HOW TO DRAW COMICS:
INKING WITH A BRUSH pt 8

Continuing the real-life saga of one man’s struggle against his art materials!

Unlike the brush, a pencil has a rigid tip. Assuming it’s sharpened to a good point, this means that whatever direction you draw across the paper, the pencil will give you an identical line. Why? Because the rigid tip of the pencil guarantees that an identical point is presented to the paper no matter which direction you move the pencil (assuming you hold the pencil relatively vertical).

The brush, on the other hand …READ MORE »