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From: Burning Man
#3 cover
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As
you can see from this pencil version, Brett filled the image
with detail without suggesting any contour lines or spoting
of black areas. Any inker with a well-trained eye knows where
to pick up from there, to add dimension in the ink stage. Except
for the leg area, the fade where the knees would be, there is
no light-source. This suggests a general ambient light, by use
of Brett's rendering which almost resembles scratches or fabric
stitching.
I took it from there and went hog wild with my faithful #104
quill. On a lot of the rendering lines, I simulated a stitching
effect, where I begin with a fat dollop of ink, scoot my line
over, then finish with another healthy dollop. |
| Penciller: Brett
Booth |
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To
avoid too much repetition in the lines, some would be flat, dead
lines. The contours of the trees were important, as were the collecting
black knots in the tree. When inking trees, it's crucial to bow
the arc of the rendering lines to the shape, or your tree limb shapes
could be lost.
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Under
the dragon's neck, I bore down on the quill for a shadowy effect.
The black swirly
mist was outlined using Pro-White and a brush. If you add a
LITTLE amount of water, it'll make a nice thin white line.
Just when I thought I was satisfied, I went
over the whole shebang using more Pro-White, this time as a
dry-brush effect on the limbs. It may take the crispiness out
to the inks, but the result is a much more organic, random quality,
which contrasts the line-for-line dedication I did for both
the dragon and the Burning Man. |
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| Inker: Drew Geraci |
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Enter
Jason Keith, who did an amazing coloring job that satisfies
on all levels. 1) His color use is obviously very knowledgable.
The tree fading to purplish colors was inspired as was the flat
orangish backdrop. 2) Even after adding color holds (where a
black line is changed to a color) and some minor 'modeling'
on the dragon, the composition stays intact. 3) The white gaps
in the black mist has a slight halo effect, which adds a great
touch! 4) Most importantly you can see all my pretty lines!!!!
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| Colorist: Jason
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