#spotblacks

[squeakadeeks]

pink space son of a banch

[sev-arts]

Lucifer - God of Chances 2024 / 2020

aka Iblis, Daestern, Baal-Zabod, etc etc.

please excuse the lack of Azael in my new rendition, he's in the next couple pages of the comic proper to make up for it.

a lot of Their initial design was a bit generic and not quite what i was aiming for, because getting the comic started was more important to me than finalizing character designs... They havent appeared in the comic in almost 2 years but this doesnt mean i dont think about Them every single day.

as you can see in Ouverture's redone pages from 2022, Lucifer starts looking a lot closer to what i have in mind for Them now. the only difference that can be attributed to Preference rather than the progression of my style and skill is the fact i would render Their hair with spotblacks instead of texturing it with screentones nowadays.

[squimoo]

Finished the inks but added some extra spotblacks n a bit of grain coz I always enjoy inks to be standalone pieces.

[charishcherish]

Some Corporate Western Halloween art— I got around to giving the Headless Horse-Man some homage to his namesake. Also, I’ve been trying to get better at spotblacks, so this was good practice.

[pixeljade]

Like to put this in perspective for non-cartoonists. Making comics is a lot of work! Say your average comic page has four panels on it. And each panel, on average, has two or three figures in it. Also most of those have backgrounds, and you also have to draw the bubbles and take care of lettering too (an immensely underappreciated part of comics actually--It takes a lot of careful skill to letter properly!) And if you're serialized, as most printed comics and manga are, you have a deadline to deal with. The magazine Witch Hat Atelier is serialized in, Morning Two, is a weekly one--meaning even if the comic isnt weekly, its at least once every two weeks, and Witch Hat Atelier is usually around the range of 30 pages per chapter, which is longer than, say, American Comics which are 22 pages standard. I wont do the full math for you on that but even if we're generous and say that its once every other week, that means the mangaka is creating 60 panels--that is, 60 individual little drawing which tell this great story--WEEKLY. In Japan, mangakas usually have assistants to help, and I have no doubt Shirahama-sensei does too, but even then the bulk of the work is on the mangaka's back. They come up with the designs of EVERYTHING, and the art style is theirs to cohere into one, its a huge job! Theres a reason why so many mangaka die so young, and overwork is the main factor there.

So most cartoonists, they develop little tricks to make the job a little bit easier! Tite Kubo famously loved to avoid backgrounds in Bleach, drawing instead zoom lines or implied backgrounds. Other artists take photos and run them through filters for backgrounds. A lot of people simply like to draw simplified versions of their figures constantly, or use halftone patterns to handle shading instead of individual cross-hatching. Even the best cartoonists do these little tricks which make their stuff look polished while skipping over certain parts of the work. If you know the tricks you can spot them EVERYWHERE! Me? My go-to is to simplify the figures and backgrounds, and let dynamic camera angles and spotblack shadows do the work for me.

Except. I dont really see them in Witch Hat Atelier! I can see a little bit, Coco and the other girls are sometimes simplified *a bit* but even the simplified models show attention to detail. The backgrounds are constant and intricate, none of them are real locations, and rarely are they simple. Most insane to me is the shading--which Shirahama-sensei does in a way which mimics woodblock prints of western storybook illustration! They not only present the details of the shadows, but they even imply the flows of fabric! Instead of avoiding the heavy lifting, Shirahama-sensei puts in EXTRA work in almost every regard!!! Its boggling.

It does kinda make one wonder HOW, but there MUST be something to it, otherwise it wouldnt be sustainable as a practice! It makes me want to study Shirahama-sensei's work for days on end, even though i have nowhere near that kind of time.

Finally started reading Witch Hat Atelier. I love the art but also its SO overwhelmingly good it also makes me feel like I have so much to learn myself 😫 Not a bad thing, mind you, but its a challenge to meet, if that makes sense!

[henshincyborg]

Nominated for an Emmy again for opening title sequence. I was really proud of all the title sequences we busted out for this show. Not even huge budget live action shows make so many per season!! 😂 This was one of my favorites, created for the “superhero” story arc. I wanted to, obviously, give it a heavy comic book vibe. . . . #halftones #spotblacks #marvelcomics #jack kirby #steveditko #jayward #adventuresofrockyandbullwinkle #midcenturymodern #midcenturydesign #characterdesign #dreamworksanimation https://www.instagram.com/p/CAeQMLGjqo2/?igshid=18lqw5ts4i4rz

[axe-n-embers-webcomic]

Axe N’ Embers Chapter 1: Page 1!!!

YAY! First Page Post EVER :) 

Today (11/1/2020), is page 1, page 2 will be uploaded 11/4, and then every Wednesday!

Enjoy! :>

[chuckgrieb]

He wants his hand back. #graphicnovel #comics @procreate #maxpacksbrushes #spotblacks #inkandwash #watercolor https://www.instagram.com/p/CDryswsjc5k/?igshid=sduiah16xila

[gabbiescanlon]

#inktober day 6! #husky (ok it doesn't really fit). This concludes my first story for #inktober2019 . I wanted to be braver about using large areas of black (spot blacks) in this series. The next story I'll have a different approach all together #inktoberstory #sofar #shortstory #dramatic #blackandwhite #stylized #spotblacks #illustrations #comic #panel #thwarted #newplan #artistsoninsta https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Rea3oB7KW/?igshid=1okpn3r0suzw7

[mattroper8]

_Saitama from One Punch Man_ I think I’m done messing with this. Somebodies getting a really good deal on this commission - bc I spent wayyyyy more time planning, sketching, prepping for and making this piece for the price. I wanted to make it something I’m happy with and that usually means I go over board for what the client is asking just to match the vision in my head. I was about to put a full color fire or sky background in it, until I’m like,”STOOPPP!!!!! Call it finished already!!” I’m tired of looking at this now. My eyes hurt. That’s when you know you’re done - when you love it and hate it simultaneously but keep looking at it. . . . #saitama #onepunchman #anime #manga #comicart #spotblacks #markers #ink #prismacolor #copic #grey #rocks #smash #rubble #debris #punchtheground #groundpunchpose #ironmanpose #onepunch #betterthansuperman #shonenjump #superhero #superman #instaart #instaartist

[squeakadeeks]

hmmmm lil handful of arts

[jsisonart]

Chamber. #flashbackfriday #genx #marvel #art #illustration #ink #artoftheday #comiclife #comics #inktober2016 #spotblacks #crosshatching https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmP16WFqpW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2y3yq25xlfwg

[skipperwing]

ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAAAAAAAH! Warmup for tonight [last night]’s stream (www.twitch.tv/skipperwing)! Might do more. Getting back into this “fanart” thing White-scale and gray scale (with lighting). What do you think? What should I draw next? #jojosBizarreAdventure #Skipperwing #fanart #manga #anime #StardustCrusaders #StarPlatinum #JotaroKujo #Joestar #HirohikoAraki #Stand #adobeFlash #TheWorld #celShaded #spotblacks #illustration #digitalIllustration #ORA #animatorsOnInstagram #blackArtist #blackArt #animation #blackNerd #blackNerdsUnite #jjba

[silentsanctummanga]

Sinong may nagawa na at sinong may magagawa pa? Only ME-nay! Sa Kubori Strips For The Soul ko rin naman unang natutunan ang terminalohiyang ito kung kaya't nararapat lang din na si Dodon ang maging example namin sa pagspospot black. Kung kaya't isang malaking pasasalamat kay @michaeldavidsbar ! Isa kang tunay na alamat at inspirasyon sa mga batang komikero't/komikera! #KuboriKikiam #PointZeroComics #KuboriStrips #Dodon #MichaelDavid #IndieKomiks #ArtLessons #SpotBlack https://www.instagram.com/p/BHy3u4Mgg8O/?utm_medium=tumblr

[cathyhookey]

#inktober day 15! Today’s #demon is Balaam. Balaam appears as a creature with three heads - a ram, a bull & a man - a snakes tail & eyes like the very flames of hell. His skills include knowing the past, present & future, as well as being able to make people invisible. Hope your Friday is spooky, friends! 🖤💀🥀 . . . . . #monster #occult #occultart #monsterportrait #inkdrawing #inksketch #brushinking #demontober #pseudomonarchiadaemonum #arsgoetia #lesserkeyofsolomon #collindeplancy #witchcraft #witchcraftspells #witchyvibes #witchart #witchaesthetic #spotblack #inking #demontober #invocation #magician #wizard #queerwitch #nonbinarywitch #nonbinaryartist #transartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CVECqHpFTSO/?utm_medium=tumblr

[droolingdemon]

inktober day 22: knight witch