Digital inking a cartoon in Photoshop CS5

Inking with the new and improved Photoshop CS5 for a promo during the FIFA World Cup 2010. http://www.badboycomics.com

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• digital inking
• comic
• wacom
• photoshop cs5
• cs5
• flash cs5
• cartoon
• world cup football 2010
• fifa 2010
• football

[Vorundor]

Hi, can you tell me what your brush settings are? I'm trying to achieve the same type of lines you are getting. I have a Wacom Intuos 3. Thanks in Advance.

[BadboyComics]

@Vorundor Hi Vorundor, please check out my earlier reply to real3rdlife's comment. Cheers!

[ArturoN]

wich tablet do u use?

[BadboyComics]

@ArturoN For digital work I prefer a regular Wacom tablet. I know there are a lot of people that go for a Cintiq now, but working with a glove on isn't really my thing (because the screen tends to get warm and then your hand goes all sweaty) I recently saw Samsung has these new extra large screens that have multitouch features and can be used as an actual digital drawing table, so that might be something cool right? Make sure to get something you feel comfortable with, that's what's important.

[silversteampunk]

How are you making such perfect lines so quickly? They just kinda pop on. It takes me forever to ink and my lines still don't look smooth like this. I can't get them to taper that fat, and stay smooth. Maybe you just have a steady hand.

[BadboyComics]

@silversteampunk The lines popping on is a side effect of the fact that this video has been sped up. So, in reality the inking takes much more time than you experience here. It takes time to practice, but I've had years of experience just doing traditional inks with a brush before going digital and that really helps. The software is trying to emulate certain effects that materials have in reality, so keep in touch with the real stuff too! (although then there's no undo button!) Hahaha!

[hajar9911]

@BadboyComics can you tell me what kind of a wacom tablet ? intuos or bamboo

[BeautyBoyTV]

@marty1091

I know the video is sped up. I do professional illustration.

Regardless of the video speed, it is still impressive that he can do the strokes in one go. It's very hard to get the perfect weighting throughout the stroke especially in this style. And you can tell he is not doing it slowly in begin with.

[marty1091]

@BeautyBoyTV u speed the video up, can't believe u actually asked that lol.

[MrGamerable]

Is this music from Tekken?

[zeriice9900]

r u using mouse?

[LegendaryCoffeeCup]

You, Sir, are AMAZING in drawing :D How long did it take you to learn how to use photoshop??

[BadboyComics]

@BeautyBoyTV Thx for the compliments! I haven't tried the inkling yet, but I must say the guys (and girls) at Wacom have come up with a pretty nifty gadget! Although I have to say that my regular doodles are done on pretty large paper, which gives me room to do several variations on a gag and just play around with it. I don't think the inkling can handle anything larger than A4 right now, but it certainly looks great!