Scott Williams speed inking

Here I demonstrate inking a panel from Superman Unchained #3 and compress the time down to about 3 minutes. This was inked entirely with a Raphael 8404 for expediency, but would normally switch off between brush and crow quill. Penciled by the great Jim Lee. Thanks to my son Toffer who shot and edited the video.

[@thrallath]

*cracks fingers* Alright looks straight forward enough I can do this. *spills entire bottle of ink over the paper* ...Fuck.

[@thrallath]

Dino G Haha. I feel like that would be most of the people here. XD

[@poolidoor]

lucky you , i did spill a whole 500ml of ink on the floor and the ink just bounce to the ceilling ( and it was in a furnished rented apartment, so not only did i mess with my drawing but also my apartment ( never get those plastic ink bottles by the way )

[@franzdelasieste6914]

Thrallath I did that today but spilt half a bottle of India black star ink all over my comforter putting the ink away... I need another table...

[@MrNeon2341]

Thrallath I

[@nickm.4274]

Perfect abstract art. I can sense the emotion from here. How does 20 million sound for your masterpiece?

[@scottwilliams2581]

On average, I spend between 8 and 10 hours of actual work time on a page. I inked the panel in this demo in about 45 minutes of real time.

[@mongverongpi2991]

😱😱😱

[@user-iq2lp5bg9r]

Is that the brush pen that you used at the beginning?

[@KOMONPEEPOL]

... Mr Williams ?

[@impendingdoom385]

Amazing work!

[@loringbush1455]

Wow! Amazing! I know that you inked alot of Jim Lee's artwork. Was X-Men the first comic you inked?

[@tiffy717]

The music scared the crap out of me

[@janneniemela1184]

ye

[@darrenbutler4450]

lOL IM DIED

[@manchul]

Tiffany C lol me too (English for my bad sorry)

[@samurai_v94]

lmao i feel you😂

[@patrickmpalanyi5070]

Tiffany C same

[@NugrohoPangestu08122002]

OHH GOD!!! thx for the little heart attack from the suddenly loud music!

[@eshiadeserriere8913]

Same!

[@valentinvd4769]

+stellvia hoenheim "dieded"? Seriously?

[@konstantinlobmayr3158]

VD Studio its a meme on 9gag

[@valentinvd4769]

Konstantin Lobmayr oh i understand now

[@chrysigabriel543]

Nugroho Pangestu 😂

[@nigg1612]

I've been watching so much howtobasic that i thought he was going to splatter the ink over the drawing lol

[@TheGeekArtist]

Lmao

[@qweppy7040]

Zedthy my eyes have been blessed with the titties \( •^• )/ praise the titty

[@datphung3429]

Urprofile pic is from hentai?

[@nunezfs]

You need Jesus

[@RobertMarzullo]

Amazing work. I wish I could master a brush like that. I jumped on the digital band wagon but I still respect the talent of the brush and crow quill. Keep up the awesome work!

[@alexsanimeart5706]

I only plan to use digital to edit drawings. There's a certain satisfaction in drawing traditionally that I want to keep

[@Khaldryn]

I was planning on going full digital but after watching this, the old Comic Book Greats videos, and VZA's Jim Lee videos, I think I will go full traditional. Time to get some supplies!

[@fatbeardie5353]

man my drawing look like someone wiped their ass with a rag drenched in puke and threw it on a piece of paper.

[@ayushmanharlalka702]

TootTootMcbumbersnazzle so true lol

[@RojoProX]

Honestly, you're not wrong. That is exactly how modern art is sadly. It's all meaning with no skill ~_~

[@rondremolo5052]

+TootTootMcbumbersnazzle that joke is too real :(

[@castertroy6347]

just print a pic and trace it..

[@HartyBiker]

TootTootMcbumbersnazzle I think you'd probably have more luck selling it as modern art if someone legitimately wiped their arse with a rag covered in puke and then threw it on a peice of paper. Modern art seems to have an affinity for the vulgar.

[@doriwalla]

0:38 trying to give me a heart attack...

[@ellainefajardo102]

HAHHAHAHAH SAMEEE IVE ALMOST SHAT MY PANTS

[@whiterabbit6958]

Thank you for putting the time for when it starts lol. I have bad anxiety when loud noises happen, and I started to freak out when I read the comments that something was gonna happen. 😂

[@whiterabbit6958]

Didn't want to miss the video over it. xD

[@scottwilliams2581]

You are absolutely correct. Brushes are much more efficient and multipurpose. And a good brush makes the job all the easier and is much more forgiving to learn than a nib.

[@TitanDraugen]

I'm surprised he didn't get any smudges. That ink dries quickly.

[@suctionhong6728]

same

[@kiwiclover9486]

Draugen or he's a god

[@togaoppai7317]

Hes also not dragging his hand on the paper

[@thegamingillustrator]

I find amsterdam acrylic inks to dry fast without smudges like, jimmy johns level of speed.

[@Visual_Writer]

Yeah, he starts at the bottom

[@shawz10]

Hey this is really cool, but you didnt have to speed it up so much. I think people would really appreciate watching some of the lines being made in real time speed. It would add to the educational value off the video!

[@scottwilliams2581]

I hear that a lot, and I will try an post a slowed down version soon.

[@shawz10]

Scott Williams Cool, thats great to hear! Nothing better than being able to watch a master at work!

[@bmpink]

shawz10 Guess that never happened.

[@jrpipik]

Completely agree.

[@danebarrett237]

I agree. I could watch you ink a whole page in real time as long as I remembered to go pee first hahaha...

[@alejandracortez2187]

like... if you got scared when the music started.... XD

[@ericwallace1470]

Alejandra Cortez yep lol

[@MrRomes123]

I come back to this video every now and then and it always blows my mind!! Amazing work

[@scottwilliams2581]

MrRomes123 Thank you MrRomes, and everyone who's been leaving comments. Very glad people find this video entertaining. I promise to make a new video soon!

[@MrRomes123]

Scott Williams Wow, you're very welcome. I look forward to more videos :D

[@Zawan]

and then NEVER MADE ANOTHER VIDEO,... !!!!!

[@lynxsland5069]

Its been 8 years

[@AustrianEgg]

@@scottwilliams2581 9 years now...

[@RehAdventures]

Brush control, wow. The risk put into making that with a paintbrush was high and you did it with no problem.

[@xblueexilex111]

RehAdventures I don’t think that a paint brush it’s actually a pen

[@petemarquez8759]

Blue Exile that's a paint brush NOT a pen.

[@scottwilliams2581]

I've used a both brushes and quills for almost 25 years, but started doing a lot more of the brush work starting with Hush. Now I mix it up quite a bit on any given page. This was done with a brush exclusively just so I could speed up the video process.

[@mrtechnogeek00]

If that was me, I'd be so nervous I'd drench the page with sweat! So much precision, and you make it look so easy!

[@Saladon89]

lol if it was me, i would've accidentally drop the bottled ink on the page. u gots to be very patient for this

[@Dezigningart]

Saladon89 I've been drawing for years, and I still don't have that kind of precision. (or patience). All that just to make something he already drew permanent. o.o

[@fridadiaz6386]

The look of your dog in the backround was hilarious cx, he's so cute

[@lowhp_comic]

This video was not played at a faster speed.... This is pretty much how he works.....

[@kiwiclover9486]

Princess Lucina yup he's a god

[@juliuslauge3524]

Hth

[@TrueTeranell]

I just wish the camera would spin and shift and zoom less, it makes me dizzy plus its difficult to see properly whats going on... shame

[@christiancabrera8926]

Rhys Pollock well all he did was time lapse. He didn't focus on the actually camera angles. He recorded himself doing it but I'm sure if it was regular speed it wouldn't be as bad and jerky on the eyes.

[@dons9063]

late comment but for anyone who’s wondering the same, it’s not the camera moving it’s the paper! He’s prob doing it to 1. Avoiding smugding, and 2. lines are easier and convenient to draw with an inward stroke with dip pens

[@jovigolf]

I recently acquired the original page to this and scanned it in high resolution for all artists to study the incredible linework of Mr. Williams. Check it here. www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1077433

[@Seveth713]

Way to jumpscare me with the music.

[@RobertMarzullo]

I think I already commented on this but just in case I didn't.......FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!! Nuff said. :)

[@codeblue941]

Hey Robert! I have been subscribed to your page for about a year. Just wanted to say hello and laugh at the coincidence of us randomly seeing the same vid only 3 hours apart.

[@ScottCooperStudio]

I appreciate the occasional real time moments, showcasing how deliberate and thoughtful each stroke is. I wish people would post the actual length of time a project like this consumes.

[@PersonalJesus97]

that intro was a jump scare of the highest caliber

[@claytonjohnson5092]

thought he was gonna use a dip pen. but a paintbrush worked awesome

[@felicisfox9086]

I've tried inking with a brush and it's so hard to get the fine lines you need. The control required to ink like this is tremendous, it must take a lifetime of practice!

[@claytonjohnson5092]

felicisfox I've never tried it. I use g pen. what do you use?

[@felicisfox9086]

I use multiliners! I find them much easier to control the line width. The only time I'll use a bottle of ink right now is if I'm drawing something looser/less graphical.

[@claytonjohnson5092]

felicisfox nice. I use those too. only time I use those is when I'm filling in a space that I erased with whiteout or something.

[@claytonjohnson5092]

felicisfox also for drawing panel lines

[@sdovas]

Here he comes Here comes Speed Inker He's a demon with brush He's a demon and he's gonna be Earning all his page rate He's dipped his Raphael and The page will come alive! Whether the publisher will Only put out Jive! And when the odds are against him & the Pencils suck, You bet your life Speed Inker Sees it through! Go Speed Inker! Go Speed Inker! Speed Inker good luuuuck!

[@TXFDA]

I do love these kinds of videos, and you're pretty damn good at that. I do wish the camera was a bit more still though. All the rapid movement makes me a bit nauseous. Especially while tired. Great work though. The jumpy camera doesn't make the work any less amazing.

[@scottwilliams2581]

A good brush will always snap back to sharp point. If it doesn't, get a different brush. I am using Chartpak Ultradraw 3085 ink.

[@brianng3414]

This looks very hard - to keep the hand up and the tip sharp. It would be easier with markers -the control and the lines, but a lot more expensive, I guess. And brushes have more range in bigger areas.

[@GalacticGod]

Wow, this was incredible to watch!

[@PixiePrincess501]

(mouth agape) I've never seen anyone ink a comic using just a brush... o_o It's amazing! Nice job!

[@PixiePrincess501]

***** Well, yeah, I know, I'm just saying this is the first time I see someone doing it, not just observing the finished drawing =^-^=

[@Gabi-tw5es]

nice piece of work, but that editing made me dizy

[@ka5tar]

All those lines and strokes with a brush, that's really amazing!!

[@Doogerauoy]

Must be a challenge inking Jim Lee's stuff.

[@romulo560]

Awesome video! Please make more! Please please.

[@keinish77]

The ink deposit in his left hand got me nervous the whole time.

[@MaddysComicart]

Very interesting, I've seen quite a few comic artists lining with a brush and ink, I learned with a quill so I'm curious to try which one has better overall resuslts

[@indiepunkftw]

Lmfao I got so excited once the music started. Great technique and vid.

[@TheeMcDonger]

i don't understand how a comic book gets printed on time. so much work. draw, ink, letter, color....print

[@rfl21983]

I saw some tutorials about inking and they always say: "Use Your forearm not wrist!". You're making them look stupid :)

[@BatFan1]

it's unreal how you made those lines look like you were still using a quill. I had read that you switched from quill to brush during the Batman Hush arc and here you demonstrate it doesn't matter what you use your technique is flawless.

[@LacedMetal]

I love that you use a brush to ink with. As someone who primarily works in acrylic, this is something I should look into trying. Now, is that years old calligraphy ink well any good...

[@poppycortez6802]

anyone else have the scene from Chasing Amy in their brain, when he called the inker just a fucking tracer. lmfao

[@ixnine]

Poppy Cortez your mother's a tracer!! lol

[@Mazimuth]

when the music starts it scared the shit out of me

[@SinerAthin]

I wonder how many man hours in total go into each of those comic pages.

[@themightyflog]

I always wondered how you get this back to the to ocmputer and ready to print because my scans don't look like print quality when put back in.

[@scottwilliams2581]

Not sure. I've inked a zillion artists but never Mike Allred. Each artist has it's own challenge in trying to find the right line and approach. I think about it a LOT before I ink somebody for the first time.

[@marcuswhitfield7706]

scott williams, klaus jansen & todd mcfarlane= best inkers ever

[@gaboratoria]

The dog in the background... He was planning some evil plans :)

[@dForrestTheComicker]

SICK! You make it look so easy man. Brushes terrify me...

[@hotsuperheroinefightmarvelvsdc]

like

[@Vignalistudio]

That is crazy good...really beautiful calligraphy with the brush. You know, I kept waiting to see what you were going to do with the ink bottle. Every artist has their own system for the ink bottle, left side, right side, below...but you held onto it the entire time. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen that before.

[@gee355Art]

Great idea but the camera work gave me motion sickness! Like calm down, let the hand move more and the camera move a bit less 😀 maybe?

[@scottwilliams2581]

Buy the best tools you can afford. Brush pens are definitely cheaper but they often don't last long and give an inferior line.

[@JujuInFlames]

Yeah screw inking. Too much anxiety

[@mesolithicman164]

That's a lot of work for one panel.

[@Ch-thalassa]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH, they draw it real big then shrink it. Im sitting here like an idiot on printer paper

[@popemalone5242]

:) That is amazing I'm like omg. Good job.

[@denniskara6196]

thats not speed inking... thats inking fast forward!!

[@brodobaggins4486]

His precision with a brush is insane as a penciler I cant do that with a pen

[@adurpina]

such a great inks bro new friend yours stay conected

[@AtulaSiriwardane]

I am waiting for more for very long.... Please Scott, post some more Inking videos of you... And please Toffer....

[@Vergil7553]

the internet should have more videos of Scott Williams inking

[@BreeCRossi]

Beginner inker here, coming from a fine art painting background. I see you mentioned the name of the super fancy brush but what SIZE? Also is there a sable brush thats more affordable for a beginner? LOVE your work. Thanks for posting!

[@crakoa1254]

Actually you could use a pentel aquabrush fine tip... I've been using that for years... it's cheap and so awesome to use and its a Windsor and Newton brush series 3 alot of inkers use that brush

[@dagan8659]

@@crakoa1254 series 7* and not that, he is using a raphael, it said in description.

[@michaelcain2174]

Amazing control of the brush . very talented . But Holly batshit pellets that music was annoying .

[@kk-xp2fj]

speed inking or sped up inking

[@therealmrben808]

that was my thought this isn't speed inking its inking that was sped up post recording.

[@3iHard]

awesome work dear god, those skills with just a brush!

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

not a pro or thing of that nature, but for some reason I find brushes easier then nibs. look in the vid how easy it was for him to transition from hatching to filling in the blacks. you can only go in one direction with nibs or you'll scratch the paper.

[@Dragunnitum]

* *tanks god for the creation of wacom tablets* *

[@CottonCandyKittyCat]

Me: "hmm I can't hear it..." *turns up volume "Oh I guess there's no audio, okay." *leaves volume [mild heart attack @0:39]

[@allluckyseven]

Well, there was VHS 20 years ago. And there were some "how to draw" videos back then. Like Stan Lee and John Buscema's How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way.

[@scottwilliams2581]

I mostly use Ultradraw 3085 straight out of the bottle.

[@MetroGuardian]

I like the fake out😏

[@MauMenzori]

All that work for most kids to read a whole page in 10 seconds and eat through an entire comic in 4 minutes.

[@rscully5]

Scott Williams is my hero. Wow.

[@samthu6572]

and this is just one block in the comic book.. jesus it's hard to be the comic artist

[@kunalp8952]

keep the camera steady next time

[@artwhat..]

Hi.. great job, I'm fascinated by real brush skills, thanks.. bye'eeee..

[@hemidesign]

Scott Williams.. YOU'RE INSANE!!!

[@infernogaming1018]

Everyone is talking about the inking but I’m like *DOG*

[@nickogartcomics1947]

I keep coming back to this vid over the years and it's incredible every single time!

[@hungfao]

Nearly worthless for studying technique. Great for inducing motion sickness.

[@chiwuru]

*Sits down grabs ink* Starts inking paper and messes up .... (its fine)

[@djarcadian]

Just saw you post on the Cartooniat Kayfabe X Men 5 video! Please post more videos of your inking!

[@igorstival4564]

Hey Scott, amazing work! what's the name of this brush??? Regards!

[@johnnonamegibbon3580]

The difference between Japanese and Western inking seems to be that aesthetically Westerners use more black shading. Mangaka rarely use black shades. The _One Punch Man_ intro was made to look Western by giving Saitama unusually thick shading, for example. I'm glad I finally understand why the inking looks so different to me.

[@joshua200952]

is that a brush? if so... HOW DO YOU DRAW WITH THAT?!?! PLEASE TEACH ME!!

[@bboy1481]

I just wanted to state for the record.....I'm really high watching this.

[@Visuwyg]

Uh. Do they ink directly over the pencil original? o0 Or is it a scan. I thought all of this was done digitally anyway... what an amazing piece of work! Way too elaborate for what it is sold for... I love it!

[@darrenbutler4450]

dude nice awesome but WAS THAT START DESIGNED TO KILL ME

[@BlightVonDrake]

Has anyone made a Heaven's Door/Rohan Kishibe joke yet?

[@seanwarren9357]

Instantly featured. How I wish we had all this media back in the 90's... Thank you for decades of inspiration, Mr. Williams!

[@scottwilliams2581]

Thanks for the kind words. Anything I can to inspire makes all the hard work worth while.

[@HiFiMonki]

Are you inking over the original?!?!? that's ballsy, excellent work. Also song name??

[@unclejohnthezef]

even your dog 2:27 stares in astonishment. awesome inks. Loved your work on cyberforce.

[@danielcarlos1635]

All that zooming in and out ruined the video. Can't really appreciate the progress.

[@SuperPowerButton]

This seems like an absolutely terrifying job. One slip of the hand and it's fucked

[@arshawnbaidwan1236]

This is the power of my stando! HEAVENS DOOR! N-NANI? THIS POWER! Omai wa, mou shinderu.

[@bunniesWHISPERSasmr]

Fucking master inker... I wouldn't dare even open ink around that page if it was mine..

[@Jbugx]

THE CROSS HATCHING!!!! O_o THE CROSS HATCHING!!! o_O There is far too much, only Jim Lee can get away with that.

[@tango8011]

I'd spend hours just calming my hands. What if you make a mistake?!