tutorial pt. 1 - lines

woot! ive begun to assemble that durn tutorial at last, starting with the way i prepare my lineart before dumping color all over it ^ ^. enjoy! and a disclaimer- by 'i dont like stark', im not saying that i hate all things bold and in your face XD. in fact, i love it! just not in -my- lines ^ ^.

drawn on card stock!
tools-
o.7 mechanical pencil - doesn't repair automobiles
adobe photoshop 7.0 - ... well, nothing quite yet O o;. just lineart preps.
open canvas 4+ - inking

extra notes-
yes, i do use a tablet ^ ^;. its an intous 2, made by wacom. go tablet, go!
aaaand you can go see about open canvas here-
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