In this post I wanted to show how I ink in the lettering and speech balloons first. In fact, I haven’t even finished the pencils yet but my blocking is now in place. I will go over the blue lines with my 3B lead pencil to refine the shapes before the final ink. This workflow is probably the most effective in quickly getting a strip done with fewer mistakes and redoes. It also helps with overcoming resistance to tackling a new strip. This way, I can simply focus on what I know I need to get done technically before having to worry too much about the drawings. The drawings come last and I know exactly where they need to be. It’s a bit counter intuitive at first to work this way (we always want to start a drawing first) but it is without a doubt more efficient.
