tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post1322596725775600412..comments2023-12-20T12:09:03.564-05:00Comments on comic tools: Comic Toolshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-68900981995526865592009-05-04T16:00:00.000-04:002009-05-04T16:00:00.000-04:00In the early days of making comics you shot the ar...In the early days of making comics you shot the artwork with a great big camera that turned every tone solid black or solid white and couldn't be adjusted, so artists needed to either erase their pencils very, very well or use special non-photo blue pencils, which wouldn't show up at all when shot by the camera. <br /><br />Nowdays photoshop can be used to drop the blue right out from under linework that's been scanned in color, and you can also just as easily drop the red out. The process is rather like green-screen technology. <br /><br />Colored leads are mostly non-erasable, but then again they don't need to be erased.Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-39840393300065671872009-04-25T17:13:00.000-04:002009-04-25T17:13:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for all you post on this blog! I...Thank you so much for all you post on this blog! I am new to comics-making and have found it really helpful. <br /><br />I have a question that is probably naive, but hopefully worthwhile to other noobies like myself: with regard to pencilling, why do some comics artists use blue or red for pencilling? How does this play into erasure post-inking? <br /><br />Are blues/reds used for other purposes that I'm not aware of, like scanning into Photoshop for manipulation-- or is it simply easier to differentiate what is/isn't inked during the inking process?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-59076503830112118802009-04-13T13:01:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:01:00.000-04:00Oh!, and MK- Thank you for reminding me! I'd forgo...Oh!, and MK- Thank you for reminding me! I'd forgotten that I've been meaning to put his blog in my sidebar.Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-12144713153059981392009-04-13T13:00:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:00:00.000-04:00Hi Bill! No worries about not getting to writing u...Hi Bill! <BR/><BR/>No worries about not getting to writing us, I know full well how life can intrude on things like that. I've been postponing promoting Comic Tools and giving it a more presentable appearance for weeks now, as new things come up that force me to postpone. <BR/><BR/>As for the questions, it's as I say, you created your blog to fill a gap you felt in mine, and if I feel you've left something uncovered on your blog, I can always write to the artist myself to fill in the gap. Thusly, or blogs might compliment each other, filling in knowledge the other lacks. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and once again, I'm excited that you're introducing me to new illustrators. I find Illustration hard to follow with all the other things I occupy myself with, and you've already exposed me to several new artists.Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-26303610986688853402009-04-13T12:45:00.000-04:002009-04-13T12:45:00.000-04:00Hi Matt & MK,I've been meaning to send you...Hi Matt & MK,<BR/><BR/>I've been meaning to send you both an email about the site, but hadn't gotten around to it yet (in fact, it's still sitting in my drafts folder). I do want to thank you both for such a great site, and the inspiration for The Tools Artists Use! It certainly wouldn't exist without the work done here.<BR/><BR/>I had tried to make some of the questions I ask open enough for the artist to explain a little about their tool selection, but I didn't want to focus as much on the process since there are several other weblogs out there that delve into that sort of thing. I may add a question or two about process in the future, but I already have so many questions I don't want to overwhelm the interviewee.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for Comic Tools, and for the link!Bill Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07116610777473224487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-5570884548847863342009-04-13T04:17:00.000-04:002009-04-13T04:17:00.000-04:00I had some idea that it was popular before you too...I had some idea that it was popular before you took over, but... imitators? That's pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>Also, Austin English started up another cartoonist interview blog not too long ago:<BR/>http://20cartoonquestions.blogspot.com/MK Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748554905608185150noreply@blogger.com