This is another design element that was used in a banner design. I had originally planned to ink this traditionally, but decided to try some of the new Kyle T. Webster brushes now included with Photoshop CC. I haven't been able to find a Photoshop inking brush I really enjoyed up until now. I'm excited to try some of these other brushes out. Also try to limit my colour palette on this one. I've included the original pencils as well. To see more of this type of work, be sure to follow me on twitter and instagram.

Labels: Deity, digital inks, Photoshop

I was just experimenting with a quick picture on my lunch hour (pencils to finish -- 1 hour) using some brush presets that illustrator (and all round awesome artist) Ray Fenden created. I've always struggled with inking in Photoshop, and while these were probably the best I've seen, I think I've come to a conclusion: I kind of don't like inking digitally anymore.

I have spent a good chunk of time creating pictures using digital ink (mostly using Adobe Illustrator). From what I can tell, the only real way to simulate the freedom of pens/brushes is by using Manga Studio and a Cintiq (or equivalent -- please see Krishna's great write-up on the Yiynova MSP19U Tablet Monitor). To be honest, it's a huge investment for me at this point, and while I had a good time with (and am proud of) the work I produced in Illustrator, I find it actually slowed me down a bit. That seems like a rough trade off when it should really help to streamline the process.

All that being said, I may be just be having an off day, and will be back to digital inks again. We'll see!

Labels: brushes, digital inks, ghosts, process, Samurai