Episode Start

I’ve been cartooning for years and this is the first page where I penciled it in non-photo blue pencil. Usually I draw the whole page in pencil first (I’ve been using a mechanical pencil,) then go over the whole page in ink, then erase the pencil that’s underneath. The erasing would weaken the ink making certain areas lighter than others. I would then have to touch up those areas with more ink or with the computer adding another hour or so of work. Now with the non-photo blue pencil, I just pencil it and ink it and scan it and away we go! The blue doesn’t show up when scanning, and you get is whole page in crisp black ink. I have known about the non-photo blue pencil, for unknown reasons I just always stayed away. If you’re an artist I suggest trying different styles and techniques, it’s the best way to grow!

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