--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Inkwell" <inkwell_01@...> wrote:
> A-Hem...Artist can always "tweak" the drawing
> going beyond what the writer wrote. Granted, It
> does depend on the relationship between writer
> and artist. Hopefully that has been settled
> before anything happens. Some writers give
> complete freedom to the artist as long as the
> "essential" elements of the story are conveyed.
> [A little extra nudity never hurts...Think in
> terms of the Pirate Code - The Code, is more like
> "guidelines" than actual rules/laws to follow.]
True, but it's important to not exceed the rating of the comic strip's author. I just hope folks aren't expecting to see gaping pussy-shots or anything like that. The "Skunkworks" treatment would actually ruin the Cats 'n Cameras comic, so I'll be approaching it with a velvet glove.
>
> >Secondly, I was successful at sealing the deal
> >with the author of the kid's books.
>
> Alright, Congrats! And who knows - you might be able
> to work in Penance or maybe some cub art. The glass
> ceiling for furry cub art might be broken at last for
> mainstream books...cough. ;P
Uh...no. While it would probably be kinda funny to do that kinda cameo shot, it wouldn't be good for my future in illustration/mainstream. Hell, most people aren't even going to know I'll be the one illustrating the books. I told the author to keep me low-key and use my mainstream pseudonym if necessary. But my regular name will never appear on the book. Waaaaay too risky, man.
>
> If ya get there by 3pm you can go to the Masquerade,
> but rehersal is at 10AM. [So what are you and Des gonna
> go as.....?]
Oh, I'm actually just going there to meet up with James La Bella, so the two of us can go riding around on the bikes. Mississippi is just a lot closer for me to go to than Florida!
Some of those costumes are kinda cool, and I can appreciate the hard work that goes into making them. But I'm not really a big fan of those kinds of events. As I've stated before, my only real "catch" is my artwork.
I'll be the guy who looks like he has no business being there. Look for the dude who's dressed normally. No ears, tail, name tags, make-up, collars, costume, piercings, tattoos, awkward social behavior or psychotic episodes. I'll be the odd man out, I think. ;) As for seeing Des at a con? Riiiiight. She doesn't even draw this stuff anymore!
> Sounds like you have a full schedule for the rest
> of the summer.
>
> Good thing you don't need sleep...
It's not that I don't need it. I just can't get any. If I don't take some sort of sleeping aid, I'll get maybe 2 hours of sleep.
> And ask Des to draw...just maybe...a simply furry
> art...[with porn of course.]
I'd like for her to ink some of those By The Tail comics she has, since I don't want to get stuck having to ink them (as has happened before)!
--JMH
Received on Tue Jul 27 2010 - 20:58:15 CDT