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I've been asked by a few people how I ink with a brush and so I thought I might do up another small image of some of the techniques I use. I'm using a Wolverine piece by and I fel that it had the qualities for a tutorial piece.

Big disclaimer: I am not a professionally trained or employed inker. I've been doing this for 18 years or so and mostly self taught.

That aside, the biggest tip I can give you is buy the right type of brush and practice practice practice. Winsor-Newton series 7 brushes are the industry standard for inking. They are relatively inexpensive. You can buy them here: [link]

As for what I've put in the image, the best feature of brush inking is the versatility that you get with a brush. You'll notice that my line weights go from thin to thick relatively easily and nicely. The technique is in the way you hold your brush. Hold it high. Too low and your ink strokes will be too heavy.

An inking technique that i use from tiem to time is to not connect the lines on certain parts. On Wolvies shoulder I purposefully left the lines disconnected. It causes the image to have more energy and aliveness rather than a standard heavy line. Practice with it. It works in some areas and not in others.

This is an image that benefits from a heavier outline while the interior details are thinner. This is where you'll use a lighter weight in your hand for detailing. The outer lines I used a heavy hand to produce the thicker lines. Keep i mind that even with a heavy hand you can still taper the lines to a point. Practice with holding the brush at an angle that works for you. The angle I use is just a bit above what you would use writing with a pen.

On the top left corner I mention flattening out the brushes tip to produce square strokes. This is a good technique to learn when you need to make lines that don't quite taper off. These lines are good to use on things like wood, walls, and flatter textures.

Sadly I'm not as thorough as I'd like but this is a good site to go to for more reading: [link]

Biggest thing to remember is that to really master this art form is to practice practice practice

Description
I've been asked by a few people how I ink with a brush and so I thought I might do up another small image of some of the techniques I use. I'm using a Wolverine piece by and I fel that it had the qualities for a tutorial piece.

Big disclaimer: I am not a professionally trained or employed inker. I've been doing this for 18 years or so and mostly self taught.

That aside, the biggest tip I can give you is buy the right type of brush and practice practice practice. Winsor-Newton series 7 brushes are the industry standard for inking. They are relatively inexpensive. You can buy them here: [link]

As for what I've put in the image, the best feature of brush inking is the versatility that you get with a brush. You'll notice that my line weights go from thin to thick relatively easily and nicely. The technique is in the way you hold your brush. Hold it high. Too low and your ink strokes will be too heavy.

An inking technique that i use from tiem to time is to not connect the lines on certain parts. On Wolvies shoulder I purposefully left the lines disconnected. It causes the image to have more energy and aliveness rather than a standard heavy line. Practice with it. It works in some areas and not in others.

This is an image that benefits from a heavier outline while the interior details are thinner. This is where you'll use a lighter weight in your hand for detailing. The outer lines I used a heavy hand to produce the thicker lines. Keep i mind that even with a heavy hand you can still taper the lines to a point. Practice with holding the brush at an angle that works for you. The angle I use is just a bit above what you would use writing with a pen.

On the top left corner I mention flattening out the brushes tip to produce square strokes. This is a good technique to learn when you need to make lines that don't quite taper off. These lines are good to use on things like wood, walls, and flatter textures.

Sadly I'm not as thorough as I'd like but this is a good site to go to for more reading: [link]

Biggest thing to remember is that to really master this art form is to practice practice practice