Brush Inking and Ink Washes

[Phalanx]

I've been practicing brush inking for some time now, but it just occured to me to use ink washes for some nifty effects:



I have severly underestimated the capabilites of a brush. Why didn't anyone tell me these things were so much fun?!!?

Incidentally, I realise not a lot of people use ink washes in their comic-work. In fact he only person I know who does this is Diana McQueen of Girlamatic's Spades.

Anyone know of any others?

[LAGtheNoggin]

A lady beside me at life drawing used these cheap classroom handwriting pens, a brush, and water. It's a very quick, easy, and effective ink wash method and she made some great stuff. I must try it myself some day.

Oh -- And, uhm, no, I don't know any comic authors who use ink wash...

[Soap Soaperson]

I've been wanting to try out washes for a long time. Seeing what you did makes me wanna do it more. o_o That is COOL. Photoshop is a fine program, but I need to get in touch with my inner-NONCOMPUTERCRUTCH.

I know that "Pu-Sama"uses a lot of traditional tools. It's neat stuff.

[Phact0rri]

I remember in highschool I did a lot of ink wash projects mixed with acrylic paints to come up with some crazy looking illustrations. they were always on bizzare media like newspaper and card board or cruppled papertowel and stuff. I should dig those up and see if I can't scan em in.

I use to love wash now that I think about it I should experiment again with some of that stuffs.

[Steve Bryant]

Incidentally, I realise not a lot of people use ink washes in their comic-work. In fact he only person I know who does this is Diana McQueen of Girlamatic's Spades.

Anyone know of any others?

Marvel is currently reprinting Dick Giordano's wash art adaptation of <i>Dracula</i>, which he began in the 70s in Marvel's b/w magazine line. J. G. Jones did a <i>Black Widow</i> miniseries a few years back (also for Marvel) in ink wash. Steve Epting used q lot of wash on his <i>El Cazador</i> series for CrossGen.

A lot of the Warren magazines from the 70s (<i>Creepy</i> and <i>Eerie</i>, in particular) have some amazing wash work from the likes of Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Neal Adams and more. Ditto for Marvel's 70s and 80s magazine output (<i>Savage Tales, Savage Sword of Conan, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Dracula Lives, Marvel Preview</i> and <i> Rampaging Hulk</i>) which features some gorgeous wash work from John Buscema, Gene Colon, Alfredo Alcala, Tony DeZuniga, etc.

I know there's more, but that's all I can do off the top of my head.

--Steve

[Hyrodragonslayer]

Not to be rude but she looks like a guy.

[YarpsDat]

A very girly man.

lol.

Body's good, apart from the right hand that's too big.
Now that dragon slayer mentioned it, there is a hint of maleness at her face... maybe it's the long nose? wide mouth? or maybe the cheekbones? I can't quite put my finger on that.

[Phalanx]

Not to be rude but she looks like a guy.

Awesome!!!

Perhaps it's the lack of overemphasized eyelashes and pouty lips. (Lysanne minus makeup) Anyone who knows me knows I hate drawing my female characters in a state of permanent makeup, which is unrealistic

Also, don't know if it's just me, but studying faces I find most people have combinations of 'male' and 'female' features in a face. Emphasize the right features and you can make the same character look either male or female.

I mean look at the main character of Vigilante Ho to see what I mean.