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Eric Jansen
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Posted: 22 August 2019 at 3:46pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

With Zip-A-Tone or the like, the choice of adding the effect is left to the artist.  I think I prefer that to leaving it to modern colorists who tend to throw effects all over the place.
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Many times it’s the inkers who make the choice, not always to the penciler’s satisfaction.
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Brennan Voboril
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JB I've a question: did artists pencil knowing there would be Zip-A-Tone, Duo-Shade etc. used by the inker, and did that change how artists did the pencils?  Or, when a series was done in black in white, does that change the approach an artist takes?  Your OMAC series comes to mind.  
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---I think I prefer that to leaving it to modern colorists who tend to throw effects all over the place. --Eric.

On original artwork, I've seen "x" to indicate an area that the artist intends to be black. I've some write "stars" or (as JB does) "bws" to indicate there should be stars here.
Similarly, I have seen artists indicate "zip" in an area where they imagine a zip or letra-tone, some even go so far as to indicate the tone number.

What I find looks nice (shown in the first example of page one) is that warm grey colour that comes through on the original art. Obviously, that is the discolouration of the glue and would not show up in the print but here on the scan, it adds a touch of colour to an area already singled out as requiring emphasis. 
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