For Max Hades I don’t want a slick-looking book, so I’m using a type of pen-sketch inking style. The goal is to capture some of the fun and feel I get when I sketching/drawing with a pencil (obviously, it won’t be exact). I want something sketchy, yet refined; spontaneous, yet planned; quick and “raw,” yet deliberate.
Lately, I’ve been doing some practice drawings to help me improve, and become more comfortable with, the style of inking I want to use on the book. I’m also getting used to using the G-Pen and Maru-Pen nibs for inking. Here are a couple pencil and ink comparisons (click on the images to open in new windows):
I like the finished inks on this drawing I did of a woman in a dress. Though not perfect, I think it captures the feel I wanted, and the hatching works well. I like the linework, because it’s simple, and reminiscent of a sketch.
This is the first Batman I’ve drawn in a while. The basic drawing is a little ugly, but I think the ugliness actually makes the drawing attractive to me. The inks aren’t too bad, and for the most part I like the spotting of my blacks.
Where’s the bat-symbol on Batty’s chest? 😉 Nice stuff Phillip. I like inks a lot.
The bat-symbol was replaced by chest hair! BWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!… aaahhh… over-hatching. Sigh.
She looks good. good proportions. Her head looks disconnected from her neck though. The inks look nice, i like the shading on the bottom 1/2 of dress.
for the batman, the muscles look well proportioned and realistic. The pose seems and little wierd to me. is he throwing something? I think the legs look right but how the arms are posed seems contrived.