Art of Comic Book Inking

What does a comic-book inker do? Is an inker responsible for the coloring? Does an inker just trace over the lines? How much of the line work is done by computer? Learn the answers, and the stylized techniques, from the professionals! This book, full of tips from the comics industry's greatest living inkers, is for aspiring inkers, untrained professional inkers, pencillers who want to become more inker-friendly, and the majority of editors who work in comics today.

"Absolutely fantastic how-to-guide" according to Michael Link. First off, I would recommend having a basic knowledge of inking and drawing prior to picking up this book. (Knowledge of comics is helpful too!)I am predominantly a pencil artist, however for the greater part of the past decade I have "traced" my pencils in ink. My though process did not include any way to make my illustration look better. Within the first 25 pages of this book, I had several enlightened "Why did I not think of this before!?" moments. "The Art of Comic Book Inking" according to alphanathan. This volume contains some valuable information about the art of inking over pencil drawings, for the comic books, however, misses some key issues. The fold-out section, where the reader can ink over the non-reproducing blue is worth the price of the book, however. Gary Martin is quite the accomplished inker, however, he's improved since the book was written- the volume should be updated. This book is really only for those whom are already familiar wi. "The Bible for non-Digital Inking" according to ProfessorF. Just an interesting aside: this book was recommended to me by none other than Mike Royer (one of Jack Kirby's main inker), after I sent him an e-mail suggesting that he write a book on inking.The content has been covered by other reviewers, so I'll limit my review to the instructional value of this book. Cutting to the chase, this is an excellent book for learning how to ink traditionally, with a brush and maybe some pens.It has two sections: theory

. In 1997, Gary authored the first volume of The Art of Comic Book Inking, which drew rave reviews both within and outside the comic-book industry and quickly became known as the definitive "How To" guide for aspiring artists. Gary is an acclaimed artist within his medium and received a Harvey award nomination for his work on the Dark Horse series Nexus, on which he collaborated with Steve Rude. From the Publisher Gary Martin has been working in comics since 1980; his credits include Wonder Woman, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Ghost, Blue Devil, and many other titles