Character of Caricature: Part Two
04/04/09 10:57 PM
Doing the final art for Carl Jung was pretty tricky
at times. I ink my work so infrequently, that I
sometimes forget a few safeguards. One of them is
wearing lint-free photography gloves. This prevents
oil from the hand contaminating the surface to be
inked. There were many a line I had to repair because
of that. Another safeguard is a piece of cardboard or
other sturdy material to keep my hands from smearing
work I had already done. But when it was all said and
done, I was very happy with the results. I spoil
myself with smooth gradients of color and value that
I forget the simple joys of line-work and
crosshatching. Well, here it is:

