Uncategorized @ 19 Jul 2011 12:00 am by admin
This blog is going to be providing a very brief history on the fashion in which comics are colored and finalized. We will start with a look a the classic way which was the only method available until the introduction of affordable computer technology.
When doing things the classic way, the artist would make the actual sketches with a sketching pencil or charcoal instrument onto paper. Another artist then had the job of inking over the initial sketches and then coloring them in. The colorists was often referred to as “inkers”.
Many traditional style comics are still sketched with pencil on paper by actual artists.Confused? Here ‘s a little help . It is now more common for the pencil sketches to be scanned onto a computer hard drive so that various types of imaging applications can be used to perform the tasks of the former “inker”. There might still be an inker but in today’s modern world he might be using imaging software to ink and color the artwork.
It is also important to not forget that there are many comics in which the sketcher is behind a computer screen as well. It is becoming very common to see comics that have been entirely created through the use of a computer. In such cases the pen, ink and paper have been left entirely aside.