--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., "D. Smith" <Styx6000_at_a...> wrote:
> ..does it take you to complete a print? From getting the idea to
> putting on the color and detail of life in it? And do you use
colored
> pencils, heavily layered on, or markers?
Good questions! It depends upon the size and complexity of the
print. It takes me longer to ink a Skunkworks folio than it does to
ink any other folio. However, it takes less time to color a
Skunkworks folio than any other one. Most of my pictures and comics
are drawn the same size you see them: 8.5" X 11". There are a few
exceptions, of course. The recent picture of Veronika in the nude,
for example, took me 5 months to draw and color. There was no ink
used in that picture, so she doesn't look like a "drawing" per se. I
was going for a more "photographic" look for that picture.
It can take anywhere from 2-3 hours to as much as 40 hours to ink a
picture, depending on the subject and detail. Likewise, it generally
takes anywhere from 6 hours to as much as a week to color one
picture. Special projects, like the Veronika picture, are not
included in this time reference, obviously. A Skunkworks portfolio
usually takes about 6 weeks to do. I usually have to break the work
into segments, otherwise I run the risk of burning myself out, and
not being able to draw. And man, is THAT ever frustrating!
I use technical ink pens, Prismacolor and Prang pencils,
Prismacolor markers, pastels, acrylic enamel paints, and whatever
else is necessary to achieve the finished project. I'm not one of
those people who feels compelled to go out and buy a $150.00 pen set
if a $10.00 pen set will do the trick. Same thing goes for paper. I
mean, it's a drawing, not the Constitution of the United States.
Having a picture last for 350 years is not really one of my
aspirations (but it'd be nice!) I usually use either 28 or 32 pound
laser paper, acid-free, with a 94 or higher brightness. If a picture
is going to be larger (say, 11" X 17"), I use Basis 32M paper, which
is about 35 bucks a ream. But it's some good paper. It's the same
stock I use to print "Caterwaul Inc." on.
--JMH
Received on Wed Oct 10 2001 - 08:54:22 CDT