How to ink group run through FINALE! Yay!

[braden H]

@Susan-Marks I may post a picture, yiss I think it's more that in my head I had the list of priorities all wrong. I would do contour, form and then start shading leaving no room for texture. When I should have been adding texture, and then polishing with a little bit of shading. What I thought was only shading was actually texture all along.

@Aleksey said in How to ink group run through FINALE! Yay!:

You cant have textures without shadows

Is true! But I think I need to think of that less, if you get what I mean. Right now I'm adding shadows to add shadows, when I should be adding shadows to add texture. It's... weird. But I think things have straightened out in my brain now

[burvantill]

I feel the same as @Aleksey . I am fumbling on the textures and the shadows. i think that I have gotten better, but i need way more practice. Which will be inktober. LOL.
I have to say, coming back after 5 days of not seeing everyones work everyday, and then seeing the last lessons results, I think that EVERYONE has improved dramatically. You all should be proud of yourselves. I know that it is common for artists to be hard on themselves, but you all are doing just fine.

[ArtofAleksey]

@burvantill i also sometimes forget that its a good idea to pull up a reference or 2. Like i was having trouble drawing soft pillows but once i pulled up a reference it became so easy.

[demotlj]

I think the most important thing I have learned from this course is to think before I put even the first line on the paper, especially if I am doing traditional ink. Every line can do so much that I really need to have the contours, texture, tone, and shading in my head (or penciled out) before I start to ink. Which is why the second most important thing I learned was about Tombow correction tape in Jake's list of materials!

[Susan Marks]

@Braden-Hallett I learned more specific strategies for inking in this 2.0 go-round. I think the thing that stood out to me is how to create form with contour lines and hatching along the edges.

I've tried to come up with a list and even a hierarchy or what is the job of a line.
See what you think:

1. Create the exterior shape
   a) remember if the shape is textured, use textured lines for those exterior lines

2. Create form and volume by using cross-contour lines to wrap around the shape

3. Thick lines: bring forward; for things that overlap shapes;

4. Thin lines: define an edge; inside a shape; to make objects recede in space; shapes underneath

5. Establish local value

6. Add light and shadow after local value is established (altho if you want to show "light"--you need to consider this before you lay down that local value)

7. Texture: lines to create texture can outline the shape; emphasize form by changing the size/shape of the texture; create shadow

I have an idea to take one of Jake's drawings in the pack--and try to go thru it planning the lines with the above list in mind.

[Susan Marks]

Here's my inking from the last class. Note: I drew along with Jake as he created his dragon. My anatomy is an opportunity--but I am pleased with the inking.

[Erin.Cortese]

@demotlj I feel the same way! I have learned so much, but the most important lesson for me has been to think through a drawing completely before laying down ink. I think process is going to be important for me in the future - identify my highlights, shadows, and textures, and lay them down one at a time.

I lost a lot of time being sick for the past few days, so my final exercise for this class will be Inktober

[braden H]

Sounds like everyone learned a lot (certainly some stuff I hadn't thought of )

I'll have to get a comparison thread going to showcase some before and afters

[chrisaakins]

@Braden-Hallett I think I learned that if I slow down and plan for my values and shapes, then the lines can sing. I also learned that people actually like my line art and that that is a strength for me. I also learned that I really need to work on color and creating digital art.
I also learned that the Marmot people hate it when you say I also learned six times and will beat you with heated blankets loaded with rotten mushrooms if you do.

[Coley]

I didn't really have the time to do all the homework on this course but seeing as I was starting from pretty much zero inking experience I learned a lot lol. I think I had thought of inking as more of a line thing. But I learned how to do gradients and that was pretty cool Also how to do different textures. Also how the shape of a line can change the shape on the interior of the object, eg if I draw a cube but I make wavy lines inside of it, the cube looks skewed or wavy.......kinda blew my mind lol.
I like the idea of inking something from the drawing pack and posting online and tagging Jake, I might do that. I had done tacobot as practice but think I put it with recycling a few days ago when I was clearing up stuff rats! maybe it's still there!