The only picture I can
think of that I lent a detailed hand in was the "Nice Shot" color
picture Des and I did awhile ago. She had drawn the linework, but I
redrew the whole thing on a new sheet of paper, adding color and
stylistic variances. It was an interesting project, although it
really ate up my pink pencils (because that character is colored
pink, you pervert).
I've never seen the show, but strangely enough, that's about my favorite picture that you and Des have ever done - singly or colaboratively.?
I suppose it preys upon my tastes.?
D.O.P.R
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From: Take a wild, friggin guess <a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com>
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:13 pm
Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: other folk's characters
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Thog of Cave People <thog_at_...>
wrote:
> Interesting. Is that a personal preference, or (besides the
copyright
> issues) a typical artist thing? (Remember, my knowledge of the
art/
> illustration world is about equal to my knowledge about the stock
> market - note that I am *not* rich.)
I guess it's a combination of a few things. One, I haven't had too
many other artists ask me to draw their characters. I remember
drawing Carly and Spike for Eric Schwartz some years back, however.
For another thing, I generally don't draw characters that aren't mine
unless the creator/owner has requested/commissioned such a picture.
That is mostly a courtesy thing, but it also avoids the whole
copyright thing.
>
> My curiosity stems from interest in different styles. When the ill-
> fated benefit book came out, I was fascinated to see how others
> interpreted your characters. Every artist seems to have a focus
on
> specific areas (no, not *those* areas!) that results in an
> illustration that's both recognizable and foreign at the same time.
Yeah, I got a real kick out of that book. It was very cool seeing
how other artists interpreted my characters. Very cool indeed.
>
> Since I'm familiar with your style, I wondered if it had been
applied
> to other familiar characters. I have to admit that I'm ignorant
of
> 99.998% of the characters out there, but I know that one (and a
few
> others, like Omaha. Ooo, am I getting old?)
I don't know if the more "realistic" style of my work would go so
well with some folk's character designs. The only picture I can
think of that I lent a detailed hand in was the "Nice Shot" color
picture Des and I did awhile ago. She had drawn the linework, but I
redrew the whole thing on a new sheet of paper, adding color and
stylistic variances. It was an interesting project, although it
really ate up my pink pencils (because that character is colored
pink, you pervert).
--JMH
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