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About Me Member Comic Artist ChucktheTracer25/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 4 Years
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What I do and why I do it.

Thu Jun 22, 2006, 4:30 AM
I'll admit it without hesitation and revel in it. Hi, my name is Chuck, and I'm a tracer. I don't dress it up by calling it inking, because my goal is to bring the original artist's pencils to the page exactly as they are. If I see a mistake, then yeah, I'll fix it. But as for adding line quality, changing light sources, etc I won't do it. The way I see it, the artist drew the picture the way they wanted it to be done. I am there to solidify it. I would like to do this professionally, but right now I am practicing with images that I find online at comic resource sites and the like. However, if you have something that you might like inked, drop me a line and maybe we can work something out. I try to work artists from all over the board in regards to style, but have found it hard to pull myself away from some of my favorites such as Lee, Bagley, Benes, Rio, Mad, Campbell. Let me know what you think, or feel free to just drop your name if you want me to come over and check out what you've got. I'm always up for giving a free crit or some advice.

Later all,
Chuck

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Ashland
  • Interests: Comics, Video Games
  • Favourite movie: Braveheart
  • Favourite band or musician: Metallica
  • Favourite genre of music: Not Modern
  • Favourite artist: Alex Ross
  • Favourite poet or writer: Stephen King
  • Favourite style of art: Comic
  • Operating System: Windows
  • Favourite game: Starcraft, Warcraft, Diablo
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC, PS2
  • Favourite cartoon character: Calvin
  • Personal Quote: Somedays even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help.
  • Tools of the Trade: Rapid-o-graph

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:iconeparker:
thanks for the visit. your gallery is nice. Visit anytime.
:icondpage3:
great gallery,and i must say a beautiful mary jane, take a look at my page and tell me what you think, and keep up the great work.
:iconnitrovtesta:
fabulous gallery! love it!

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:iconrayphoton:
Id like to know what pens you use and what do you do when you scan it in. My scans always look really dirty...good work on all your stuff
:icontheladypyro:
You're an excellent Inker and do a great job persevering the artists original style, while enhancing it with your clean inks.
Great Job!
:iconpedroturano:
I like very much this styles
congratulatios
:iconerickcruz:
Hey Charles, nice inkwork.

Tho i read the description of what you do, inkers are artists in their own right, you shouldnt approach a page as it being the pencillers, it's all a team effort to make the best possible page.
One thing i notice about your inkwork is almost no line variation, this is important when seperating objects in the background, midground and foreground.

Keep at it, man.
:icon2563machine:
Hey cool gallery. I was browsing and saw your mary jane and thought it was mine then when i looked closer realized it wasn't i had to check out your gallery. I like your selection of pencils to ink. I've done a few of the same. Just picked the brush back up after about 28 years, wow now that makes me feel old. On your MGS2 why didn't you put the small white halo around the chick?
I didn't either it just didn't have the right feel. Would love to have you check out some of my ink and crit. Don't know where I am going with it all but it is very relaxing and a great escape from the business of a work day. Keep up the work and good luck.
:iconnicojeremia75:
Thank you for the devwatch... I'll do the same ... Great gallery you have =)

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