Thanks for the kind words, Joseph. Good question– alot of people think it looks like pencil, but actually there isn’t any pencil in the final artwork.

To start, I do about 3 (but occasionally as many as 6 or 7) rough pencil versions of a page. I use a lightbox throughout this process, tracing my best bits and riffing on what is needed to get the page to work. When I’m ready to do a finished page of art, a clean piece of paper goes over the best pencilled version and then I do the final drawing in ink… most often these days, I use a Zebra brushpen. This one is my favorite:

http://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Disposable-Brush-Pen-Super-Fine/pd/2309

Once I have the inked linework established, I go back with a black china marker and add all the tonal stuff that gives it that sketchy, grimey look.

This episode has been alot of fun, as I got comfortable with this approach and integrated new elements (the sepia-toned pages, the colored gardens and now the BLOOD). The previous two Super Inga books were full-color and had a really different look. They were pencilled and inked by me, but digitally colored by people who are REALLY good at doing that– I could never do full-color pages and I was so lucky to work with really talented colorists.

Thanks for asking– I love to talk process and get a peek into how other artists do what they do. Ask me anything; I’m glad to share!