Editing Inker (section)

{{short description|Comic book or graphic novel line artist}}
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The '''inker''' (sometimes credited as the '''finisher''' or '''embellisher''')<ref>"Bullpen Bulletins," ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #52 (Marvel Comics, June 1979).</ref> is one of the two line artists in traditional [[comic book]] production.

After the [[penciller]] creates a drawing, the inker interprets this drawing by outlining and embellishing it with a [[pencil]], a [[nib (pen)|pen]] or a brush. Inking was necessary in the traditional printing process as presses could not reproduce pencilled drawings. Another specialist, the [[letterer]], handles the "inking" of text, while the [[colorist]] applies color to the final art submitted by the inker.<ref>[[Fox, Margalit]] (April 5, 2013). [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/arts/carmine-infantino-who-revamped-batman-and-the-flash-dies-at-87.html?_r=1& "Carmine Infantino, Reviver of Batman and Flash, Dies at 87"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>