Pencilling

A penciller is someone who works in pencil. different artists however use a wide variety of different tools. Many artists use traditional wood pencils, whereas others use mechanical pencils or drafting leads. Pencillers can use any lead hardness they feel necessary, although many artists use a harder lead like 2H to make light lines for initial sketches, then turn to a slightly softer lead for finishing phases of the drawing. Still other artists do their initial layouts using a light blue coloured pencil because that color tends to disappear during photocopying. Most US comic book pages are drawn over-sized on large sheets of paper, usually Bristol Board. The customary size of comic book pages in the mainstream American comics industry is 11 by 17 inches. The pencillers work is then drawn over by the inker.