Comic Trivia #7
Added 2019-11-14 08:36:18 +0000 UTCMany comic artists ( such as Andy Price) still pencil and ink their comic on Bristol paper, using nibs or brushes (usually Kolinsky sable ) for inking. On the photo (sadly in pristine condition ) my collection of Tachikawa comic nibs and holders. Different nibs vary in flexibility and elasticity so they produce differnt types of lines.
From the left: the ultimate, flexible and pressure sensitive G nib:
Very fine mapping nib (maru) popular in shoujo manga:
And school nib -- slightly flexible, easy to control:
Other nibs used in manga and comic are: spoon nib (saji) for hard even lines, Japanese nib for curves and soft maru nib -- plus even more types produced by US brand Speedball.
