Creating Comics
James WhitingJames Whiting shares creating comics, art, and books. Go behind the scenes and follow along in his mad creative process.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 98 | Subscribers | Read | whiting.substack.com |
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Rockets, Blasters, and Back to the Drawing Board
Working on another creator’s character is both a thrill and a test—especially when you get something wrong. And I did.
Coloring Line Art
In my last several newsletters, I’ve explored traditional line art and inking—using blacks, feathering, and the terminator. This is where those fundamentals come together and collide with modern digital coloring.
Feathering and the Terminator
In this third installment on creating line art, I’m focusing on the technique of feathering—a traditional comic inking technique that has become increasingly rare with the rise of digital coloring. Artists like Wally Wood, Hal Foster, Berni...
Creating Shadow and Mood
Before the holidays interrupted everything, I wrote about the importance of Line Thickness. This time, I want to dig into how blacks are used to create shadow and establish mood.
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For over 40 years I’ve been raising hell on the page — cartoonist, designer, and publisher of the strange and the subversive. From Scab and Shriek to Margo: Intergalactic Trash Collector and Lady Dracula.
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