How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
Stan Lee, John Buscema (Illustrator); Format: Hardcover, ISBN 0-671-22548-0; Paperback, ISBN 0-671-53077-1; 160 pp; Publisher: Simon & Shuster, Inc., Pub. Date: 1978
By Zorikh Lequidre
There are some folks who like to know everything about anything they could use as a tool for their art. Others just want a quick answer. For the latter, here you are:
1. Writers
A computer with Microsoft Word or its Mac equivalent and a color inkjet or laser printer
2. Pencilers
Bristol board, smooth finish, 100 lb. A 0.5mm mechanical pencil with 2H lead.
3. Inkers
A #3 round sable brush and a Hunt 102 pen nib; Black India ink; white tempera paint.
4. Colorists
P.H. Martin's Watercolor Transparent Dyes or Adobe Photoshop.
5. Letterers
Speedball B-5 and Hunt 107 crow quill pen nibs
For more detailed answers on the different tools that can be used for each job, check the individual tutorials.
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Suggested Reading:
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
Stan Lee, John Buscema (Illustrator); Format: Hardcover, ISBN 0-671-22548-0; Paperback, ISBN 0-671-53077-1; 160 pp; Publisher: Simon & Shuster, Inc., Pub. Date: 1978
Fabian Nicieza, John “Lewie” Lewandowski; Format: Paperback, 32 pp.: ISBN 0-7851-0274-4; Publisher: Marvel Comics; Pub. Date: 1996
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