Holy crap, how did I not know that the great Steve Rude had a RU-vid channel??? Inktober is the perfect time to try and improve my line weights. Thanks for the help Steve!
Thanks! Im trying to reboot my failed career doing comics. This is very inspirational! Thanks for helping to remind me of the fundamentals of sequential comic art!
Hey another great channel to watch for inspiration, process and for background while you work on your art is Cartoonist Kayfabe. Best of luck on your work.
Again Steve…love this. I’m saving all of these. These people are so lucky to have someone like you showing them how it’s done. Best wishes always…Spark 💥
Yea that is a thing that beginners see, but not see, the lines. And what they are and what they are doing. How thin or how fat or how formed, and then how to do it yourself. Takes alot of thought for a beginner to go from pencil sketch to well finished illustration like that.
Awesome, thank you! I love it when Steve shares his knowledge and insight with us like this. IMO he's among the most masterful storytellers comics have ever had.
Jeff, Rest assured that anything that bears the credit "written by Mike Baron" did indeed come from him. The whole Nexus idea, the cast of characters and the stories that involved their incredible tales, as well as the often eccentric names in Nexus, all came from one source--mighty Mike Baron. I just happened to come along to put his wondrous stories to pencil.
I do work for a publisher in Australia - I know for a fact that they would love to commission you to illustrate one of their short stories... let me know if you are interested - personally I love your art.
Must admit, I was never a fan of Vince Colletta’s inking style (although I quite liked his work on George Tuska’s Iron Man)…..I much preferred Giacoia’s boldness. My favourite, totally reliable inker was Joe Sinnott. Such a clean inker but the king for me was the incomparable Tom Palmer.
I have a couple story ideas that I feel like I need to get them out. No idea if anyone will enjoy it, money would be great but it’s more about the integrity to the story I have no drawing skills but I love these lessons. Any ideas
Thank you so much for this, I never considered line weight intentionally affected by the light source and creating depth with the stroke. I plan on practicing this technique tonight!
