Inking With Photoshop Pen Tool

Alrighty, so I've put all the annotations in on this. Though I've realised that I've also done this video at a particularly high resolution, so it hasn't shown up all that well here. I'm sorry about that, the next one I do will be of a better quality.

I might host the high resolution file somewhere else and put it up on my site for download. I hope those who watch this find it at least somewhat useful.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• art
• drawing
• inking
• digital
• mouse
• photoshop
• cs2
• pen
• tool
• tutorial
• walkthrough
• speed
• draw
• lineart

[xUndeadReflectionx]

i love you for this video. Thank you so much. ;_______;

[gridbug]

@xUndeadReflectionx you're welcome <3

[SuperMamboo]

what brush did you use for inking?

[gridbug]

@SuperMamboo There are no brushes. You don't ever use a brush for this method.

[Sparklebabe31]

@gridbug i think they mean which brush setting u have before u use the pen tool. Ok like u start on a brush setting where u cud change the width n angle n stuff so when u do the paths that's how the line is gonna come out. This info would be helpful to me as well because i cnt choose a decent setting; my line when i use the pen tool is either too feathery or too hard edged

[gridbug]

@Sparklebabe31

And as I said the brush setting is irrelevant. Because you do not use "STROKE PATH". You use "FILL PATH". Which fills in the outlines like a paintbucket. As you can see I do not just go over the line once in this video. I go and make a thin shape and then fill it. I draw both sides of the line like I'm doing a box, not just use the path tool to go over it once.

So yes, no brush at all.

[Bidon45]

I learned just 1 thing from this video. That I totally suck at using pen tool.

[gridbug]

@XxTooHyperxX  As I said many times before, I do not use a brush at all. This method uses 'fill path' which fills the outlined area with colour like a paintbucket....

[JoshuAnimation]

Thanks! This helps

[aqilanindityo]

sucked in pen tool. :'(

[gridbug]

@DaCommentGuy Yes, this style of inking can work for any illustration/sketch you have. The way you do it is the same. ^_^

[parisgala88]

im so confused, the pen is refusing to go where i want it to go...

[yesysh]

Oh cool! i normally ink with my Wacom pen tablet cause i don't like using my mouth it just so boring for me that way but with a tablet i'm able too simulate the look and feel of real brush by playing with the brush settings pressure sensitivity and all that good stuff.

I never mastered inking with my mouse so this is very impressive and interesting to me.

[cuteshika]

thank u so much!u hav been a great help!like this vid...

i hope theres still many of u who share something like this!:D

[TheMadarab63]

@ThePitbull63 wait...wth i didnt put this comment!!i know nothing about painting...who would hack into my account???