Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing
The Inking Process 1
A course by Liam Sharp , Writer and Illustrator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: The Inking Process 1
Overview
“Now that you have the first sketch of your page, I will show you how to apply ink to it. This is how world builders traditionally work. I will apply Indian ink with a sponge to add shadows and create an environment. Don't be afraid to get messy! Then, I will show you how I use my favourite brush pen to continue the process. ”
In this video lesson Liam Sharp addresses the topic: The Inking Process 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing. Learn to enhance your storytelling skills by exploring illustration techniques to create rich, believable environments for comic books and other artistic pieces.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Inking Process In this lesson, we'll apply ink to our page. I'd like to start by going with the broad brushes, the broad brushstrokes, and use a sponge to get some strong, basic shapes down. For this, we'll use India ink, which is a beautiful black ink. We'll put that in this little dish, a little splash. This bit is where you have to be a bit bold and go for it. We don't know what will happen and that's the fun. Some of what work we've done will be obliterated, but new things will come. We have a nice layout enough to be inspiring and this will inspire us further. You can start blobbin...”
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Course summary for: Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Liam Sharp
A course by Liam Sharp
Liam Sharp is an award-winning British comic book artist, writer, publisher, and co-founder of Madefire Inc. He’s worked with major comic companies, from Marvel, DarkHorse, Image, and DC. Liam has also created his own comics, titled Starhenge.
He’s drawn the Hulk, Spider-man, Venom, Spawn, and more recently the best-selling Wonder Woman Rebirth series, The Lies and The Truth. He also illustrated an issue of The Justice League, a Dark Knight Metal tie-in, and the acclaimed The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman series, which he also wrote. Liam recently finished a 24-issue illustration of The Green Lantern,, and Batman: Reptilian for DC's Black Label imprint.
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