----- Original Message -----
From: James Hardiman
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 10:54 AM
Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: JMH, how long..
--- 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!
Reply:
And all that time and care you put into the pictures really shows, Jim.
For one thing, (I think I mentioned this before,) your characters really
look like they have fur, rather than just smooth outlines.
Especially in the pin-ups of the SW girls, that really makes them look sexy
and cuddly!
I never was one who liked the gynocological(sp?) details.
But the rest of the details, like stray strands of fur, curves, (ESPECIALLY
curves!), fingers, claws, etc. really makes your work stand out.
I hope you never stop drawing, Jim.
The day your last picture is drawn, will be a sad day indeed.
(Ok, how many brownie points do I get for that one?) <G>
I'm just kidding!!!
I really do love your work, Jim.
Thank you, and as my grandfather would say, vielen danke.
Anytime you are in the Sheboygan area, look me up.
I don't have a car, but I know how to get around and I know some of the best
places to eat around here.
(If you like Chinese, there's a fantastic place less than a mile from me
that opened last year.)
Received on Wed Oct 10 2001 - 10:01:45 CDT