Learning how to ink : Brush

This is proving really hard for me, learning how to ink. I am not too bad with a pen, but with brush I am terrible :P Part of it, I think is that I work on crappy, textured paper. They always recommend Bristol board, so I'll try and get a Bristol pad specifically for ink.

I started by doing these marks from the book: How to draw the Marvel Way. This is where I noticed the ink doesn't come out very well on this paper...that, and I suck :P

I then did a practice page on a figure (Loki drawn by Buscema)

INK STUDY : Brush Practice

 I think of all the tools I'll probably enjoy the brush the most, but just need to get some practice with it. Shaky line control and I often don't have enough ink or too much. I like the thicker line weight though.

This is a study of a panel by Gene Colan (inked by Dick Ayers)

Ink Practice #2

 I really should've picked a better image to draw from, but practice is practice, it's about putting in the mileage sometimes :)

Original image from Jack Kirby - Captain America

INK Practice

 SHARPIE and Pigment Liner

Buscema Heads

Still figuring this artist out, so I thought of focussing on heads for a while.

Mannikin Practice

Haven't done this in a while, drawing mannikin frames based on poses in comics. First ones from Jack Kirby's Captain America:

Second from Conan by John Buscema:

30 second timed poses from pictures.

Hands

Busy period again, haven't done much or any drawing. back to the hands! :P

Below is a quick session of 30 second poses using this tool. They are quite bad but it's good because it really forces you to create shorthands for how you draw hands. I have to keep reminding myself that nails are details, so they should go in at the end.

(HANDS LVL 5 EXP 50)