Inking tutorials?

[JQP]

Anyone know of any comic inking tutorials made by people who are actually good inkers? I keep seeing these tutorials in manga or cartoony style but I'm already fairly confident Painter can replace the tech pen - how about the brush? Anybody at Marvel or DC thrown out his brushes yet (preferably someone who does digitally what brushes can do, not some kid who never heard of line weight or hatching)?

I actually saw one page where the author was calling brushes inferior to digital inking. LOL! I'm not really trying to start a conversation about which is better, but c'mon now...inferior? I must've missed the memo where they buried the brush. :)

[Valiance]

You mean a tutorial on inking using an actual sable brush?

Jim Lee has some VIDEO inking tutorials at his blog if you didnt know.

http://gelatometti.blogspot.com

[JQP]

No, sorry, I meant in Painter! :)

Now I'm looking at this guy's stuff in Illustrator:
http://illcraft.blogspot.com/

[evilkuu]

I'd like to know also. My strokes make me cry and my lines are always jagged and I abhor vectors.

how can I make professional cartoony line art?

[Valiance]

Ah, the brush in Painter!

What about this tutorial:

http://www.digitalarttutorials.com/product08.htm

(not free, but there's some sample quicktime video clips on that page for preview), and the guy uses the brush in Painter for Inking.

[Jin]

Hi JQP,

Since the Painter IX newsletter, The Painter Canvas issues are not currently available on the Corel site via the usual page, I've collected a list of links to all newsletter issues from October 2004 through January 2007 and they're available on my PixelAlley (http://www.pixelalley.com) site.

In the right column, click the third link down from the top, named "Links to All Issues, Painter Canvas Newsletter, The Painter Canvas".

In the October 2006 issue, the Featured Tutorial, "Inking for Comics, Cartooning, and Manga in Corel Painter" by Jared Hodges, he explains how he does his inking using Corel Painter.

I expect the principles of inking in Corel Painter would apply to any style of art, not just cartooning and Manga.

Take a look and see if it helps.

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[JQP]

Thanks Jin (and thanks for your help over at Wetcanvas too).

[Jin]

Hey, JQP,

Do you use the same handle at WC? If so, I'll have to pay more attention. Sorry.

And... you're most welcome!


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[JQP]

Yes, same name. Don't let it bother you, I'm horrible with names, and it gets even worse on forums. It isn't like JQP is particularly easy to remember (too innocuous). Just keep giving us the scoop on Painter and I'll be more than happy. :)

[Fredbt]

I use the scratchboard pen from an old Painter Classic brush set and it works great for thick and thin line work for comics. Any pen with pressure sensitivity should work. I have a short tutorial here:
http://groups.msn.com/DigitalArtBoard/comicbookart.msnw
Hope this helps.

[JQP]

Thanks Fred I'll check it out. My pad's a brand new Intuos3 6x8 (not sure what to call the pen, think it's standard) so I don't think the problem's on that end.

[Jason Ross]

here's the short answer to inking in painter. Painter is superior to PS in my opinion because of damping. in the pens category use the smooth round pen. keep damping around 80% for normal lines and around 93-96% for nice long caligraphic lines like hair and clothing. If you need some samples I'd be glad to post something to help.

[JQP]

Thanks Jason that does help. I think I'm going to need some kind of friction help too - I have sweaty hands and before long they start to impede smooth strokes on the pad. I think gloves might be in order, or baby powder in the meantime.