Inking a Comic | Things New Artists Should Know

Inking is the final drawing of a comic page. Here's ten things (and a couple of extra tips) that I wish I had known before I got started.

Note: I'm coming off a cold, so sorry for the vocal switches between baritone and dying bird. My camera also went out of focus halfway through. I'm clearly new to this.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:16 What Are Inks For?
2:36 Two Ink Philosophies
3:47 Choose a Light Direction
4:33 Vary Line Weight
5:27 Create Shadow Areas
6:14 Wield Straight & Curved Lines
7:13 Create Energy w/ Gesture
9:30 Design Your Backgrounds
10:57 Visual Hierarchy
11:59 Use the Invisible Line
13:05 Hatch Cautiously
16:08 Lean Back, See the Whole
17:13 Final Tips

Digital Ink Brushes
https://lane339.gumroad.com/l/DirtyIn...
https://cubebrush.co/tsvetka/products...

Basic Traditional Ink Tools
Bristol Paper: https://www.dickblick.com/products/st...
Brush Pens (Brush and Inkwell would also work): https://www.dickblick.com/products/sa...
Micron Technical Pens: https://www.dickblick.com/products/sa...

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