penciler
Initial artwork creator
A penciler is the artist who creates the initial drawings for comic books and graphic novels, working in pencil before an inker traces over the lines.
The penciler establishes composition, figures, and action: The penciler laid out the fight scene across two pages.
Also spelled penciller.
Comics line finalizer
- lettererOne who inscribes text
- coloristOne who applies pigment
- panelDistinct flat section
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
gutter · balloon · caption · script · layouts · breakdowns · deadline · issue
Dramatic unit or locale
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- shotsSmall poured drinks
continuity · staging · blocking · cinematography · action · timing · direction · boards
Hasty informal drawing
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- lineworkDrawn strokes in art
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
contour · proportion · anatomy · perspective · stylization · detail · figure · composition
inker
Comics line finalizer
splash · gutter · balloon · caption · script · layouts · breakdowns · deadline · issue · monthly
scene
Dramatic unit or locale
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
shots · continuity · staging · blocking · cinematography · action · timing · direction · boards · animatic
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- lineworkDrawn strokes in art
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
shading · contour · proportion · anatomy · perspective · stylization · detail · figure · composition · underdrawing
graphite
Crystalline carbon allotrope
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- woodenMade from timber
hardness · eraser · sharpener · paper · vellum · lightbox · ruler · template
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- comic booksgraphic novels, manga, superhero, villain, sidekick
- comics jobswriter, artist, inker, colorist, letterer
- collaboratorscoauthors, partner, cowriters, coworker, co-directors
- number 2 pencilsMedium-soft graphite sticks
- pencil sharpenerTool for honing writing instruments
- colored pencilsPigmented graphite-style art tools
- pencil caseContainer for writing implements
- pencil leadMarking core in wood
- pencil and paper
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