How do I ink my pencil sketches to look professional like comic book pages?

Answer 1

Different comic artists have different drawing and inking styles. Some use a traditional drawing pen with a flexible nib, while others use mechanical pens, such as a Rapidograph for a more uniform line. In recent years, some have taken to inking and coloring in computor graphics application like Photoshop or Painter. Some have become profficiant at creating comic frames, entirely in Illustrator.

I don't do "comics," per se, but I do, virtually all of my inking work with an ordinary Sharpie marker. From that point, I scan in the pieced and color it in Photoshop.

Answer 2

it all depends on what sort of style you want to develop... pen nibs will give you exact lines and crisp edges, brushes will give you a soft almost painterly feel. You might try a few different methods to see what you like too. Micron brand pens are a good starting point for the pen approach, you can buy them in a range of sizes too. I enjoy making ink washes personally, I use india ink in a palette with different concentrations of ink mixed with water for gradations and a nice soft round brush.

Answer 3

I really haven't seen your sketches, but yeah, you can use black and white ink so your sketches will look more clean.