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Paul Wills
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| Posted: 01 September 2021 at 3:04pm | IP Logged | 1
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It is interesting how inks can be so drastically different from one another while inking over the same pencils. Of course, I guess that's what makes some pro inkers more appealing for some than others. I have been favoring Mark Farmer, Brian Bolland, and of course, JB's inks. But there are plenty that I have admired over the years.
*Edited to add: To me, that last panel evokes a bit of Wally Wood (early Mad magazine era)
Edited by Paul Wills on 01 September 2021 at 3:21pm
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Darren Taylor
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| Posted: 02 September 2021 at 12:34am | IP Logged | 2
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Really cool page Paul.
I am part way through a page but here is a slice.
Edited by Darren Taylor on 02 September 2021 at 1:19am
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Shane Hill
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Darren... love the zip pattern. VERY early 90s Byrne feel when he was doing the duoshade stuff on Namor and IMAC.
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Paul Wills
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| Posted: 02 September 2021 at 11:28am | IP Logged | 4
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Thanks Darren! Nice work yourself! I also like the duo-shade effect. Is that done on computer?
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Darren Taylor
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Thanks.
Yes, all the inks are digital (Photoshop). Nothing tangible!
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Kevin Ricci
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Very nice inks, Darren!
Paul - you are officially channeling vintage Terry Austin (one of my top 3 favorite inkers and my all-time favorite pairing for Mr. Byrne) - that page, especially the bottom two panels, is pretty darn amazing!
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Shane Hill
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Paul. One of my only critiques or criticisms of the page you just posted... is that there is very little line weight variation in your Cyclops renderings (in the darks of his costume). It could use a little more thick to thin lines coming out of the big black shapes. Seems like a lot of the big black shapes feel the same weight the whole way around them.
Other than that minor critique... I think that's a really nice looking page!! Keep up the good work!!
Edited by Shane Hill on 04 September 2021 at 3:37pm
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Paul Wills
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You're too kind, Kevin! Thanks!Shane, thank you so much for constructive criticism. I see exactly what you're talking about. I'm still learning to get a handle on that. It's a fun challenge for me to keep at it! A side-note on this page which I didn't catch until inking - the fact that JB has Nightcrawler subtly holding a weed is just brilliant!
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Craig Gassen
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Paul, your inking on page 13 of #25 is instructive. I’ve not posted a version I did of this page and after looking at your work I found many places I needed to improve on mine. The last panel in which Kitty is shoving Xavier thru to the basement was communicated well in your inking choices, in particular the floor and the background elements, you seemed to see more there and made it look like a real space. Thor’s blow and energy FXS really helped sell the force of the impact on the first panel. Thanks for posting your work, it’s cool. I still am so pleased and appreciative that JB is creating this work, allowing us to both wax nostalgic and try our collective hands at inking his work.
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Paul Wills
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| Posted: 09 September 2021 at 12:02am | IP Logged | 10
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Thanks, Craig, for the compliment! I also find motivation from other posted pages. I am also grateful for the opportunity to have this forum as a means to improve my inking. It doesn't hurt that it's so much fun to boot!
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Paul Wills
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For my next page, I'm working on a two-pager but as usual having a little problem with splicing. I'll see if I can get it together by tonight
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Paul Wills
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| Posted: 14 September 2021 at 10:18pm | IP Logged | 12
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Here's the full page with the separate larger pages to follow
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