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Greetings one and all! Wings here to teach you how to ink like a pro!

…Okay, maybe that’s going a little far, but I can give you some hints to improve your ink work, starting with line weight! All the important hints to weighting lines are above, but you also need to keep some stuff in mind as far as tools of the trade go, not to mention the inker lingo that may otherwise go over your head…

Pencil- (You don’t want to ink on #2 pencil lead, since it’ll get into your ink and kill your pen faster. Instead what I do is draw everything up with a #2 pencil, then transfer it all to the good paper with a lighter pencil. Try using 2H, 4H or other softer leads.)

Eraser- (I know this is kinda stupid for me to put up here, but my teacher would slaughter me if she found out I was doing this and didn’t think to include this part. Magic Rubs are a good brand to use, as far as erasers go. Also, try and find a good kneaded eraser to help get rid of lead dust when you’re done.)

Pen- (Duh! This one should be kinda obvious right off the bat. Still, any old pen won’t do. The best known brand of pens to use is a Micron, anywhere between .05 and .005. Still, if you find another brand you like, then feel free to use that instead. I happen to prefer Millennium, since they’re cheaper and better quality IMO. Not to mention the fact that they’re easier for me to get my hands on…)

Fill Pen- (This is just a fancy name for the larger black marker/pen you use to fill in all the areas that are pure black. A black sharpie is good for this, and a brand-new brush pen works fine, too. If you need to, though, even just a regular black marker will do fine for a fill pen.)

Light Source- (Pretty point-blank here, this is something that’s giving off a light. Usually the sun, but there can also be a non-traditional light source, such as energy, or fire or such.)

Trapping- (Trapping is what you call it when someone outlines a picture without thinking, something you want to avoid since you cannot go in and add technique to trapped lines.)

Eve © WingsOfMorphius. Please note that any and all resemblance to Valerie is intentional.

Description
Greetings one and all! Wings here to teach you how to ink like a pro!

…Okay, maybe that’s going a little far, but I can give you some hints to improve your ink work, starting with line weight! All the important hints to weighting lines are above, but you also need to keep some stuff in mind as far as tools of the trade go, not to mention the inker lingo that may otherwise go over your head…

Pencil- (You don’t want to ink on #2 pencil lead, since it’ll get into your ink and kill your pen faster. Instead what I do is draw everything up with a #2 pencil, then transfer it all to the good paper with a lighter pencil. Try using 2H, 4H or other softer leads.)

Eraser- (I know this is kinda stupid for me to put up here, but my teacher would slaughter me if she found out I was doing this and didn’t think to include this part. Magic Rubs are a good brand to use, as far as erasers go. Also, try and find a good kneaded eraser to help get rid of lead dust when you’re done.)

Pen- (Duh! This one should be kinda obvious right off the bat. Still, any old pen won’t do. The best known brand of pens to use is a Micron, anywhere between .05 and .005. Still, if you find another brand you like, then feel free to use that instead. I happen to prefer Millennium, since they’re cheaper and better quality IMO. Not to mention the fact that they’re easier for me to get my hands on…)

Fill Pen- (This is just a fancy name for the larger black marker/pen you use to fill in all the areas that are pure black. A black sharpie is good for this, and a brand-new brush pen works fine, too. If you need to, though, even just a regular black marker will do fine for a fill pen.)

Light Source- (Pretty point-blank here, this is something that’s giving off a light. Usually the sun, but there can also be a non-traditional light source, such as energy, or fire or such.)

Trapping- (Trapping is what you call it when someone outlines a picture without thinking, something you want to avoid since you cannot go in and add technique to trapped lines.)

Eve © WingsOfMorphius. Please note that any and all resemblance to Valerie is intentional.