Saturday, June 26, 2010

"Som bitch!" Being an Inker

Okay so I've been working on my partner Zach's 2nd page for his comic, and my job is to ink it out. Learned a few little lessons along the way. ( Zach's Blog Here )

Inking out someone else's artwork is different from your own. What I mean is that Zach has a MUCH different style than I normally work in. A few examples:

1) I'm used to working a much harder paper which calls for freedom of strong strokes to make effects, while Zach normally works on softer thinner paper which I have to be lighter with my strokes or I tear the sheet (which for this one time is an original) and Zach turns me into a zombie with his mastery of physics and is able to take his rage out on me like blowing my head off with a pistol, and then puts it back on and enslaves me to do his bidding for all eternity.

2) I'm used to working on bigger paper like 11 x 17 size here and Zach works on much smaller paper, which means I have to be even lighter with my strokes or I ink over spots I'm not supposed too and the previous mentioned punishment will ensue except this time he also cuts off my balls and keeps them in a jar to mock me with.

3) I'm used to drawing on a larger scale and Zach draws on a MICROSCOPIC SCALE!!! WE'RE TALKIN ABOUT 30 FULLY DETAILED PANELS ON AN 11 X 8 SHEET OF PAPER! PHYSICS DO NOT APPLY TO HIS ARTWORK! PHYSICS ABANDONED HIS ARTWORK, I MEAN LITERALLY THREW UP IT'S MIGHTY HANDS AND SAID "FUCK THIS DUDE!!"

So lessons have been learned, the inking is coming on good too, and I know that some people you ink for are mystical beings capable of breaking the physical realm's spirit and sending it crying home to momma.

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