Week 5: Inking Techniques for Comics

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Instructor: Ryan Benjamin
Subjects: Drawing
Topics: Drawing Exercises, Sketching, Tools and Materials
Mediums: Brush, Brush Pen, Marker, Pen, Pencil
Duration: 2h 24m 43s

In week five, you will learn a series of inking techniques that instructor Ryan Benjamin uses for his comics. He will demonstrate inking an animal and a human portrait. You will discover how to create surface textures and utilize line quality to describe light sources.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

You do not need to purchase specific materials to take this course.
We have included a materials list as recommendation only. If you cannot find a specific material in your area, use the closest equivalent available to you. Doing so will allow you to have the best possible learning outcome from this course. For help with finding alternative materials, including how to take this course with digital tools, please join our community Discord.

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