Inking Digital Artwork?

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I mostly go completely digital or completely traditional when I work.

But I use Photoshop and a hard round brush, coupled with my tablet. If you don't have a tablet, it's much more difficult, but it can be done, you'd just have to erase more.

A tip: Layers. Layers, layers, layers. Layer masks, layer effects, blending modes, learn them, I'm sure there are tons of tutorials online. I use a layer for sketching (size guidelines and whatnot), and then work on another layer on top for the actual inking, with the sketch layer around 80% opacity.

For coloring, layers come in handy as well. I color a layer underneath, assigning one layer per object or color, depending on which one is simpler. I always paint PAST the border my inking has dictated. This is so I'm sure there is color underneath all that lineart. This will come handy if ever I decide to do effects with the lineart (like lower opacity, colorize, etc). And then I use layer masks on the color layers. MASKING IS BETTER THAN ERASING. Why? It doesn't really mess with that layer, it just makes things visible/invisible. So if I decide to make things rounder or bigger or longer, I'd just have to edit the lineart and the mask.

I also use Preserve Transparency when I'm already shading the flat colors.

Also: LEARN SHORTCUTS. Doesn't matter what the program is, shortcuts and hotkeys are your best friends. If you'll be doing it at least once during your workflow, see if there's a shortcut for it. Pretty soon it'll be second nature.

Hope this helped.