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Questions about cartooning and illustration?
I have a lot of questions, so bear with me. I want (need) to be a cartoonist. I already draw pretty well and have even taken a cartooning class and have studied some books on the subject. I'd like to develop a comic strip in hopes of selling it to a syndicate and if possible sell some one-panel cartoons to magazines. I want to draw the sort of old fashioned way - paper and ink (no dealing with computers). What paper and what ink? I've tried using Sharpies and I don't know if I like them that well. It's more convenient than pen-and-ink, though. How big should I draw the strip? I measured the ones in the paper and doubled them, but I think they should be bigger. For grays and shading, I've heard of a tint that you can trim and fill in parts of the drawing. Where can I find that? Or can you shade with pencil?
Also, I have agreed to illustrate a children's book. It would be in color. Would watercolor over an ink drawing be the best method?
Got any good books or websites you can recommend?
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
For pen and ink drawings, vellum bristol board is a nice surface to draw on. As for the pen, I use an Ackerman pump pen with a Manga G pen nib, filled with sumi ink. I like it because it gives nice line variation and it draws very smoothly. I have used inkjet ink in a pinch, but the results are not as nice as the sumi ink because it has a tendency to bleed. Sharpies have their value, but are limited in what they can do. Truth be told, there is no best method or best tool, just works best for you.
There are a few artists that you might consider looking up for inspiration. Heinrich Kley, Winsor McCay, Bernie Wrightson and Gustave Doré.
Source(s): http://ackermanpens.com/ - Anonymous5 years ago
open your adobe photo shop click on the tool box to show its content press ctrl prtsc simultaneously (this copies the whole scene) open your paint press ctrl v (to paste the previously copied scene) if you are only after the tool box, you can edit your picture by cropping it too as for your first question, you can simply type photograph, drawing and cartoons in your search engine hope that answers your question
