inking styles...

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sketchy or streaks?

sketchy
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20%
streaks
3
60%
neither: [please post alternate O_o]
1
20%
 
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Post by Akewataru »

I've had the comic going for not too long and I only have about 12 pages up. Anyway, what I've been wondering was how to do my inking styles. Recently, I've experimented and found that I'm torn between two styles. -_-. Before I proceed in the comic, I'd like to know which is better or which is appealing ot the eyes- the sketchy stroke look or the colored in black streaks.

The way the black hair is inked in this comic page [sketch stroke]:
http://reflectionsofimmortality.keenspa ... 40602.html

Or the waythe black hair is inked in THIS comic page [black streak]:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/9413881/

Subtle, but there is a difference. Thanks for your time. =3
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Post by Phalanx »

The first style seems better if you're planning to do Black and white art. The second is more suited to colour.
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The first one looks half good to me.
Namely the top half. Erm, I'll try to explain:

The top is black, then there is transition to white, and then suddently it's black again, and then it gradually turn into white...

Instead, I'd preffer if it was transition to white, transition back to black, transition to white.... you get the idea.

And I'd like that better than the second one...

Though, perhaps colouring, shading or adding screen tones would make the second one look better.

Nice art BTW.
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Post by Soul_Thief »

I agree with phalanx and the other one (sorry, I forgot your name already). However--- the first style makes the hair look kinda geometrically shaped- angular and such -from our point of view. Maybe it's just me?


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Yes! YarpsDat! I knew you were some prominent Keenspacer post person! Or something like that.

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Post by Ida »

I definately prefer the second style. As Soul_thief says, the hair looks very angular in the first comic, as if it was all stiff and only bent at one spot. This might be due to your placement of black and white, as YarpsDat say - you're placing the shading on your hair where the highlights normally are, and that gives the bottom half of the hair an inverted look.

Also, your art is amazing. :o
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Post by Lintjinks »

Excellent art, by the by. I really like both of them. The first because it seems neater and more cleanly put together, and the second for the contrast. I'd suggest you go with what you like best, because different people like different types of styles.
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Post by Grayswandir »

Hmmm....I'd have to say mine is a mix of both...it jumps back and forth between them...Depends on what I'm trying to draw.
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