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WHAT THE PROFESSIONALS USE
MORT WALKER
COMIC: Beetle Bailey |
DRAWING PEN: Gillott #170 |
LETTERING PEN: Speedball A5 |
BRUSH: Winsor-Newton #2 |
BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore |
SIZE: 5 1/4 by 18 1/8 |
PENCIL: 2 |
ERASER: Kneaded |
INK: Higgins |
HOW:
Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks. lettering is inked first. |
PAUL GRINGLE
COMIC: Park Ave. |
DRAWING PEN: Hunt #512, Gillot #170 & #290 |
LETTERING PEN: Esterbrook
Relief #314 |
BRUSH: None |
BRISTOL BOARD: 2 Ply Strathmore |
SIZE: 5 1/8 by 18 1/8 |
PENCIL: 2H |
ERASER: Pink Pearl |
INK: Pelikan |
HOW:
Rough sketches on bond paper, then refines on tracing paper, next light box,
and then on to bristol board. Lettering is inked first. |
BUD SAGENDORF
COMIC: Popeye |
DRAWING PEN: Gillott #170, 290, 303 |
LETTERING PEN: Speedball A5 |
BRUSH: All |
BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore-High surface |
SIZE: 5 1/8 by 17 3/4 |
PENCIL: Turquoise HB |
ERASER: Kneaded |
INK: Pelikan |
HOW:
Roughs in on the bristol with pencil, tightends up with pencil, then inks the final resault. |
AL SMITH
COMIC: MUTT & JEFF |
DRAWING PEN: Gillott #170 & 290 |
LETTERING PEN: Speedball #5 |
BRUSH: #2 & 3, Fill in only. |
BRISTOL BOARD: Bainbrige & 3 Ply Strathmore |
SIZE: 5 by 17 |
PENCIL: ? |
ERASER: Eberhard Faber |
INK: Higgins |
HOW:
Sketches on bristol with pencil, tightends up while inking.. |
CHARLES SCHULZ
COMIC: Peanuts |
DRAWING PEN: Speedball C5 |
LETTERING PEN: Speedball C5 |
BRUSH: None |
BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore |
SIZE: 5 1/2 by 17 1/2 |
PENCIL: No.2 |
ERASER: Eberhard Kneaded |
INK: Higgins |
HOW:
Works directly on bristol, Roughing in pencil, tightening up the lines in pencil, then inks.. |
MILTON CANIFF
COMIC: Steve Canyon |
DRAWING PEN: Gillott #659 |
LETTERING PEN: Esterbrook Bank #303 |
BRUSH: Winsor-Newton #3 Series 7 |
BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore Kid |
SIZE: 6 3/4 by 21 3/4 |
PENCIL: 2H Venus |
ERASER: Eberhard Pink 101 |
INK: Higgins |
HOW:
Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks. |
KEM MUSE
COMIC: Wayout |
DRAWING PEN: Gillott #1290 |
LETTERING PEN: Speedball A5 |
BRUSH: Any size |
BRISTOL BOARD: 2 Ply Plate Strathmore |
SIZE: 4 7/8 by 17 |
PENCIL: HB |
ERASER: Kneaded |
INK: Artone |
HOW:
Roughs on bond paper, clean up on tracing paper. Then a light box to trace on bristol, then inks. lettering is inked first. |
JOHNNY HART
COMIC: B.C. |
DRAWING PEN: Oval |
LETTERING PEN: Oval |
BRUSH: None |
BRISTOL BOARD: Strathmore/Grumbacher |
SIZE: 4 11/16 by 17 9/16 |
PENCIL: #2 |
ERASER: Kneaded |
INK: Higgins |
HOW:
Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks. |
BIL KEANE
COMIC: Family Circus |
DRAWING PEN: Hunt Crowquill 107 |
LETTERING PEN: Speedball B6 or B5 1/2 |
BRUSH: Winsor-Newton #2 sable |
BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore, Plate |
SIZE: 12 1/2 by 27 1/2 |
PENCIL: Venus 3H & H |
ERASER: Plastic |
INK: Higgins or Pelikan |
HOW:
Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks. Occasionally uses lightbox. |
LANK LEONARD
COMIC: Mickey Finn |
DRAWING PEN: ? |
LETTERING PEN: Flicker A5 |
BRUSH: #1 for blacks |
BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore |
SIZE: 5 1/4 by 18 1/8 |
PENCIL: Soft-Medium |
ERASER: Rub-Kleen |
INK: Art Tone |
HOW:
Lank drew directly on bristol board, then Morris Weiss inked the final art.(Drawing pen: Dietzgen) |
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