Let’s talk about art for a while. When I discovered the thriving indie webcomic community, I found that all the artists I followed were using these digital art tablets. I decided that before I could publish my comics, I needed to purchase one of these tablets. Then I saw the price tag. I think my wallet screamed audibly. I decided that I’d need to get a much higher paying job before I could ever afford to buy one.
So what’s a poor cheapskate to do? About this same time, I discovered chisel-tipped markers. Up until that point, I’d been using rounded, brush-tips for all my inking. They worked OK, but I knew I could do better. Then I started chisel-tips. That was a game-changer. My inking looked twice as good, and it was a lot easier to get the effects I wanted. My art looked more and more like the artists I loved from the Marvel Age of comics that I loved. That’s when I decided my art was good enough to publish. I said above that I didn’t have a graphics tablet, and I still don’t, but that doesn’t mean I don’t use digital effects at all. I used digital extensively during the first year publishing Legend of the Sword Bearer, and I still do. Most of it is done the old fashioned way, but digital makes it look much cleaner, and it’s faster and easier, sometimes. But it lacks a certain human touch. Even if I could afford a graphics tablet, I don’t think I’d use it that much. I just prefer that feeling of a real pen in my hand. I’ve trained myself to use those tools, and I don’t know how well I’d adapt. Oh well. I’ll always be old fashioned.
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