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My ink over of original pencils and inks by Mike Zeck and Jim Sanders III fav.me/da223r6

Playing with this piece by framing the figure with a black background. With respect to composition, this is a good idea because it creates contrast, enabling a quick read. But with respect to the technique used to render the figure - decorative outline - it creates a problem. The problem is that the outer edge of the tapered outlines get lost in the frame, so that a significant part of the volume of the form is removed along with cues explaining how the edges turn. The solution to that is to re-establish the lost shape of the tapers with a white outline. That doesn't have to be a complete white outline, as frequently seen in teen comics; well placed partial outlines will do. Of course, it has to be done carefully to define the original shape of the inked tapers. I didn't do it. I just sketched in the white outlines to see the effect. It worked well in principle. Will work even better when done properly. LOL..

Description
My ink over of original pencils and inks by Mike Zeck and Jim Sanders III fav.me/da223r6

Playing with this piece by framing the figure with a black background. With respect to composition, this is a good idea because it creates contrast, enabling a quick read. But with respect to the technique used to render the figure - decorative outline - it creates a problem. The problem is that the outer edge of the tapered outlines get lost in the frame, so that a significant part of the volume of the form is removed along with cues explaining how the edges turn. The solution to that is to re-establish the lost shape of the tapers with a white outline. That doesn't have to be a complete white outline, as frequently seen in teen comics; well placed partial outlines will do. Of course, it has to be done carefully to define the original shape of the inked tapers. I didn't do it. I just sketched in the white outlines to see the effect. It worked well in principle. Will work even better when done properly. LOL..