Blue Lines v. Blue Pencils

[Mac Man]

I've read that various artists use blue lines to send on for ink work (which get published) while others will use blue pencil instead. Is there any way to determine if a piece of OA is blue line or blue pencil?

[pinupcartoonguy]

Eraser?

[Pirate]

[Mac Man]

Unfortunately... it's already been framed. Oh well. I'll just assume blue line. It's still a nice looking piece of art though, and doesn't tarnish my enjoyment of it (even if that does mean it probably won't go up much in value).

 

 

[NelsonAI]

Ask the artist or their rep?

 

Cheers!

N

[mjacobs8]

Unfortunately... it's already been framed. Oh well. I'll just assume blue line. It's still a nice looking piece of art though, and doesn't tarnish my enjoyment of it (even if that does mean it probably won't go up much in value).

 

Post a scan...Please!

[grandz-migration]

Pages that are blue lines, are printed pages of artwork.

 

Pages that are blue penciled, are rendered pages of artwork with a non-

reproducible blue pencil (this color does not show up well when inked and

scanned.)

You can tell the difference when in hand because the non-reproducible blue

pencil is waxy and has a sheen to it. There might also be eraser marks to

the paper. This kind of pencil sucks when using some inks, because it

does not hold the ink.

[Mac Man]

Based on your description, it sounds like mine is a blue line then. Nuts- I kinda thought it was cool the artist had worked on the actual page I bought. Still, the inks look absolutely great on it (imo), and it was a really nice deal on it so I can't say I actually feel disappointed.

 

Here's another newb question if you don't mind. Once the blue line art is inked, do they scan the page and digitally color it? Mine is a relatively new piece (from '97). Thanks!

[grandz-migration]

Based on your description, it sounds like mine is a blue line then. Nuts- I kinda thought it was cool the artist had worked on the actual page I bought. Still, the inks look absolutely great on it (imo), and it was a really nice deal on it so I can't say I actually feel disappointed.

 

Here's another newb question if you don't mind. Once the blue line art is inked, do they scan the page and digitally color it? Mine is a relatively new piece (from '97). Thanks!

 

What is the page, and can we see it. Some artwork from that era was digital, some was colored

on a copy, or stat. We might be able to answer your question if we know the page.

[Mac Man]

Hobgoblin Live issue 3, page 3- it's in my CAF Gallery.

[Shemp]

I could be wrong, but I do believe that is a traditional pen & ink job. Meaning blue pencil with inks.

[Pirate]

Catskillcomics is a member here and Ron Frenz's rep. I would drop him an email and ask him what Ron's process was on that title. Would probably be the easiest way to put yourself at ease.

 

www.catskillcomics.com

 

 

[Mac Man]

Yeah, I sent him a PM a day or two ago. So hopefully I'll hear back from him soon. I double-checked the picture and it's hard to tell.

[shiverbones]

I have 2 pages from hobgoblin lives. Both are traditional blue colored pencil drawings by Frenz. One inked by Perez, the Other by Hanna. Hope that helps!

[Mac Man]

Very helpful, thanks! Mine was inked by McLeod... funny to have a number of different people on inks for a short series like this.

[grandz-migration]

Sounds like it was non-photo blue w/inks. I'll have to dig up my couple of issues in that run to see if it was computer coloring, or Doc Martin inks. It's pretty easy to tell if Computer coloring was used

by looking at the comic.

[Mac Man]

I thought so based on the look of it. But- you guys in this part of the CGC Forum neighborhood know best!

[Mac Man]

It's official- blue pencils! Thanks to catskillcomics for verifying this for me!

[CAP Freak]

Yay!

 

[rodan57]

Pages that are blue lines, are printed pages of artwork.

 

Pages that are blue penciled, are rendered pages of artwork with a non-

reproducible blue pencil (this color does not show up well when inked and

scanned.)

You can tell the difference when in hand because the non-reproducible blue

pencil is waxy and has a sheen to it. There might also be eraser marks to

the paper. This kind of pencil sucks when using some inks, because it

does not hold the ink.

 

So is blue line the reproduction of art by an artist that already works in blue pencil --or to facilitate inks from an artist that works with a graphite pencil?

 

Dennis