SO.
I’ve been doing more inking practice lately, in preparation for changing the visual style of The Hues to incorporate inked linework. Not a decision I came to lightly, but it’s going to help me work a lot faster, and inking is a skill I need to work on more, so here we are.
I bought Manga Studio 4 on sale awhile back, but I’ve been too intimidated to spend more than about a half hour at a time in there. I decided to Really For Real ink something, so I started with this drawing of Lauren. I started inking in MS, but wasn’t sure how I felt about how it was looking, so I went back to PS and inked it the way I usually do.
Theeeeeeennn I was getting ready to start arting earlier today and was about to start inking my comic when I decided to warm up by finishing the inks on Lauren in MS first. I finished her up, and compared the two inking jobs, which kind of settled my decision.
Now, I think the Photoshop inking looks just fine. The pressure sensitivity is a little lower, so the lines are a bit bolder, which is fine, but when I look at the MS inks, I think they just look a bit more nuanced and interesting. So I decided I’ll be inking in Manga Studio for the foreseeable future.
Now that I’ve worked in MS for a couple hours, I’m a lot more comfortable with the tools, and I really love how the pen tool handles and responds to the pressure sensitivity.
It has been an interesting day.
