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Study of the works of Kentarō Miura.

The guy was an absolute beast when it came to inking, and did put such effort and details into every piece. Easily the second best comic I ever read.
After this, my tablet is going to file a restraint order against me. And it's only halfway finsihed, there is still a big robot in the background.

Technical Details/Some things I noted for myself in regards to Miuras Style of inking:

Crosshatching at roughly 30 – 50 % of outlines for non-dark objects

Heavily weighted outlines, direct blend of outilnes and occlusions (not that much occlusion)

Internal lines less weighted, shading through density, not thickness

Parallel line saround the form, and indicating plane changes

thicker lines for course surfaces and in darker regions

2 – 3 basic values (light grey, dark grey, black)

Excessive use of glow to distuinguish in between shapes

„Chaotic“ shapes in Background

Use of parallel lines across larger shapes to indicate shadow and direction of non-organic forms.

Form change indicated through sharp angles in between areas of similar value

Both light to dark and dark to light (Especially on the godhand etc.)

Excessive use of rim/spotlight, very limited diffuse light

High contrast in foreground, disregarding of light situation. Often One-Spotlight setup, or Spotlight + Backlight

These are of course very subjective opionions of someone who has almost no idea about inking at all.

As usual, I appreciate all kinds of critique and feedback. But this time especially, it would be amazing to get some feedback from the artists I know who make great lineart.

P.S.: Why didn't I draw a berserk character like the skull knight? Copying both character and style at the same time feels kinda boring.

Description

Study of the works of Kentarō Miura.

The guy was an absolute beast when it came to inking, and did put such effort and details into every piece. Easily the second best comic I ever read.
After this, my tablet is going to file a restraint order against me. And it's only halfway finsihed, there is still a big robot in the background.

Technical Details/Some things I noted for myself in regards to Miuras Style of inking:

Crosshatching at roughly 30 – 50 % of outlines for non-dark objects

Heavily weighted outlines, direct blend of outilnes and occlusions (not that much occlusion)

Internal lines less weighted, shading through density, not thickness

Parallel line saround the form, and indicating plane changes

thicker lines for course surfaces and in darker regions

2 – 3 basic values (light grey, dark grey, black)

Excessive use of glow to distuinguish in between shapes

„Chaotic“ shapes in Background

Use of parallel lines across larger shapes to indicate shadow and direction of non-organic forms.

Form change indicated through sharp angles in between areas of similar value

Both light to dark and dark to light (Especially on the godhand etc.)

Excessive use of rim/spotlight, very limited diffuse light

High contrast in foreground, disregarding of light situation. Often One-Spotlight setup, or Spotlight + Backlight

These are of course very subjective opionions of someone who has almost no idea about inking at all.

As usual, I appreciate all kinds of critique and feedback. But this time especially, it would be amazing to get some feedback from the artists I know who make great lineart.

P.S.: Why didn't I draw a berserk character like the skull knight? Copying both character and style at the same time feels kinda boring.