Thanks for the advice, man. Hey, do you think you can check out my work to see if its what people are looking for? I've tried to get my work in a mag. but it didn't work out. Also, do you know where I can display my work and possibly sell it on the internet like how you do with seconded mailorder. Thanks, and I hope I'm not being a bother, I apologize if I am.
"Take a wild, friggin guess" <a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com> wrote: --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, kingdom come
wrote:
>
> I totally agree on that. Hey, I like to draw cartoons but I am
trying to expand my options. I really enjoy drawing animals and
humans sometimes. I've seen your art and it is fantastic. Um, do you
have any pointers on how to become familiar with anatomy? How did you
ever become so good with detail?
I had two eyes. Hahahaa!!! Just a little morbid humor there. But
seriously...
For human anatomy, I would recommend a book called "Atlas of Human
Anatomy for the Artist" by Stephen Rogers Peck, I believe. I think
Scrapper put a text file with info about it in the FILES section of
the group page. Live models are nice as well, but those can be
difficult to find (unless you have a significant other who is willing
to help). Some folks might get a bit embarrassed at drawing a live,
nude human body, but shit, man, it's just a body. It's not like
they're having sex with household objects while you're trying to draw
them (if they are, I think you can file a complaint or something), ;P
Also, I used to take a sketch pad to an animal park and practice
drawing cows, horses, etcetera. Horses are excellent for musculature
and cows are good for skeletal reference. Dogs and cats can work
out, too.
One thing to avoid is copying the art of a comic book artist or
cartoon show. By doing so, you will inadvertently be copying their
faults and mistakes. And to be honest, a lot of the comic artists
I've seen get published should really go back to school to learn how
to draw better. How they got jobs is beyond me, unless the comic
companies are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for talent.
Don't forget to try drawing everything! Backgrounds, landscapes,
buildings, cars, etcetera, can all add life to a picture (or a comic
panel. How many comics do you see nowadays with empty or nearly
empty backgrounds? Sad, really).
Hope this helps out a bit!
--JMH, still so far behind on e-mails...
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Received on Thu Oct 18 2007 - 16:22:25 CDT