Inking with a Brush

I feel like I'm supposed to be using a brush to ink. The idea doesn't thrill me because I love the way I can bear down on a pen.

Lately, though, I've been using a Prismacolor Premier with brush tip for some of my inking. I still use the pens, but I incorporate the brush pen and the results are nice!

The Prismacolor is nice because the brush tip is very short, bridging the gap between a pen and a real brush.

You've gotta try a brush (at least a brush tip). Something about the brush adds an element of happy accident to the process. There is an unpredictability of line that adds a lot of value to the work.

Happy inking.

The Number One Goal of the Young Comic Book Artist

Get rid of the awkwardness in your drawings (unless it's working for you).

Some Advice from Brandon Peterson

If you read the last post, you know I went to HeroesCon last Sunday and chatted with several artists, asking each one for a piece of drawing advice.

Brandon Peterson, who was putting some watercolor on a tremendously wonderful drawing of a girl in a space suit, said whatever that thing is you don't want to draw...you should be drawing it (my paraphrase, of course).

Some Advice from Jenny Frison

I went to HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina Sunday and chatted with several artists. Not knowing what to say to a boat load of great artists, I asked a few of them to share a piece of drawing advice. Jenny Frison (a great cover artist) said to draw all the time, because the only way to get to the good stuff is to slog through the bad (my own paraphrase).

Good advice if I've ever heard it.

Don't Use Your Rough Drafts

The first version of a story is the rough draft. Once the ideas are down on paper, the writer then rearranges, rewords, and reworks the text until it's efficient and effective.

Artists are often guilty of using rough drafts.

Something I Learned from Seth Godin

Post number 100!

By the way, I update this blog every Tuesday and Thursday.

I've been preparing for Heroescon in Charlotte this Sunday. I also drew up 4 new comic pages while putting some time in on a logo for a veterans transition program. Busy week!

I will post some drawings tomorrow.

Until then, remember this one piece of advice I learned from Seth Godin. Push towards the edges.