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RyanOttley — Invincible 40 page 4
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Page 4 of issue 40. This is how I work, very sketchy pencils and then ink right over it. I just need enough info with the pencils so I know who and what is where and then I do all the detail with inks.Related content
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wow man, it's really surprising that you work that way and the finished product looks as slick as it does, I'm sure it's a great time saver as well. Very interesting, great work Ryan!
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Amazing process, its so cool to see how you work. Your pages are always so balanced I wish Invincible came out in B&W.
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^^ glad I'm not the only person who skips the finer details on the pencils (albiet at a lesser degree of skill)
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do you ever mess up the inks? that leap from pencils to inks seems crazy O_O
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Sure I mess up, nothing a little white out can't take care of.
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Well, I don't have to tell you how cool this is, so I won't. I will say what is cool is that you have such a handle on your tools, (is there any way to say that without sounding dirty?).
My question to you is, do you find that you come closer to the vision in your head if you ink over the sketch? How close do you come to what you intend?
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I don't know about that. I guess it's true. Mostly it helps with speed and helps with keeping me from getting bored.
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I really have to try that. I find that I like pencilling and getting it all sorted out, but when I ink, I feel that I'm not really drawing, just kinda going over what I went over before. I really think I could benefit from this technique if I just trust myself a bit more.
When you first started doing this, did you kinda feel aprehensive, or did you kinda take to it pretty easily?
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Great work, brotha.
How long does it normally take you to pencil a page completely?
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Anywhere from an hour to 6 hours. It all depends on the page.
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Quite impressive. Way to draw multitudes of brain sucking creatures.
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you work is so incredibly detailed!
pretty pretty
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wow, i didn't know u went straight from sketch to inks, kewl job man
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you HAD to go nuts with the amount of squids on this page
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Well the script asked for 3, but I wanted more.
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miracle...!!!
just one pro-hand in ink...
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woahh! it impress me how a sketch like this become a beautiful drawing!! 
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Man, I wish I trusted myself that much with inks. I don't even let myself use a pen on the original piece, let alone over sketches.
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so what do you ink with and what kind of paper do you use?
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I use bristol board from blueline. And Ink with Staedtler pens and brush pens.
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Nice. I pencil loose, but not like this. Hella cool.
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Truly great page, Wya! I usually do all my layouts on 8.5X11 in pen and blow them up to 11X17 and lightbox them, but your way seems a lot faster and a bit more fun. What's your average page speed?
-Ray
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About 34 miler per hour baby.
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LOL....sounds fast! Must be hell on gas 
Me....I think I have the Yugo of page speeds
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and here I am showing off fully detailed pencils like a sucker.
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Was your intention to make the mini-tentacled brains look menacing? Because to me, they look delicious!
And yes, it's awesome to see the confidence of a pro like you.
It reminds me of the incredibly sparse pencils of John Buscema, the jewel of the Silver Age.
Fist time I saw them, I thought... How in Hades can he go from these few chicken scratches to this awesome pages? But he did, just as you do.
I've already told you you are the XXI century's Steve Ditko.
Party daily!
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Aw shucks. Thanks, means quite a lot actually.
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I really enjoy the choices you're making with line weights.
You're also making great value decisions; not killing yourself with things that are better conveyed in the colour stage...
Are you familiar with the work of Windsor McKay (creator of Little Nemo in Slumberland)?
Your work has a similar feel to it (imo); lovely.
I also enjoyed your journal, very sharp wit you have there.
I'm going to have to pick up a copy of this comic (never read it).
tony
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Cool. Never heard of Windsor, I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
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Yeah that stuff is gorgeous. I can't see my work in there, but it definitely is inspiring stuff.
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I agree, I don't think you draw like McKay (necessarily) I just see the same respect for line.
You set down clear guidelines and you stick to 'em, consequently making your work very readable (not busy).
best.
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We are the same, Master Ryan.
I go from sketchy blue to dark ass pencils. I cant erase cause its so dark, itll smear. Fun and fast process, tho.
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Exactly. We are exactly the same, same height and weight also. Maybe we are brothers?
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You may be a little too caucasian to be my brother. lol
But Art Brothers, NONETHELESS!
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Yeah, you being a full on Viltrumite with that 'stache your rockin tells me we are not related.
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Lovely page. Brainsquid as tribbles -- shudder!
I'm too shickenchit to ink over pencils that loose.
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I work the same way, but my pencils are a little more detailed.
And it is a spoiler for me again.. hehehe, I checked Invincible is in number 8 here in Brazil.
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can't afford to stuff up in your inks
gosh you are too good
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I don' even have to tell you how awesome I think you are, Ryan. But I'm going to anyways! Bangin' art Uncle Wya!
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i love swarms of things! especially little creepy brain-squid-aliens.
oddly enough, with that hood thing/ponytail atom eve kinda reminds me of warblade from WildC.A.T.S.
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Awesomeness man.
Our working methods are almost identical.
Do you do any kind of lightboxing on your pencils? If you do would you recommend it?
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I don't lightbox. It's probably just the same as you. We are twins sir Asrar!
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