inker
Comics production artist
An inker is someone who applies ink, particularly in comic book production where the inker traces over a penciler's preliminary drawings to create finished, publication-ready art.
The role requires skill in line weight, shading, and texture: The inker transformed the rough sketches into bold, dynamic pages.
In tattoo parlance, an inker is simply a tattoo artist.
One who sketches first
- coloristOne who applies pigment
- lettererOne who inscribes text
- panelDistinct flat section
- splash pageWebsite's introductory display
crosshatching · brushwork · line weight · feathering · finisher · embellisher · comic book · manga
Pen's writing tip
- quillFeather used for writing
- fountain penInk-reservoir writing instrument
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- letteringStyled written characters
flourish · script · cursive · manuscript · scribe · stroke · downstroke · upstroke
Mark left by spillage
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- smearSpread or defame
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- spillAccidental liquid release
stain · spot · bleeding · feathering · bleed-through · hands · clothes · mess
Pointed implement for sewing
- machinePower-driven working device
- gunProjectile-launching weapon
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- parlorFormal room for visitors
flash · autoclave · gloves · hygiene · stencil · linework · shading · client
Apply force downward
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- plateFlat dish for food
- lithographStone-based printing method
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
woodcut · engraving · linocut · screenprint · block · proof · impression · brayer
penciler
One who sketches first
splash page · crosshatching · brushwork · line weight · feathering · finisher · embellisher · comic book · manga · graphic novel
nib
Pen's writing tip
- quillFeather used for writing
- fountain penInk-reservoir writing instrument
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
lettering · flourish · script · cursive · manuscript · scribe · stroke · downstroke · upstroke · copperplate
blot
Mark left by spillage
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- smearSpread or defame
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
spill · stain · spot · bleeding · feathering · bleed-through · hands · clothes · mess · splatter
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
- machinePower-driven working device
- gunProjectile-launching weapon
- studioCreative professional's workspace
parlor · flash · autoclave · gloves · hygiene · stencil · linework · shading · client · apprentice
press
Apply force downward
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- plateFlat dish for food
- lithographStone-based printing method
etching · woodcut · engraving · linocut · screenprint · block · proof · impression · brayer · registration
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- telegraphytelegraph, Morse code, telegraphy, telegraph key, telegraph line
- comic booksgraphic novels, manga, superhero, villain, sidekick
- comics jobswriter, artist, penciler, penciller, colorist
- collaboratorscoauthors, partner, cowriters, coworker, co-directors
inkerpenciler
One who sketches first
penciller · layout artist · draftsman · sketcher · concept artist
- inkblot testProjective psychological assessment
- Indian inkCarbon-based black ink
- red inkSymbol for financial loss
- invisible inkHidden writing fluid
- ink cartridgesReplaceable printer reservoirs
- printer inkPigmented liquid for printing
ink, inky, inked, inking, inkblot, inkiness, inkwell, inkstand, inkjet