Stan Sakai wrote:Working on the cover of the Usagi Yojimbo Sketchbook #14
Stan Sakai wrote:I signed the tip-in plates for the Usagi Yojimbo Book 31: The Hell Screen hardcover. 676 plates for an edition of 575, each with a head sketch.
Stan Sakai wrote:After completing (almost) the TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo crossover story I'm back on Usagi. UY 161 will be out in September with 162 to follow the next month. I just turned in the cover to UY 163.”
“As usual, the cover was drawn on 500 series 2-ply Strathmore cold press Bristol board with a 10x15.5" image area.
Pencilled with an HB .5 mm mechanical pencil
Outline inked with a Koh-i-Noor ArtPen (which was discontinued about 15 years ago).
Black was spotted with a Pentel BrushPen filled with my own ink. Details drawn with two ArtPens--an older one for bold lines and the dot pattern and a newer, stiffer one for finer lines.