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Old 06-03-2009, 12:39 PM   #1
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Probably a dumb question.....

Sorry for the idiotic question, but...

When a page is listed by a dealer (private collector, whatever...) as a "blue line page" what does that mean exactly? Just that some pencil work was done with the non photo blue pencil?

I ask only because I'm not sure why they would be listed differently. Is it not as desirable? More so?
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:15 PM   #2
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I am no expert but blue line I think is used by artists (notably Ethan Van Sciver) to lay out the page before it is inked. It is not normally the final page and in this case may be a prelim or unpublished. Other artists use pencil and then that can be inked directly over it or lightbox inked i.e traced.
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:28 PM   #3
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Sometimes, the inker inks over a printout of the original pencils. The printout is in blue ink, so that it won't be seen when published. The inks are original but the pencils underneath are just printed on. Inkers don't prefer to use blue printouts but they are sometimes forced to when the penciler is in a different country and a deadline is looming. The pencils then have to be e-mailed.

If the inker and penciler are the same person, the artist probably used a blue pencil for rough layouts and then inked everything. Everything is original there.
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:30 PM   #4
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And it's not a dumb question. In many cases, people buy art from the inker that was over blueline printouts without knowing that the pencils underneath aren't original.
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Old 06-03-2009, 02:04 PM   #5
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Ah. Thanks for the info. I never knew they printed out in the blue ink. I always assumed the pencils were original. Wow...I would have felt really stupid had I gotten a page that was listed that way (which I was close to) , so you saved me some heartache.

I like the inker...but not THAT much
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Old 06-03-2009, 03:11 PM   #6
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Do you guys know if there is anyway to take a pencil drawing, convert it to blue lines in Photoshop, so I can print it out and practice inking it?
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Old 06-03-2009, 03:43 PM   #7
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Do you guys know if there is anyway to take a pencil drawing, convert it to blue lines in Photoshop, so I can print it out and practice inking it?
There's definitely a way to do that. I'm not at home right now, and I can't remember exactly where to go to make the adjustment. If no one has answered your question before I get home, I'll help you out then.
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Old 06-03-2009, 03:43 PM   #8
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Do you guys know if there is anyway to take a pencil drawing, convert it to blue lines in Photoshop, so I can print it out and practice inking it?
1. Scan drawing into Photoshop
2. Adjust contrast setting(Image-Contrast) so grays are eliminated.
3. Select dark pencil lines(Select-colour range)
4. Fill with Blue
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:06 PM   #9
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I just gave this a try and it kind of works. Unfortunately, my drawing has a lot of shading in it, so when I did this to it, all the fine detail was lost. Oh well...
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:15 PM   #10
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I just gave this a try and it kind of works. Unfortunately, my drawing has a lot of shading in it, so when I did this to it, all the fine detail was lost. Oh well...
Now you know why inkers prefer to work with the original pencils

And after inking, you'll still see bluelines everywhere. They just won't show up when scanned.
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