THE PROCESS: Inking Old-School

Welcome to The Process. Today I share a few techniques for inking with a brush. While there are many approaches I hope that this adds some insight for you to develop your own process.

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[DJulesOne]

Reminds me of art school graphic design in the 80s, you have so much patience. When it's slowed down you release how much goes into this, well done.

[tedpertzborn]

I inked with a #2 watercolor brush for Marvel years ago. Started with Windsor Newton, but found that their quality degraded, so I switched to Scharff Series 3000 finest sables, which are amazing. I love watching other inkers work, because I understand the decisions being made and always think things like "Huh, I would have done THAT THING, THIS WAY". Great video. Excellent brushwork. Reminds me of some of the greats from the 70's.

[ShaneWhiteStudios]

Welcome to THE PROCESS. The first of many art tutorials I hope to share. #arttutorials #comicinking #inking #wallywood #shanewhite  

[scottmoore]

Old school inking is the best. You can’t beat a brush!

[Visuwyg]

"I move my head away from the mic to breathe in." Love it man! You're a wizard! My nerves can barely handle inking, and my comic pages don't require a fraction of this accuracy!

[shimmyslug]

"When all is said and done, I'll have put 12 hours of inking into this piece." That's it??? The efficiency !!

[MatthewClise]

Masterfully done! I love the roundness of old school inking. You've definitely captured the style. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing this!

[zherographics]

I never tire of watching this. I can't wait until there are more.

[raymundorodriguez]

Great to see someone still using the old ways of doing things.
And you've mastered it.

[ellylong]

I've watched hunderds of videos online on inking, and I don't wanna sound all cliche, but this really got me motivated. To see you using a brush really made me smile- it's something I prefer using, and not many peopl opt for that now, so thanks so much for this video!! It's absolutely gorgeous!!

[callumwale]

It would be so satisfying being able to draw like this -- in so much depth, knowing it would take hours to complete.

[matties]

No talk here!!! Just plain and simple old-fashioned badass!!!

[quaidemckenzie]

It is such a shame to see so few artists doing this kind of work but I've gotta say, it makes it so much more satisfying to cone across art as lovingly crafted and beautiful as yours. I know I'm not alone when I say I'm not only mesmerized but hugely impressed. You've earned my subscription and I can't wait to see more from you in the future.

[Wings_of_foam]

I love precision and always try to make my graffiti/font look sharp and the lines organic.
Well done dude!

[WillieTaggett]

Brother, your linework is immaculate..I'm truly impressed. You have a new subscriber

[MrBen]

Wow this is amazing. At 40 years of age I'm picking up on my artwork again. This is so out of my reach I guess. Very inspirational. A thing of pure beauty.

[jhstatts]

This is nothing short of amazing. Reminds me of the golden age. Fantastic work!

[edwardwilliams]

You...my friend are just...mind blowin'...Stellar! Your control is for the demo. Your career should be very bright...indeed!

[barrynotlarry]

Stupendous work. Fun to see how a real inker works. I used a Winsor Newton series 7 #2 everyday for about 10 years doing graphic art for prepress. I treated those brush's well and tried a few others but always went back to the Series 7.

[prettynoose]

No way you can replicate this digitally....so detailed and precise! It should not be called 'old school'; it needs to be called 'only school'!