Comic Art Demo: Sketching, Inking, Coloring

Matt Strackbein walks through his process of creating a one-page comic of The Longmont Kid. The comic spotlights the city, its certain aspects, and businesses around town giving him an outlet to show his appreciation for the place he's called home since 2003. He enjoys working on The Longmont Kid in his spare time, but the ultimate goal is to get a sponsor to eventually print a book.

Music is Courtesy of Shawn Cunnane "Time to Kill" Copyright 2015

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[sudeepkumar]

How did you convert the scanned pic to line art? How to remove white area?

[gospelsongscollectionbypau]

Do you use Inkscape or Illustrator or Affinity? Any recommendations?

[gospelsongscollectionbypau]

In your style the lines are unvarying in their thickness (pressure). Is there any merit in using lines that look as if they've been drawn with a calligraphy nib, or is that overkill or too contrived in modern comics?