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Have you ever noticed that the work of a particular inker adds that extra flair or polish to the jobs they do and you find yourself pumped to discover that a favorite story or series of yours is being inked by this artist and not someone else?
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Contents Ó Copyright & ä 2008 By The Inkwell Awards
Inkwell Logo ã Copyright &ä 2008 Dan Panosian
WHAT IS INKING?
Inking is the craft of enhancing an illustration through the means of redrawing pencil lines with ink and its related tools. This enhancing, or 'ink editing', would elaborate in the areas of, but not limited to, weight, space, depth, definition, contrast, texture, composition and design.
This is not to be confused with Digital Inking, the art of using a computer drawing tablet with a pressure sensitive stylus, to produce the digitally simulated effect of inking or Digital Darkening, often called by the misnomer 'digital inking', which does not emulate inking but simply alters and darkens the already-existing pencil lines within a scanned file with a computer program like Photoshop.
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Senior DC Editor Michael Marts...
Adam Hughes, Writer, Penciller ...
I have to say that I was extremely pleased with the results of the recent 2008 Inkwell Awards. Not only that I did well in the voting, but also that so many of my favorite talented artists were recognized so highly. I can't say enough about the committee and all the devoted fans who voted for us and finally gave the inkers the acknowledgement of our great contribution to the field of comics. I am truly honored and quite humbled to have an award (The Joe Sinnott Hall Of Fame Award) named after me. It is gratifying to see the list of inkers nominated for an award. It is so nice to see that the fans haven't forgotten these great talented inkers. Again, many thanks to the committee for initiating these awards, which are long overdue, and to the thousands of loyal fans for your support in voting for us. Continued success in the future. May your inkwell never run dry.
July,2008
Please pass along my grateful thanks for the award to the voters, if there is an appropriate forum for doing so, and thanks to you and your gang of nere'dowells for instigating this affair, and for your dogged persistance!
All best regards,
--Terry Austin
I'm really pleased to win this award. It comes as a big surprise!
Thanks!
--Kevin Nowlan
Just letting you know the Inkwell Award arrived and I was pleasantly surprised, the award is very attractive, well designed, and most of all,much appreciated.
Thanks to everyone for the time and expense getting this to me, it will be proudly displayed in my studio.
Best regards,
-- Tom Palmer
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