8. Bryan and Leah Get Inked

I guess this should be a new post. Or should it be an edit? eehhhhh who gives. So, I am insanely pumped about the ink I did on this illustration. I scanned the sketch in to Photoshop at 600 dpi, which is ridiculously too high, but I'd rather it be bigger than small and grainy at any point (thats what sh--). Then I adjusted my photoshop brush to be smoother and with only 1 point spacing (something I read in some Photoshop tutorial back in the day). I was going to buy some actual brushes and a new bottle of ink, but I didn't feel like getting out yesterday. And I've inked on Photoshop before, and it's relatively as easy as on paper. Plus you can get some thin, thin lines when you zoom in and work close enough.

I have to say, I've finally achieved the kind of thick-to-thin line variation that I've been so envious of in other illustrators the past couple of months. Comparing this to my earlier attempt at Michael Cera and Clark Duke, these lines have so much more movement. I'm so happy with it. It's really rare I feel this satisfied with a work. It could use a lot more contrast here and there, so before I start adding colors, I'm gonna see what I can do with that. But so far, I'm liking it. The painstaking coloring stage comes next.