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         Mark McKay Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 13 July 2021 at 7:18pm | IP Logged | 1
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Two inking styles of the same page:
 
 
  
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         Mark McKay Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 21 July 2021 at 6:12pm | IP Logged | 2
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         Mark McKay Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 21 July 2021 at 6:14pm | IP Logged | 3
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The first version is my slow and methodical approach, the second is me trying to work looser.
  
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         Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 21 July 2021 at 9:38pm | IP Logged | 4
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Nice work, Mark! I like both, but prefer the first version. I am a fan of tight, clean, inking. 
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         Paul Wills Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 22 July 2021 at 9:36am | IP Logged | 5
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Very nice, Mark! With my previous pages I did the same - the first page was very tight inks and the second a bit looser. I think it's a good idea to experiment with inking to find out what works best.
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         Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 22 July 2021 at 11:58am | IP Logged | 6
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I prefer the first one also in this context. The style of inking in the second one really reminds me of Giordano over Adams. Though Adams/Giordano were great, it feels so DC to me that I don't think it suits Thor. The first seems both more Marvel and JB (if that makes any sense).
  
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         Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 22 July 2021 at 6:48pm | IP Logged | 7
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I get what you mean, Peter. The first has more a Terry Austin style on the inks. Interestingly,  Austin was Giordano's assistant at one time
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         Mark McKay Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 22 July 2021 at 8:59pm | IP Logged | 8
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I agree with you both as well. It was fun to try out a looser style, inspired by JB’s Neal Adams shading, but in the end the tighter inks suit the work better.
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         Mitch Denoyer Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 23 July 2021 at 7:56pm | IP Logged | 9
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I prefer the second one for the same reason Peter doesn’t.  Adams/Giordano is my all time favorite.
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         Mark McKay Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 24 July 2021 at 8:31am | IP Logged | 10
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It’s funny, I was trying for Sienkewicz or Janson in my looser style, but I totally see how it came out with a Giordano feel.
 
 The fact that it’s even slightly being compared this way is so nice! I still have a looong way to go! 
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         Paul Wills Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 26 July 2021 at 11:45pm | IP Logged | 11
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 I can definitely see a Sienkiewicz influence in that second one. Hopefully, I'll have one up soon! 
  Edited by Paul Wills on 28 July 2021 at 5:15pm
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         Paul Wills Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 29 July 2021 at 12:17am | IP Logged | 12
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Initially posted an inked page but was unhappy with the way I spliced it together. With my printer and scanner I have to print and ink half a page and then scan and splice it back together. I have to go back and fix it so it looks a bit more seamless. Anyone else have that issue?
  Edited by Paul Wills on 29 July 2021 at 12:22am
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