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TUTORIAL: " WALLY WOOD'S 22 PANELS THAT ALWAYS WORK !! "
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This is NOT my artwork! I wanted to share this with all of you who aspire to draw comics. This is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen on how to add more excitement and life to your panel layouts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Wood . Wally Wood was one of THE giants of the comics field and American Illustrative art in general. I count him as one of my personal heroes.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Tutorials
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You do good, Rusty.
For those who may not know the technical terms:
"Ben Day" is an old printer's technical term for an area with pattern (usually dots forming gray tones, but could be lines). The artist would ask the printer (or photo-stat maker) to put "Ben Day" patterns in a marked area. Wally Wood used such notes to the printers in the 1950s. In the 60s artists might add the pattern themselves, using thin, trimmed sticky plastic sheets with the patterns printed on the top. ("Letraset" was one brand name.) In our World of the Future, an artist might just use 'pattern-fill' or a graytone fill for areas in a graphic file.
"SILH." is an abbreviation for the hard-to-spell "silhouette".
For those who may not know the technical terms:
"Ben Day" is an old printer's technical term for an area with pattern (usually dots forming gray tones, but could be lines). The artist would ask the printer (or photo-stat maker) to put "Ben Day" patterns in a marked area. Wally Wood used such notes to the printers in the 1950s. In the 60s artists might add the pattern themselves, using thin, trimmed sticky plastic sheets with the patterns printed on the top. ("Letraset" was one brand name.) In our World of the Future, an artist might just use 'pattern-fill' or a graytone fill for areas in a graphic file.
"SILH." is an abbreviation for the hard-to-spell "silhouette".
Some artist used other more creative ways to add patterns. Sid Greene, who inked a lot of Gil Kane's Green Lantern stories in the 60's, used a spatter technique for dust clouds and space nebulae by covering the areas to be left unmarked with tracing paper and flicking a toothbrush full of ink over it. I practiced that method quite often during my youthful, formative years before deciding I was just too messy with it.
I've also tinkered with "Zip-a-tone" way back when (though not enough to have painful mishaps .
I still have a few pics done with it, but they are so old (as in late '80's) that I'll wait till FA incorporates folders so I can establish one for these crufty old pics :)
I still have a few pics done with it, but they are so old (as in late '80's) that I'll wait till FA incorporates folders so I can establish one for these crufty old pics :)
Yeah. I tended to buy zip-a-tone -- it was cheaper and just as good (in the short-term, anyway).
Those toned plastic press-down sheets are still manufactured in Japan, mainly for pro & amateur manga. Some comic stores import them, but they are very expensive, I believe.
Now, some of the illustration software does have pattern (& dot-pattern) as a area fill option.
Those toned plastic press-down sheets are still manufactured in Japan, mainly for pro & amateur manga. Some comic stores import them, but they are very expensive, I believe.
Now, some of the illustration software does have pattern (& dot-pattern) as a area fill option.
some comic artists seem to use them like candy. sometiems something handdrawn, like a crosshatching would have looked better. just look at Gôseki Kojimas work on Lone Wolf & Cub... all done with brush. :)
even older PS versions allow imported filling tools and patterns. I'd use it but I bum out with digital, and lose patience too quickly with comics.
even older PS versions allow imported filling tools and patterns. I'd use it but I bum out with digital, and lose patience too quickly with comics.
very interesting, and so very true. :) adding thios to what Will Eisner (I have both his books on sequential arts along with autographed prints) and Scott McCloud teach there is no reason why there must be boring-looking comics anymore. :)
I'll save and reprint this and add it to my references folder. :)
I'll save and reprint this and add it to my references folder. :)
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