tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post1574967248010896580..comments2024-03-20T00:00:30.860-07:00Comments on The Self-Absorbing Man: Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 227Paolo Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-41500352079872536332013-06-29T15:38:52.158-07:002013-06-29T15:38:52.158-07:00Exactly. I think all artists can agree that it loo...Exactly. I think all artists can agree that it looks better in their heads.Paolo Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-55449458703311282942013-06-27T19:10:51.733-07:002013-06-27T19:10:51.733-07:00Its interesting you mention the preference of sket...Its interesting you mention the preference of sketching to the final product. I think this may be a issue with creative people in general. Both Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick talked about how they loved the pre-production stages of filmmaking but that actual directing could be a real chore at times. It may be a case of how "wanting is better than having". When you're sketching, the best parts of the piece are still in your imagination and the potential possibilities are infinite. When its all said and done, it may look nice, but what you see is what you're stuck with. Erik Johnson Illustratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184274387021011687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-16347804599611625352013-06-27T18:30:01.728-07:002013-06-27T18:30:01.728-07:00Thanks, Erin — glad to hear you're enjoying th...Thanks, Erin — glad to hear you're enjoying the blog!<br /><br />You bring up a good point, as it's something I think we all struggle with. I almost always prefer my sketches to the finished product. I haven't inked myself much since my Dad took over, but I find using a large brush helps in that regard. Same goes for painting. What looks like "freshness" is often a legibility of process that is inherent in the medium. The bigger and bolder the strokes the more effortless it looks (whether or not it actually was).<br /><br />As for prelims, I actually find that drawing over enlarged print-outs of my sketches helps me to capture that initial energy. It's much easier than trying to redraw every panel at a larger size.<br /><br />Lastly, if I'm inking myself, I try to draw less with pencil, more with brush. Sketch in only what you need, nothing more, and let the brush fill in the rest. Of course, this is all easier said than done.Paolo Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-12805420723154833212013-06-27T09:52:13.895-07:002013-06-27T09:52:13.895-07:00I love your work and I greatly appreciate you lett...I love your work and I greatly appreciate you letting us see your creative process. It truly is an educational and invaluable experience for other artists.<br /><br />I'm curious, as I experience this somewhat myself, do you find yourself losing that spontaneity or "freshness" having to redraw or transfer, going from anywhere between the prelims to the digital sketch stage to the pencil stage? If so, is there any way you have remedied it?<br /><br />Thanks!Erin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841745578399570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-25305710237656447172013-06-26T21:58:45.191-07:002013-06-26T21:58:45.191-07:00Yes... or have a movement. That's actually Ult...Yes... or have a movement. That's actually Ultron in the shadow pic, but same basic idea.Paolo Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-80675268654236434002013-06-26T04:54:03.139-07:002013-06-26T04:54:03.139-07:00Probably best you didn't go with the thumbnail...Probably best you didn't go with the thumbnail on the far right with Giant-Man squatting as it looks like he's about to sit on someone. While I really like the costume history of the final, I think this sketch of Ant-Man standing in Giant-Man's shadow could have some potential as well. Erik Johnson Illustratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184274387021011687noreply@blogger.com