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Dave Kopperman
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The tools thread brought up the whole brush vs. nib inking question. I've futzed with using the two together in different ways over the years, but I've particularly enjoyed using them 'against' each other as a way to convey different levels of reality or POVs on a single page. Here's a couple from waaaaayyyyy back in the mid-90's:
Obviously that second one is also really pushing the styles as far apart as possible, and the brush vs. nib is more of a bow tied on that than the whole show.
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Dave Kopperman
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In case it's not clear, on both pages, the narrator is solely nib inking, while the story panels are all brush.
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Darren Taylor
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| Posted: 05 March 2026 at 1:25pm | IP Logged | 3
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These look great Dave. I love your creative split.
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Dave Kopperman
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| Posted: 07 March 2026 at 3:46pm | IP Logged | 4
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Thanks! I just hung that first page in a group show last night, and I’d forgotten how goddamn insubstantial pen and ink work looks when hanging on a wall.
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Darren Taylor
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A little digital sketch of Heather from Alpha Flight.
Edited by Darren Taylor on 16 March 2026 at 4:40pm
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Brian Miller
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That’s very nice!! LOVE that right foot. So casual and realistic.
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Darren Taylor
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| Posted: 16 March 2026 at 6:20pm | IP Logged | 7
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Thanks Brian!
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Darren Taylor
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Another sketch.
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Darren Taylor
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And another.
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Dave Kopperman
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Digging these, in particular the striking color effects. I love how banana girl's colors have a UPA vibe with the fill/line relationship.
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| Posted: 26 March 2026 at 4:26pm | IP Logged | 11
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Thanks Dave. Just some fun. It makes me happy that someone else enjoyed them too.
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Another sketch.
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