Comic Book Art...Who's with me???
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@MattBaker oh yeah i know sneaky goblins! It’s great!
I think today im gonna take a break from writing and drawing and just read some comics
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@deborah-Haagenson Where did you watch it? It sounds interesting. I may want to watch it. Thanks for sharing!
@MattBaker Same. I got in trouble with my art teacher because I didn't want to draw anything else. Now I realize how prideful and foolish that was because doing good art requires a mastery of the basics no matter the genre. It wasn't until years later after I had given up on the dream and had focused on making other kinds of art that I realized that when cam back and dabbled in comic art it was SOOO much better. It's funny because now I am often sharing my story to my art students who ONLY want to draw manga or comic art. God has a sense of humor.
@ArtofAleksey Is comic lab a podcast? Do they have a website? I am not sure. I think I would be up for doing either one.
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My kids got this for my birthday. I haven't used it yet. I may sully it today. It is a comic sketch book.
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Graphic novels for midgrade are a huge thing at the moment. They are sales leaders, very high on the bestseller lists, with many large publishers starting imprints dedicated to midgrade and YA graphic novel exclusively. My agent started clamoring for GN samples months ago, and I obliged, making a few pages for her. Midgrade does not demand the same style and subject matter as adult comics, but I personally like it a lot and it’s worth taking a look whether it’s something you would want to dab into. It’s not just “Dogman” (which I detest, though it dominates the Bestsellers since months), but books by Raina Telgemeier, Nathan Hale (who has a course here at SVS), Molly Ostertag, James Burks and many many others. Samples in that vein have a chance to capture publishers’ attention, because they’ve all got books like these in their lists for the next years. Same goes for story ideas from authors/illustrators for GN for midgrade and YA.
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Standard midgrade books (books for 8-12 year olds) are often more or less heavily illustrated in a style that is very close to comics. Though they don’t generally use panels (an exception would be the “Tank and Fizz” series or the books by Lincoln Peirce, which mix panel sections with text), if you like inking and a more comic-like style, this could be a good market for it. I’ve done two so far, with more contracted in 2020 and 2021, and it’s always been the more comic-like samples in my portfolio that attracted the AD attention.
This assuming you’re interested in going the traditional route - nothing speaks against a self-published project, of course. I just wanted to make the point that there is no gap between children’s illustration and comics: a huge sector of children’s illustration nowadays is graphic novel. I also believe it’s the largest sales driver in GN at the moment.
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I think you can draw much inspiration from the artist ... Art Baltazar and Franco. Itty bitty hell boy
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@chrisaakins Hello Chris. My name is Frank Johnson III. I am currently working on well just practicing and getting better haha.
There are a lot of great comic book artist. I follow some on Instagram along with tattoo artist and others types. Here are a few I would recommend: Arthur Adams, joe madureira, Eddie Nunez, Tyler kirkman, Peter Han, Kim jung go, irezumi,
One artist that has been great for me was Lorenzo etheringron. He has one of the most popular Kickstarter series called “ how to think when you draw.” You can find his tutorials on theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com
As for your other questions I think svslearn is a really great community. As I am personally trying to find my style and my genre I think there is a ton of wisdom and encouragement here in the community. I am also working with a well-known comic book artist. I will tell you though that sequential art is a task to be wrestled with.
As for the question, what we can do to help each other. Well with anything it starts with building a strong relationship. Though I think it is a little more difficult on this site. Maybe a mobile version with notifications would help.
Hope something in this helps. Have a blessed one.
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@chrisaakins Reminds me of the time when I was in 3D computer animation school in the mid-90s. We all whined why we all had to take figure drawing classes when we’d be using computers to draw. The instructor told us, knowing how to draw would make us better at our craft. We quIckly learned how right she was.
