Comic book inking video

After an introduction into the art itself thats probably better suited as a quick refresher for established artists who havent been inking in a while, the main part of the book presents four pencil pages by steve rude, each followed by inks done by martin and some guest artists who describe what they did and how they did it. Before you start inking anything, you need a surface on which to place said inks. I like gnomons videos a lot, the only thing is they are sped. Inking, or finishing, a comic page is a crucial step in the creation of a comic book and is a skill in and of. Earlier this year i was commissioned to come up with a series of character illustrations for cohort pictures new film project. This is a page from a comic i am working on called fish for dinner. The penciller creates a drawing, the inker outlines, interprets, finalizes, retraces this drawing by using a pencil, pen or a brush. Up next inking comic book art with facial tissue duration. This era saw the creation of some of the most wellknown comic book characters of all time, including superman, batman, spiderman, captain america, and wonder woman, to name a few. The illustration of a comic book or a graphic novel is a subject of enormous breadth and depth, but an overview of the process can be presented in a few short paragraphs.

Professional comic book artist jimmy reyes discusses about his techniques for spotting your black on a comic page. Fascinating video about comic book inker, vince colletta, the man some claim ruined jack kirbys art left, collettas inking of a kirby image of galactus. Comic book inking video this is a fiveminute video of me inking a comic book page using a quill and india ink. The art of comic book inking is the industrystandard manual for aspiring comic book inkers and industry professionals alike. Aug 15, 2006 comic book inking video this is a fiveminute video of me inking a comic book page using a quill and india ink. At first, im sure it seems pretty selfexplanatory, but in fact its not. Brush rendering inking for an upcoming comic book project, bayou bound.

Thinking about inking ron marz mar 22, 2012 ron marz muses on inking, evaluating whether it still has a place in todays modern comic book industry, and also lets friend and inker terry austin opine about the legendary joe sinnott. Ive been making comics for a while, but if youre just beginning or simply interested in learning the steps involved, this course will take you through the tools and techniques i use to. Edited on my phone with some free music through the video editing app. Oct 15, 2019 this book contains good information on inking by industry pros. Aug 01, 2012 comic book inking and coloring tutorial. Dc comics inker juan albarran explains the main concepts and principles he uses on a daily basis while inking.

See more ideas about comic books art, sketches and comic art. The illustrations would be used to help the rest of the creative team cast the roles for the film, aid in costume design and provide a bit of. Comic book inking jobs i want to hire i want to work. These are included in the downloadable adobe illustrator inking template that i made to go along with these tutorial videos. This video is a time lapse video of the inking of one of my comic book pages. How to make comic books inking in this video i cover different ways to ink, both traditionally and digitally. The inker sometimes credited as the finisher or embellisher is one of the two line artists in traditional comic book production. Professional comic book artist jimmy reyes discusses the importance of clarity in your illustrations and how each element should be easily identifiable and easy for the eye to follow. Download the illustrator editable pdf that was used in the video so you can see for yourself how it was done or follow along. The inks should add clarity and propel the artwork off the page. Including mad magazine, the tick, image comics, valiant and others.

Like hill, amrit birdi, an illustrator who has delivered for endclients, such as. This course will lay out all the different steps from idea to print. Learn how to ink like a pro from the pros with the art of. If so, dark horse comics plans to change your mind with an expanded edition of the industrystandard inking manual, the art of comicbook inking. I had a previous version of this book, and this version includes sections on digital inking. Artwork was drawn by bing cansino printed in 11x17 marvel paper artboard. This a video of the process of inking of the comic book warship jolly roger 4, by sylvain runberg and miki montllo. This book contains good information on inking by industry pros. What you need to know about comic book illustrations. If theres any company that knows a thing or two about inking its dc comics. Fascinating video about comic book inker, vince colletta, the. Comic book digital inking and refinement mp4 video. Legendary comic book inker klaus janson uses dcs worldfamous charactersincluding batman, superman, and wonder womanto demonstrate an array of inking techniques, covering such topics as using textures, varying line weights, creating the illusion. The dc comics guide to inking comics books pics download.

Enjoy premium comic sex and fanmade art that blurs the lines between a comic book and outofcontrol smut. By and large, the comic industry has relied on bristol board as its paper of choice, with strathmore and canson being two of the most common brands youll find in an art store. Bring your comic book workinprogress, if you have one, or just come to learn more about the process. The first digital inking kit for clip studio paint that contains digital versions of the same tools used by traditional inkers and a video of professional comic book inker jimmy reyes inking process. Comic inking brush we have 564 comic inking brush free downloads in ai, eps, svg, cdr formats. The inker sometimes credited as the finisher or embellisher is one of the two line artists in traditional comic book production the penciller creates a drawing, the inker outlines, interprets, finalizes, retraces this drawing by using a pencil, pen or a brush. Self publishing a book of any kind is a complicated process, and a graphic novel is no different. Noeska smit, a phd who deals with all things medical visualization and other things that are way above my head asked me to write a blog piece on the basics of comic book inking and, more specifically, on the dos, donts and whys of it all.

Comic book inking free brushes licensed under creative commons, open source, and more. Legendary comic book inker klaus janson uses dcs worldfamous charactersincluding batman, superman, and wonder womanto demonstrate an array of inking techniques, covering such topics as using textures, varying line weights, creating the illusion of threedimensionality, and working with light and dark. Starting with the tools of the trade and examples of warmup exercises, this instructional dvd contains a wealth of knowledge with extreme closeup shots of the artists hand working on select portions of the image. Sep 09, 2014 before you start inking anything, you need a surface on which to place said inks. Digital comic book inking kit by jimmyreyes on deviantart. Ive been making comics for a while, but if youre just beginning or simply interested in learning the steps involved, this course will. Once the comic page has been written and the initial rough or layout has been penciled in, its time to polish it up and make it ready for print. He is the writercocreator of the hit comic series koni waves. See more ideas about sketches, comic books art and comic art. Afterwards, i will come in with pen and brush and finetune the rendering and structure, add details and do general clean up. Welcome voiceover youve probably heard the term inking before.

Inking, or finishing, a comic page is a crucial step in the creation of a comic book and is a skill in and of itself. Inking was necessary in the traditional printing process as presses could not reproduce pencilled drawings. An intriguing look at comic book inking techniques. Heres a vid of them working on their comic casanova, a book the collaborate with writer matt fraction on. The socalled golden age of comic books spanned from 1930 to 1950 and introduced the superhero archetype to the canon.

By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the comicbook. If you like this video, please subscribe, and check out the other time lapse drawing videos on my channel. Inking comics with brushes provides the possibility of more flow than can be achieved with a technical pen. The illustrations would be used to help the rest of the creative team cast the roles for the. You can consider inking as a precursor to the actual comic book coloring where you will still need to have a steady hand when using the markers and other drawing instruments. Now, dark horse is proud to present an expanded edition with new art and text by gary martin and a bonus chapter on digital inking by artist leo vitalis. The dc comics guide to inking comics isnt really a complete howto guide. You get 9 tutorials, over 2 hours of video, practice materials and a high res file of juans inking work. The traditional comic book will move through the stages of penciling, inking, coloring, and then the lettering. Fascinating video about comic book inker, vince colletta. Inking, or finishing, a comic page is a crucial step. In this class, you will learn about the various ways that i implement style into my inking process.

Inking was necessary in the traditional printing process as presses could not. Jul 17, 2019 hill uses a curated spotify playlist to put him in the mood to tell comic book tales. Sep 05, 2017 riot tokkelossie responded to the question about the lack of inking, a question that soared to the top of the comments and proved that the inking absence was actually pretty noticeable ingame. And so i did, and it turned into a fullblown essay. Douglas paszkiewicz is a world class illustrator of comic books and magazines. The story leaps off your screen as you follow along with a compelling narrative and savor some truly inspirational inking. Hill uses a curated spotify playlist to put him in the mood to tell comic book tales. This massive comic book publisher employs thousands of artists with inking experience and many of them share industry insights in this book. Comicbook inking resources comicartistresourceblog. In case you didnt get enough with the last video, heres more of fabio moon brushinking another page of. I now do much of the rendering and transitions with a brush. Mark poulton has worked in the comic book industry for the past three years. Inking comic books by hand surely has its rewards especially if you plan to do the entire comic book project by yourself.

Here we introduce 30 of the best ever tuts on using photoshop to create stunning comicbook style art, along with 20 insane comicbook style effects. You will not find a more indepth course on creating graphic novels and comic books anywhere else. This video category is for the more storydriven porn lovers out there and includes some epic scenarios. Joe goes through the process of inking an illustration pencilled by dave finch, which is also an available video tutorial on their site. The first 70 or so pages are concerned with the basics of inking. Digital inking for comics starting with the head robert. It would have been nice to see artwork from a different group of artists, such as joe mad or alvin lee. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. This course will help inkers, complete artists, traditional and digital artists alike. Jimmy has inked over comic book super star penciller david finch and has worked on.

The northern mist, a suspense horror set during the roman occupation of briton. I even show how to get your nice pencil work to look like awesome inks so you can bipass the inking process all together. As it pertains to this blogpost, the tutorial comic book illustration vol. Fabio moon and gabriel ba are two of the most underrated artists in mainstream comics. Bring out lighting and texture in a comic when inking with a brush with tips from a comics marketer, writer and creator in this free video on comics. In this second dvd of a series, joe weems shows and explains in detail the technical aspect of comic book illustration inking. There are notes on equipment, inking with pen and with brush, shading, feathering and crosshatching, contouring that is, edging an element of the picture to help define it in some way facial shadows, backgrounds. Jan 03, 2018 professional comic book artist jimmy reyes discusses about his techniques for spotting your black on a comic page. Riot tokkelossie responded to the question about the lack of inking, a question that soared to the top of the comments and proved that the inking absence was. Feb 06, 2020 fascinating video about comic book inker, vince colletta, the man some claim ruined jack kirbys art left, collettas inking of a kirby image of galactus. The art of comic book inking is divided into three sections. I have created a few graphic styles that i use when im inking comic books, like black line, no fill or white fill, no line, etc. Back in the day, inking was done exclusively with, well you guessed it, real ink on real paper with a combination of brushes and pens and even some paints.