Comic Books: Digital Inking and Refinement

Learn how to digitally ink comics. Comic creator Ben Bishop shows two methods for inking comics in Photoshop, using examples from his graphic novel, The Aggregate.

Introduction

• Welcome
• About this course

1. Getting Started

• What is digital inking?

2. Prepping Your Document for Digital Inking

• Creating a page template
• Sizing artwork and arranging layers

3. Tools of the Trade

• A look at Photoshop brushes
• Choosing the right brush

4. Digital Inking

• Initial linework
• Line weight
• Positive and negative space
• Halos and highlights
• The blur effect

5. Also Known As Digital Inking

• Inking on top of a pencil rough

Conclusion

• Next steps