How do you ink?

Guardsman · Post by **Guardsman** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:57 am

Alright I made this poll because I was curious about how different authors on genesis ink. I for one sketch out my characters then take them in to Manga Studio and ink them there using my wacom tablet.

So guys and gals, how do you ink traditionally, or digitally? Maybe you ink like I do sketch and tablet +program?

Guardsman.

834n · Post by **834n** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:05 am

For a while I sketched on paper then inked digitally, but didn't use a wacom for that and ended up with pretty poor line quality.

Now I do traditional inks.

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:11 am

I use pens and printer paper, like people have for thousands of years.

Fourdays · Post by **Fourdays** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:12 am

Cope wrote:I use pens and printer paper, like people have done for thousands of years.

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Same Here, But i usually end up making several mistakes and end up photoshopping them out.

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:13 am

fourdays wrote: i usually end up making several mistakes and end up photoshopping them out.

Me too! I'm so glad I don't have to use white-out any more.

Kris X · Post by **Kris X** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:18 am

Depends on what feel I want. I use either Microns or dip pens for inking...Yep, I'm old skool.

PieceOfSkunk · Post by **PieceOfSkunk** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:23 am

I use Sharpies and other store-bought pens, and I touch up in Photoshop.

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:55 am

Microns over pencils on neato paper that keeps stuff from bleeding through.

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:56 am

I'm too technically inept to use anything more advanced than dip pens.

Wp · Post by Wp » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:08 am

For fanart, I do everything digitally. For high-quality, I ink by hand. I also ink by hand with my comic since I like having a hard copy.

Inking by computer is too hard to get satisfactory variance in lines.

Jkandra · Post by **Jkandra** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:14 am

I can do one-offs totally digital using Illustrator, Photoshop, or Expression. I can't do consistent work for a strip digitally. I ink the strip with a "G" pen nib and Microns for lettering and background. Scan then clean up and add effects in Photoshop.

SergeXIII · Post by **SergeXIII** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:21 am

Old School.

Derenge · Post by **Derenge** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:30 am

Dip pens and some technical pens for straight lines and things like that. I've been messing around with digital inking, but not been able to do anything I was proud of with it.

Kemmy · Post by **Kemmy** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:37 am

Staedtler pigment liners...touch-ups in Photoshop. I would use dip pens, but I actually can't because I hold my pens 1) at a weird angle and 2) in a Grip of Death. I would destroy about two nibs per minute, I think...not to mention leaving a trail of blots and holes.

Uncaringmachine · Post by **Uncaringmachine** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:58 am

With an ink pen silly! I don't even use pencils. You may ask well then how do I erase or fix mistakes? Easy. I don't make mistakes! Heh heh....

Sorcery101 · Post by **Sorcery101** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:06 am

Brush and ink, so I'm really really old school.

Geekblather · Post by **Geekblather** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:12 am

Brush and ink, so I'm really really old school.

I actually really really like brush and ink, but I do my whole strip digitally, because I'm kinda lazy. This is how I roll

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:46 am

I have nothing to transfer pictures onto the computer, so its either 100% virtual (Me in flash and a mouse, it aint pretty), or its me with a pen, a paper, an eraser, and a bunch of markers (My hand drawn stuff is thankfully much better than my crappy mouse-drawn stuff)

I like inking old-school though. Its just stylish.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:40 pm

Pen and paper, then fix all the mistakes with photoshop.

Jackhass · Post by **Jackhass** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:14 pm

Dip pens...specifically various Crow Quill nibs.

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Old school, man. Ooooold school.

Re: Old school, man. Ooooold school.

I HATE THAT GLUNKY CRAP.

Or MS Paint.