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Paul Wills
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Posted: 07 October 2021 at 10:57pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

Issue 5 page 18 -
I don't know what I was thinking with this page - It's tough enough to just ink ONE of those Multiple Man figures!
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Posted: 08 October 2021 at 3:08am | IP Logged | 2 post reply

Ha! It''s true, inking those is quite th task. It feels very fullfilling when you see the end result, though, doesn't it? Great job, Paul!
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Thanks! Yup - the more a challenge, the more satisfying the end result (most of the time)!
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Posted: 08 October 2021 at 9:20am | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Beautiful page Paul! One of my favourites you've shared so far!!
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Posted: 08 October 2021 at 10:26am | IP Logged | 5 post reply

Another one, this time from the most recent issue. I have to admit, I almost went blind inking the energy patterns and the demons (edited to correct panels in the page)...


Detail from the page:


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Thanks Shane! That means I'm moving in the right direction!
Athanasios I know those energy patterns are no easy task - nice job! Good use of light to dark
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Posted: 14 October 2021 at 2:49pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

As an experiment, I tried doing something that's not quite inking and not quite coloring. I took today's Elsewhen page and selectively "painted" in more contrast using an overlay layer (in GIMP). The GIF should switch between the BEFORE and AFTER images.

I hope it does not offend.

Here's the link.  I could not get the board to accept and display a GIF.

https://imgur.com/SWmCTve


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Posted: 22 October 2021 at 12:38am | IP Logged | 8 post reply

I was already working on another page when JB posted this one - I scrapped it and started inking this one. 

and just for fun, I played with shading...
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This one is from last issue. Looking at the inks later I find myself making them thicker in areas like the outlines and facial details. Included is a detail of the soon to be transformed policeman.


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Here is the close up. The drawing is a wonderful collection of light and dark areas with that great expression of shock and surprise, I hope I’ve conveyed it well in ink.


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Posted: 26 October 2021 at 7:55pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

Nice job, Craig! I also have the same issue when I reduce it down from 11x17, I'll find that I need to go back and tighten up some line detail or make some lines a bit heavier (or less heavy!). With practice, I'm learning how to better process firsthand how it will look when reduced.
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I like that you are inking on 11”x17” I stopped inking on paper a while ago, but my dimensions are still the same on my Comic Draw app. The part I find most helpful is the ability to toggle between the ink layer and pencil layer. When they are both present I find it difficult to gage just how thick the lines are as the pencil layer often shows as a kind of ghost thickness. When turned off I can see just the ink and adjust as needed. I imagine this is similar to when you take the original ink art to be copied and the blue line drops out. 
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