Art of the Comic Book | David Marshall, Instructor

Required Materials: List of Art Supplies; Lettering with Ames Guide; Lettering with Speedball Pens; Inking Straight Lines; Inking with Brushes

Required Materials

What to do it with.

If there isn't ink on your fingers, clothes or furniture, you're doing something horribly wrong.

List of Art Supplies Items listed with online vendor links. Details include kinds of ink, brushes, pens and paper for making professional comic books. Lists for optional supplies and recommeneded reading also included.

Lettering with Ames Guide The Ames Lettering Guide is widely recognized as the original lettering guide; its design hasn't changed since its invention in 1917. Used for drawing lettering guidelines, this drafting tool features both metric and fractional calibrations ... Lettering with Speedball Pens While very few artists enjoy lettering, it's an important part of comics. It takes up space, directly affecting page design. Consistent standards give artists an exact amount of space to work. (This is why most artists prefer full scripts ...

Inking Straight Lines Content currently being developed. Inking with Brushes Content currently being developed.

Art of the Comic Book

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