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Lineart

After completing my storyboards, I scanned the final version into the computer. These scanned images would become my references for the actual lineart of the graphic novel.

EXAMPLE!

After scanning the storyboard images, I took them in Adobe Illustrator. This program is where I did all of my linework. I chose Illustrator for this part of the project because it makes clean vector lines with natural curves, and also clean-up is super-easy. The tablet I used was the Wacom Intuous.

My technique in Illustrator is similar to what I might do on traditional paper. From the reference, I do rough sketch with my tablet of the shapes of objects and bodies in blue. The storyboards were done rather quickly, so I wanted to get a more refined image for the final. I then go over the blue in a new layer with a more detailed sketch in pink.

The next process basically takes the place of the traditional inking process in the comic industry. The in-program brush I used originates from the Wacom Tablet, but I made a few adjustments for lineart - I use this brush for any illustration that I do.

Using this brush, I do the final outlines for the lineart and clean then up. I then export the file as a .psd (Photoshop file).

The real fun begins there, with coloring.

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