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As we have seen previously, screen tones can be used to add contrast and interest to the subject. Another technique is referred to as "spotting of blacks." I am still exploring this technique, but generally the artist supplies raw contrast for the figure with heavy, black ink-work, which also delineates the character's volume and indicates the source of light. This technique usually works acceptably with painterly-style inks.
This style was popular in newspaper adventure strips from the 1930's through today, and was used by such adventure masters as Roy Crane, Noel Sickels, and Milt Caniff. Nowadays Mike Mignola uses it. This style is good for projects where reproduction is going to be poor, or the artwork drastically reduced, as happens in newspaper comic strips. Visually this style reads well, and can be graphically very bold.
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