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Published: 2007-08-04 13:14:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 32375; Favourites: 506; Downloads: 678
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Phew, this was a long time in the making. I kept getting so many requests for an inking tutorial! It's no wonder there aren't very many good ones out there, it was the most difficult tutorial I've written yet. Even when I read through it now, I don't think it's completely concise OR clear. But it's better than nothing.I covered a bunch of techniques ranging from the very basic to the fairly intermediate, so I hope everyone who reads it gets something out of it.
Some people also asked for a digital inking tutorial, which will not happen. I do not ink digitally, only traditionaly! Let me know if you have any questions
!The rest of my tutorials: [link]
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Thanks for this.
It really helps for me who is beggining.
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Glad it helps, letmeknow if you have any other questions!
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Thanks! This has been one of the best inking tutorials I've found so far. Lots of good tips in here. I'm looking forward to beginning my inking adventure.
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Thank you, this is very useful~
but I still have some questions: What kind of paper do you use? Because I think it's really hard to ink on a piece of paper which have been erased and drawn over so many time... How thick should the paper be? Any brand suggestions?
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I don't know a great deal about papers, unfortunately. I usually buy sketchbook intended for inking. Make sure that the paper you are working on archives ink, otherwise it will fade over time. I prefer very soft and smooth papers for inking and drawing, myself, but even a high quality thicker super bright printer paper can do in a pinch!
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how big of a drawing should a 005 (micron) be used on?
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It really depends on the detail you want and the style of your drawing. I typically draw quite detailed, so I will normally use a 005. Anything larger than 11X17 I consider upping my minimum size, but it really depends on what you are wanting to achieve
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haha my paper is 8x12...I often find that an 005 is actually too fat because I tend to draw small 
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If you are finding that the 005 is too small, maybe you should consider moving to a larger format?
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yeah I think I just need to find a balance, and a steadier hand 
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One of the more useful inking tutorials out there. Thanks for making this.
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I'm trying to learn a little bit of inking technique, so this is wonderful<3
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Awesome tutorial! I haven't inked anything since pretty much a year ago; I wish I'd found this tutorial sooner!! Thanks so much for making this tutorial!
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cool! you have the tutorial or knows where tol find one of how to coloring traditional inking on photoshop? 10/10
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Hi! Thanks
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ohh ok! Thnxk you so much i will search for those sheets that you have 
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I like inking....but the coloring really gets to me. I just can't seem to get it right no matter what I do.....
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I like inking too! Colouring takes more work because you have to understand colours and how to chose them and which ones work together.. unfortunately there is no tutorial for that, just experience, personal style, and observation!
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Inking is awsome because I feel like I got somewhere and didn't have to go through a much longer process.
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That little bit of information on traditional inking really helps. Thanks
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Very interesting. Most (Actually many) how to inking books on the market right now don't give you ample advice on how to properly ink(How to Draw Manga Penning Characters is the only one I've come across that is ACTUALLY efficent enough to understand inking basics, etc.) but your advice is actually understandable for anyone to pick it right up and to absorb immediately as I struggled with inking time and time again, so your inking tutorial will DEFINITELY come in handy for me(and countless others) who seriously need inking advice on how to ink effectively.
Thanks a million.
Sorry if I keep on rambling, it's just how I am sometimes.
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Aww thanks so much for the praise glad it helped!
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This tut was awsome! It was simple and concise and should help alot! Thank you for making it!
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I love all your tutorials, but this one's my favorite. Gotta love old school. <3
*fave*
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Thanks! Maybe one day I will be able to afford a hugeass monitor and tablet, but until then I prefer to traditionally ink. Even if I did have the hardware to do it, there is something satisfying about sitting on my bed and drawing anyway. Plus, I like how you can turn the paper hahahaha!
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Yep, you just went from "supa cool" to "OMG, lurve!" in my book. I'm a hard-core traditionalist and my fiancee just got me a Tablet for Christmas and... I don't know what to do. Lol, so when I found your tutorials, I started to remember how to breathe. I mean, who says that I have to abandon my pens and inks just because I have some fancy new hardware?
And you know the huge downside to the Tablet?
I wanna turn it SO BAD. Aaagghhhhh!
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yeah me too.. that doesn't go away :\ but! It's great for touching up work, or even just colouring existing lines. So it's still a great tool! But inking will ALWAYS be traditional for me!
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Just what I need! Very helpful!!
ZRight now I only have ball point gel pens from wal mart. It would be great if you could recomend a specific brand for me, or a website to buy them at?
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I wish I could, but for pens I just buy really cheap shit. If I could afford it, Copic seems like a really great brand though!
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Heck, I wasn't even looking for a tutorial, and I saw this and thought, "hmm..I bet there is something to learn here" And by golly, there was!!! I learned a lot from this, and I'm gonna use it in the future. Thanks for the lesson, though it may have been accidental!
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What an awesome tutorial! I really should practice my manual inking skills. It's been quite a long time since I did one by hand and not via tablet.
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Thanks! I dunno, I don't really like digital inking.. I'm definately a traditional inker
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Thank you very much for this tutorial, it's very helpful. I'll use it when I ink my current piece.
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This is one of the most helpful and well written tutorials I've found so far ^^ - thanks!!
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This is one of the most helpful and well written tutorials I've found so far ^^ - thanks!!
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