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I was sorting some old art folders today and came upon this again, don't think I ever posted it back in the day!
I find comparing these two pictures pretty interesting. 2006-2007 was the time when I decided I really wanted to try and become a better artist, rather than just doodling for fun like I always used to.
For SOME reason (??? really, looking at the first picture I have absolutely no idea HOW and WHY) the Donald Duck magazine was interested in me trying to draw comics for them, so they gave me an old storyboard (authors sell their stories to the magazine which then get distributed to the freelance artists, they're frame by frame (more or less stickpuppety, depending on the writer) storyboards) from '92 written by Frank Jonker that never got used, to try it out.
After weeks/months? of pain and anguish I finished the page on the left, on the 20th of October 2006. (I was 16 years old back then)
They said it was ok, and gave me some changes I should make, like flipping the panel that breaks the reading direction. After that I could ink it (with a brush, as is standard for Disney comics).
I really wasn't very happy with the drawings myself, and also figured out that uhhh, I really couldn't ink well enough yet to not make a giant mess of it.
So I practised a lot, every day, redrew stuff, drew hundreds of duck faces, redrew stuff again, practised inking, studied comics, drew stuff some more, until I finally had a sketch I was happy with. Then I found by ruining some sheets of expensive paper that I still couldn't ink well enough, and ended up inking every single frame on a seperate, A4 (letter) sized sheet of paper, and piecing them all together again after that. I finished the page as you see it, with tons of tipp-ex, on the 16th of August 2007.
They bought the page and it got published on April 3 2009.
Of course the page is pretty cringeworthy to look at for me now, but I still like comparing the two versions and seeing how much I improved in that year. Aside from a cover and some things that never got finished, this is the only stuff I drew for Disney comics, by the way. I just never really had/took the time again for it after that, and, to be honest, mostly just didn't feel capable enough yet. I hope to draw more stuff again soon though!
I find comparing these two pictures pretty interesting. 2006-2007 was the time when I decided I really wanted to try and become a better artist, rather than just doodling for fun like I always used to.
For SOME reason (??? really, looking at the first picture I have absolutely no idea HOW and WHY) the Donald Duck magazine was interested in me trying to draw comics for them, so they gave me an old storyboard (authors sell their stories to the magazine which then get distributed to the freelance artists, they're frame by frame (more or less stickpuppety, depending on the writer) storyboards) from '92 written by Frank Jonker that never got used, to try it out.
After weeks/months? of pain and anguish I finished the page on the left, on the 20th of October 2006. (I was 16 years old back then)
They said it was ok, and gave me some changes I should make, like flipping the panel that breaks the reading direction. After that I could ink it (with a brush, as is standard for Disney comics).
I really wasn't very happy with the drawings myself, and also figured out that uhhh, I really couldn't ink well enough yet to not make a giant mess of it.
So I practised a lot, every day, redrew stuff, drew hundreds of duck faces, redrew stuff again, practised inking, studied comics, drew stuff some more, until I finally had a sketch I was happy with. Then I found by ruining some sheets of expensive paper that I still couldn't ink well enough, and ended up inking every single frame on a seperate, A4 (letter) sized sheet of paper, and piecing them all together again after that. I finished the page as you see it, with tons of tipp-ex, on the 16th of August 2007.
They bought the page and it got published on April 3 2009.
Of course the page is pretty cringeworthy to look at for me now, but I still like comparing the two versions and seeing how much I improved in that year. Aside from a cover and some things that never got finished, this is the only stuff I drew for Disney comics, by the way. I just never really had/took the time again for it after that, and, to be honest, mostly just didn't feel capable enough yet. I hope to draw more stuff again soon though!
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Comics
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File Size 704.1 kB
Noooooo!
...well, I can see where you come from. I had very good reasons to take out those details, but a lot of things come down to taste as well. Take Don Rosa, the Duck artist who has hordes of fans who love his detailed style, but is disliked by many others for it.
At least now I have learned to draw a little better so I know where I can hide details without taking away from the strenght of the drawing or the composition.
...well, I can see where you come from. I had very good reasons to take out those details, but a lot of things come down to taste as well. Take Don Rosa, the Duck artist who has hordes of fans who love his detailed style, but is disliked by many others for it.
At least now I have learned to draw a little better so I know where I can hide details without taking away from the strenght of the drawing or the composition.
Wow. the editor's were right about the clarity. Also the change in "confidence" in your lines and shapes is pretty evident as well.The Editors were correct about the Axis jump.
The difference is a talented amateur onj the left, and a Pro on the right, that is some intensive study too.
Scott
The difference is a talented amateur onj the left, and a Pro on the right, that is some intensive study too.
Scott
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