“This illustration took me about seven nights’ worth of work to complete,” Gardner says. “It takes me about twice as long to do it with ink than if I did it digitally with a pen tool, but if I did it digitally, it wouldn’t have the same feel. People ask how I get my edges to look like they do, what Photoshop filter I used. I’m always happy when those questions come along, because I can say, ‘This was drawn with a brush and ink in a traditional fashion.’ You can’t get that digitally.” Photo 7 of 8 in The Making of Dwell with Chris Gardner by Miyoko Ohtake

The Making of Dwell with Chris Gardner

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“This illustration took me about seven nights’ worth of work to complete,” Gardner says. “It takes me about twice as long to do it with ink than if I did it digitally with a pen tool, but if I did it digitally, it wouldn’t have the same feel. People ask how I get my edges to look like they do, what Photoshop filter I used. I’m always happy when those questions come along, because I can say, ‘This was drawn with a brush and ink in a traditional fashion.’ You can’t get that digitally.”