Cartoonist Notes
How I Make My Comics (Part 1) - From blog post 3/19/2014
So I started making comics with a pencil and rolling ball V5 pilot pen but I have evolved after looking into youtube videos, etc. of how real comic artists work. You can see the changes in style from my first comics to the ones I am doing now.
Paper: I am currently using a 28lb bright white laser paper I bought at staples - 8 1/2 x 11. I know artists who make panel comics sometimes use A3 size paper or the whole page. I just use a Word document with a 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch box on it with the title "Dudesbee" printed on it. I am probably going to up the size of the box soon so I can get more detail into the picture.
Pens: I started with drawing the comic on the paper with a pencil. Then I ink over it with a hunt quill pen (103 tip). I also use Higgins waterproof black India ink. You dip the pen head into the ink bottle and it holds the ink on the pen tip as you draw it over the page. I am still getting used to the quill pen. The harder you press down, the more ink that is discharged. Also the tip itself is meant to be drawn in one direction. I have a slightly shaky hand so I am still learning how to glide the tip very gently and to not pick up so much ink when I dip the pen that it drops a thick line. My shaky hand was always OK with normal pens because I would ground the pen on the page by pressing down which is harder with the quill pen.
I love the quill pen though. It makes me feel like a real comic artist. You can get really fine lines and it gives the impression that you just cant get with a modern pen that has the same line thickness for the most part.
How I Make My Comics (Part 1) - From blog post 3/19/2014
So I started making comics with a pencil and rolling ball V5 pilot pen but I have evolved after looking into youtube videos, etc. of how real comic artists work. You can see the changes in style from my first comics to the ones I am doing now.
Paper: I am currently using a 28lb bright white laser paper I bought at staples - 8 1/2 x 11. I know artists who make panel comics sometimes use A3 size paper or the whole page. I just use a Word document with a 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch box on it with the title "Dudesbee" printed on it. I am probably going to up the size of the box soon so I can get more detail into the picture.
Pens: I started with drawing the comic on the paper with a pencil. Then I ink over it with a hunt quill pen (103 tip). I also use Higgins waterproof black India ink. You dip the pen head into the ink bottle and it holds the ink on the pen tip as you draw it over the page. I am still getting used to the quill pen. The harder you press down, the more ink that is discharged. Also the tip itself is meant to be drawn in one direction. I have a slightly shaky hand so I am still learning how to glide the tip very gently and to not pick up so much ink when I dip the pen that it drops a thick line. My shaky hand was always OK with normal pens because I would ground the pen on the page by pressing down which is harder with the quill pen.
I love the quill pen though. It makes me feel like a real comic artist. You can get really fine lines and it gives the impression that you just cant get with a modern pen that has the same line thickness for the most part.
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