Friday, September 14, 2012

Inking Tips: Weight, Wrapping Details Around Forms

I am finding that a lot of artists who want to assist and ink for me are struggling with the same problems. So rather than me giving the same notes to every artist, It would save a lot of time and trouble for me to just give the notes to everyone.
Here is an ink that on the surface looks clean. However it is also too flat - for me. The drawing has been inked line by line - as if the lines exist by themselves and this makes the characters look cold and stiff.
WEIGHT:
Here are some tips. Let's start with giving forms some weight - by putting a heavier line underneath each form.
WRAP the LINES, DON'T CUT THROUGH FORMS
Then give the lines FORM by wrapping the lines around the construction.

CONNECTIONS:


Be careful where one form connects to another as well - like where the legs and arms connect to the torso. They

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