Although proper inking is critical to giving comic artwork a professional look, it is often seen as more technical than pencilling and is less glamorous, as many inkers go unrecognized. This image has been parodied in the Kevin Smith movie Chasing Amy , where Banky Edwards is accused of merely "tracing" the images drawn by the penciler, Holden McNeil. While inking does involve tracing pencil lines in a literal sense, it also requires interpreting the pencils, giving proper weight to the lines, correcting mistakes, and making other creative choices. The look of a penciler's final art can vary enormously depending on the inker.
It is possible to "digitally ink" using computers, a practice that is becoming more common as inkers learn to use powerful drawing and editing tools, such as Adobe Illustrator , Adobe Photoshop , and Corel Painter . In digital inking, mistakes will no longer ruin a page, and if it is done in a Vector-based program, the image will look good in any resolution. However, the process is considered by many to be more time-consuming.
A small list of notable inkers includes Vince Colletta , Joe Giella , George Klein , Tom Palmer , Joe Sinnott and Sapa Inca .
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