zip-a-tone

I love seeing the zip-a-tone, blue lines, and white-out that you don't get to see in the printed comics.

Boing Boing 2009

In those days, I had just come from working in commercial art, and we used a lot of zip-a-tone, so it was pretty common.

Archive 2009-02-01 rob! 2009

In those days, I had just come from working in commercial art, and we used a lot of zip-a-tone, so it was pretty common.

Aquaman Shrine Interview with Mike Grell - 2009 rob! 2009

But once I got into comics, I soon realized zip-a-tone created a lot more problems than it solved--the combination of the dot pattern of the zip and the dot pattern from the various color plates could crate a moray effect, and would give you weird things going on that would make blobs and blotches on the drawings so that went by the wayside very quickly.

Aquaman Shrine Interview with Mike Grell - 2009 rob! 2009

AMS: One of the things I feel like you can see in the pages, is how much effort you were putting into them--there's a scene where Aquaman is looking at a monitor, and you've got the glow from the screen casting a shadow, and part of Aquaman is darkened by zip-a-tone.

Archive 2009-02-01 rob! 2009

But once I got into comics, I soon realized zip-a-tone created a lot more problems than it solved--the combination of the dot pattern of the zip and the dot pattern from the various color plates could crate a moray effect, and would give you weird things going on that would make blobs and blotches on the drawings so that went by the wayside very quickly.

Archive 2009-02-01 rob! 2009

AMS: One of the things I feel like you can see in the pages, is how much effort you were putting into them--there's a scene where Aquaman is looking at a monitor, and you've got the glow from the screen casting a shadow, and part of Aquaman is darkened by zip-a-tone.

Aquaman Shrine Interview with Mike Grell - 2009 rob! 2009

Some use or used a lot of zip-a-tone or even duo shade, which put mechanical textures on the page.

Hey, how do you recognize inkers? | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

I think the zip-a-tone effect on the Widow was trying to replicate the Miller-era Daredevil, which is appropriate, given all the ninja.

THE UNCANNY X-MEN #268 Marvel Comics, 1990 David Campbell 2007

The art by McClaine is strong, although there's an overreliance on one single zip-a-tone pattern which I found annoying.

Quick First Issue Reviews David S. Carter 2005