: Traditional and Digital Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, I will talk to you about inking theory, why we use inks, and how inking can be a separate career from drawing.”

In this video lesson Sam Hart addresses the topic: What Is Inking?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Inking for Comic Books: Traditional and Digital Techniques. Bring parallel universes to life by learning to combine different inking techniques for comic book illustration.

Partial transcription of the video

“ What Is Inking? With digital inks finally being a possibility and having so many advantages, such as the ease to make corrections and quickly send files, why study traditional techniques at all? Why not dive straight into digital inks and never look back? Why worry about inking your pencil drawings in the first place? Let's begin answering these questions by looking at why and when people began using inks in the first place. Drawing-wise, inks are your last chance to make a great first impression, literally. Let me show you some pencils. Being more resistant to abrasion, light, and other ...”

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Course summary for: Inking for Comic Books: Traditional and Digital Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (59)
• 2694 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 56m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Comic, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Narrative, Watercolor Painting