I like everything you said about the medium in this video and am super envious of your brushwork. I'm now inspired to work harder ... there are a couple of Wrightson pieces that I'm keen to practice copying and might try some of the background strokes with a no2 brush, already getting sweaty hands just thinking about it. Wish me luck :)
Alfredo Alcala, the great Filipino Comics artist, was famous for one style that had a very fine line hatch and parallel approach which was all done (and done quickly!) with a brush.
Comic book inkers are very much keeping the traditional illustration techniques alive. You should check out Richard Friend's channel. He has a particularly great series of videos on Bernie Wrightson, a comic book artist/illustrator who was very much influenced by the likes of Franklin Booth and Joseph Clement Coll. Nice video by the way. I love Coll's work.
Out if curiosity have you tried "The Masters Brush Cleaner Soap" its incredible stuff, can even remove like really old dried on stuff. Plus if you take a bit of lather you can use it to repoint the tip so it's nice and sharp next time you come to it ☺
In this demo I believe I used a Montana Marker that I filled with acrylic paint. But, I really prefer now to just use a calligraphy pen dipped in Golden's High Flow Acrylic paint. Don't use the regular flow acrylics. They're too thick.
I like everything you said about the medium in this video and am super envious of your brushwork. I'm now inspired to work harder ... there are a couple of Wrightson pieces that I'm keen to practice copying and might try some of the background strokes with a no2 brush, already getting sweaty hands just thinking about it. Wish me luck :)
Alfredo Alcala, the great Filipino Comics artist, was famous for one style that had a very fine line hatch and parallel approach which was all done (and done quickly!) with a brush.
Very nice, Bill! Fun to watch.
I prefer inking with a brush and also Pentel brush pen as well. I learned so many things with the tips you mentioned here, much thanks!
No, I haven't tried that. Brushes are expensive. Thanks for the tip in preserving them.
Comic book inkers are very much keeping the traditional illustration techniques alive. You should check out Richard Friend's channel. He has a particularly great series of videos on Bernie Wrightson, a comic book artist/illustrator who was very much influenced by the likes of Franklin Booth and Joseph Clement Coll.
Nice video by the way. I love Coll's work.
Thanks Simon. I've been subscribed to Richard Friend's channel for a while now. It's really great.
I'm also a huge fan of Richard's channel, he does a great job with his analysis and keeps it fresh with a broad range of Masters to feature.
Out if curiosity have you tried "The Masters Brush Cleaner Soap" its incredible stuff, can even remove like really old dried on stuff. Plus if you take a bit of lather you can use it to repoint the tip so it's nice and sharp next time you come to it ☺
Coll mostly used dip pen. Probably 90% of his work. The brush was mainly for large black areas
What is the marker you use that's filled with white acrylic?
In this demo I believe I used a Montana Marker that I filled with acrylic paint. But, I really prefer now to just use a calligraphy pen dipped in Golden's High Flow Acrylic paint. Don't use the regular flow acrylics. They're too thick.
@@billwilsonstudio16 thanks for the info!