Inking for Comic Books: Traditional and Digital Techniques

Bring parallel universes to life by learning to combine different inking techniques for comic book illustration

• Introduction
• Inks
• The Page
• Print Ready
• Final project

The ink in a comic book not only puts solid lines over fading pencils but also gives weight and atmosphere to the scene, emphasizes its light and shadows, and even defines its narrative. Comic book artist Sam Hart tells stories in ink for comics like The Coldest City, Grace O'Malley, and King Arthur.

In this course, he teaches you how to use three different inking techniques to develop a comic book narrative. Create a fully-inked comic book page, combining traditional inks; black and white ink wash; and digital inks. Every page of a comic is a universe. Learn how to bring superheroes, monsters, or parallel dimensions to life with traditional and digital techniques.

This is Sam’s second Domestika course. In his first, Visual Narrative for Comic Books: Illustrate Your Own Universe, he teaches you the essentials of comic book creation, from writing an impactful script to bringing the words on the page to life.

• About Me
• Influences
• What Is Inking?
• Materials
• Traditional Inks: Technique
• Watercolours: Style
• Digital Inks: speed
• Narrative Inks
• Inking: Forms, Outlines, and Light
• Inking: Contrast, Volume, and Texture
• Ink Washes
• Digital Get Together
• Top Tips
• Sending Files
• Inking for Comic Books: Traditional and Digital Techniques