tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post684507089854640170..comments2023-12-20T12:09:03.564-05:00Comments on comic tools: Comic Toolshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-85258895289269166902009-01-12T03:13:00.000-05:002009-01-12T03:13:00.000-05:00I tried blue pencils (and red) and man, I do NOT l...I tried blue pencils (and red) and man, I do NOT like not being able to erase. I can't tell how dark or light something is, or if I have enough hatching, or what. It totally destroys my ability to discern levels of grey, or even the black-white balance of a page. <BR/><BR/>I totally love seeing them on OTHER people's work, though, for the exact reason you do: I love reverse-engineering their process. In fact, wanting to make that information available about my own work is why I tried to convert. Alas, it was not for me. <BR/><BR/>I think swearing is always going to be distracting to some people because some adults will always be stuck in the land of baby talk where it doesn't matter what your words MEAN, just what the exact words are. Salacious or mean thoughts are fine, as long as you express them in cute baby talk. <BR/><BR/>To my thinking, the only appropriate response to someone whose shoddy erasing creates misery for others is FUCK YOU. Said inches from their face. So close you spit in their mouth.Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-53906600219154794912009-01-11T17:25:00.000-05:002009-01-11T17:25:00.000-05:00I don't get why people don't just use blue pencils...I don't get why people don't just use blue pencils. Sanford makes an excellent line of turquoise blue leads that are soft and buttery and just the right shade of blue so that all you have to do when you scan your inks in is select the blue channel in Photoshop, convert to greyscale, and VOILA! Magically disappearing pencils! Plus, for a gallery showing, I think it's kind of neat when an inked image still has the original pencils beneath is so a student can study how much inking changes and refines the original.<BR/><BR/>And PS to what Dustin said: I like the swearing and don't think it's distracting by any means. If anything, it's what ads to the color of this site. Your personality is what makes this blog so much more interesting to read than 99% of the tutorial/how-to art sites on the web. And really . . . who <I>wouldn't</I> swear over smudgy pencil marks ruining perfectly good ink work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-56820315330061744602008-12-10T02:23:00.000-05:002008-12-10T02:23:00.000-05:00Oh man. Great tutorial. Maybe will feature your bl...Oh man. Great tutorial. Maybe will feature your blog one of these days. Nice blog.Parkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581208018640652394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-41170196701375751992008-12-08T16:37:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:37:00.000-05:00I haven't read any writing by Joe Kubert. Is he a ...I haven't read any writing by Joe Kubert. Is he a cranky old man? I'm gonna be a cranky old man when I grow up, that's for sure.Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-72533867719734953252008-12-08T08:52:00.000-05:002008-12-08T08:52:00.000-05:00That's a good one again! And the railing makes me ...That's a good one again! And the railing makes me think of Joe Kubert - grumpy but, fun and a lot to say.<BR/><BR/>I love the putty rubber bit.<BR/><BR/>I think it's much underrated what all belongs to "making" comics. Especially when you do and learn them as a one person gang. All those things "before" and "after" the drawing and how much time and dedication they take, need to be considered and looked at as well.<BR/><BR/>Those production sequences in the studios of say, a mainstream publisher of your not-liking, with everything split into steps, done by a different person, are pretty cranky. But they show what all is included in doing a book.<BR/><BR/>If I do it all by myself it might take longer, but it's also a more complete and unique thing in the end. Also I will be sure to not scratch my paper (A post about different papers would be great!) if it ends up killing my inks, that I do myself.<BR/><BR/>Hey Dustin, about time you are here ;) AND you are the main source of moxieness around!LOOKAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572300877413904267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-18769022935450726522008-12-07T21:56:00.000-05:002008-12-07T21:56:00.000-05:00Now moxie is an underused word. I tellya what, I'l...Now moxie is an underused word. I tellya what, I'll make a concerted effort to use moxie more in my posts.Moxie also happens to be a favorite beverage of mine. <BR/><BR/>Scanning is on the syllabus, but it's down the road at least a month or two, as that's probably either one really involved post, or more likely, several large posts. There's just so much there to address. But I promise you I'll get to it. That and critiquing are probably the two most involved and most important things I plan to cover.Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-89048057292629899532008-12-07T21:48:00.000-05:002008-12-07T21:48:00.000-05:00You've got passion, kid. But more important, you'...You've got passion, kid. But more important, you've got MOXIE. <BR/><BR/>Something I'd like to see some examination of, although it's probably on your syllabus: scanning/resolution/bitmap stuff. I've cobbled what I know about it from a bunch of sources (plus a healthy knowledge of Photoshop from design work), but only discovered how much better bitmap .tif's print when I made my first minicomic recently. <BR/><BR/>Okay, get on that.Dustin Harbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253514663240977750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-26349415068251111192008-12-07T15:11:00.000-05:002008-12-07T15:11:00.000-05:00Ha! This one in particular had a lot of angry curs...Ha! This one in particular had a lot of angry cursing because it's a problem with people's work that's caused me a lot of problems personally. <BR/><BR/>I'll try to mind it, though, as I think perhaps swearing can be more distracting to some people in print than in spoken language, as print has traditionally been more sanitized. <BR/><BR/>I'm totally behind this week's title, though. I don't just want people to erase their pencils, please. I want them to ERASE THEIR MOTHERFUCKING PENCILS ALREADY.Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-44992038671305226622008-12-07T14:21:00.000-05:002008-12-07T14:21:00.000-05:00Oh man, Matt--I LOVE LOVE LOVE this blog, and look...Oh man, Matt--I LOVE LOVE LOVE this blog, and look forward to the posts. Even ideas that I'm already familiar with I'll generally pull some new insight out of. <BR/><BR/>The only thing that sticks out for me is the incredible amount of swearing. I know this is part of the magical kingdom that is Matt Bernier, but--even speaking as someone who LOVES to swear--it's a little distracting.<BR/><BR/>I suspect the obligatory reply contains at least one dirty word, but I thought I'd mention it. Keep up the good goddamn work!Dustin Harbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253514663240977750noreply@blogger.com