Comic book lighting

Christopher Hart

Lightning bolt

More and more you need to be an 'all-in-one' artist to break into the industry, which means penciling and inking your own stuff. The reason for this is it's so hard to find actual producing artists at the amateur level, so finding a penciler to ink or vice versa can be impossible. But that being said, here's some tips for inkers or pencilers who ink their own stuff. First of all, every inker seems to prefer his or her own tools. I like to use Pitt markers and brushpens myself. I don't like…

Robert Fawcett Lesson in creating patterns of light & dark given at Famous Artists School, 1950s.

Easy, budget-friendly, and ready to hang in seconds A great format for series/collection presentation Textured watercolor paper mounted on 4-ply art board Individually wrapped in cellophane sleeves 3M velcro hanging dots included (four per print). Since every item is made just for you by your local third-party fulfiller, there may be slight variances in the product received

Comic Strip Lampshade

Lively personalities traverse Max Ulichney's vibrant, characterful illustrations. He shares his pro advice on lighting, brush-making, and creativity.