So I’ve been reading Usagi Yojimbo and trying to improve my inking. Jim Shooter, on his blog, made the very good point that inking is more than tracing. An inker has two very important tasks. First, to delineate distance and depth of field by controlling line weight. Second, to identify different materials (a metal wall vs a stone wall vs a wooden wall, say) through the use of certain bits of visual shorthand: the wavy gloss of metal, the rough pattern of stone, and so on.
Both of those things are currently well beyond me, and I’ve been using coloring to cover up those shortcomings, so that’s something to work on.
A cactus secretary is a smart option for the busy administrator. They thrive on poor soil conditions and need little watering. Just be sure to give them a desk with plenty of natural sunlight and avoid unrequested physical contact. Cactus secretaries aren’t the hugging sort.
Oh my God, she looks like a cactus!
I too like Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai’s work is very nice.
Sometimes in art it is what is left out that controls the importance. I have seen art with almost photorealistic drawings and I have seen art where the main characters are just inked and even have gaps in the outlines, I remember years ago Samurai Jack was drawn without borders on the characters.
Several anime styles have a minimalist approach.
The Peanuts comic strip was also famous for its simple style.