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Attending to the mechanics of doing the ink, adjusting the resolution (350 dpi) and working at a large size. The lines themselves look alright when I set them down, initially. But after a few corrections they get messy. This is due to my method, which is still one of "searching-out the form," which persists at every stage of development, despite my best effort to contain it to the sketch. So, with exercises like this, I may be getting ahead of myself. I think I should reduce the complexity by practicing the rendering/outline technique on basic forms (ball, box, pipe, cone, egg, wedge, etc.,). Break the task of inking into discrete components, instead of confusing inking technique with drawing.

One thing I don't quite understand is reducing the dpi after doing the inking at a high rez. When I reduce from 350 dpi to 72 dpi, the picture shrinks to a fraction of it's size. When I increase it on the screen to a size that's viewable, it's all pixelated. Should I post it at that small size? Guess the only way to find out for sure is to run some tests.

Description
Attending to the mechanics of doing the ink, adjusting the resolution (350 dpi) and working at a large size. The lines themselves look alright when I set them down, initially. But after a few corrections they get messy. This is due to my method, which is still one of "searching-out the form," which persists at every stage of development, despite my best effort to contain it to the sketch. So, with exercises like this, I may be getting ahead of myself. I think I should reduce the complexity by practicing the rendering/outline technique on basic forms (ball, box, pipe, cone, egg, wedge, etc.,). Break the task of inking into discrete components, instead of confusing inking technique with drawing.

One thing I don't quite understand is reducing the dpi after doing the inking at a high rez. When I reduce from 350 dpi to 72 dpi, the picture shrinks to a fraction of it's size. When I increase it on the screen to a size that's viewable, it's all pixelated. Should I post it at that small size? Guess the only way to find out for sure is to run some tests.