I'll be honest, I love comic book sketching, but I've never been any good at it. Generally speaking the idea of creating comic type characters was foreign to me. Slowly I've been dipping my hand into the comic type drawing, but the thing I've picked up that I'm starting to use everywhere is that blue pencil line that you see so many comic illustrators use.
And I've found a couple of ways to recreate it while still drawing in my trusty pencil charcoal color.
Why Use a Blue Line Sketch?
I wasn't sure why the blue pencil was used originally. After some digging I've learned that the blue line would not show up in photocopies or when a stat camera was used. A stat camera is a large frame stationary camera used to take film ready images. These are the little tidbits I get to learn about when researching for you guys. So much fun.
Anyways. The artists could be freer and looser when drawing in the blue, and then they'd tighten it up later, knowing the blue sketch would disappear. This fascinated me, but was it really useful for digital drawing?
Well, sort of.
What I like about the blue sketch is that it is lighter and I can very easily see the difference between the blue sketch and my current sketch. I can see the updates I'm creating as I continue my drawing. It's started to help in my traditional digital paintings as well (that feels like an oxymoron).
Now, is it for everyone? No, not necessarily. But if you're still developing your drawing style, why not try something new.
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