Here is the process for how I work on my black and white work.

I use a blue brush in PS with the opacity turned way down to do the initial quick sketch. Then I use a fully opaque brush on a new layer to tighten things up and take out the rough layer completely. I print this in blueline at 11% opacity onto an 11x17 or 9x12 strathmore paper. At this point I will occasionally touch something up with a non-photo blue Staedtler pencil. Then I jump right in with ink using mostly a black pentel colour brush pen, Super Black Speedball India Ink with a #2 brush, some Zebra Jet pens if needed and touch ups with a Pentel Presto pocket correction pen. Scan back in using my Brother MFC 11x17 all in one Printer Scanner. Threshold in PS at 158 and voila, Michael Walsh inked work.

Edit: Forgot to mention I use a Wacom Bamboo Tablet for the PS brush work.

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