![]() I’m starting to realise that the attempt to iron out all kinks in a piece of writing or drawing is mostly a barrier to progress. So maybe it’s better to embrace imperfections rather than engaging in the desperate struggle to overcome them all. Or in other words: the first 90% requires 10% of the work, and the last 10% of the work requires 90% of the effort. you can approach it, but never reach it, and as you get closer, exponentially more energy is required to make further progress. In fact, the acheivement of ‘perfection’ in art is asymptotic, i.e. The way I see it, however hard one tries, the result is bound to contain imperfections. In trying to find a way to make art without being neurotic about it, I’m making myself work in ways that force me to embrace imperfection. So when we agonise over every panel, trying to make it a work of art in its own right, we may actually be doing more harm than good. In a comic, the drawings should be in the service of the story, not in the service of themselves. But most of the time, artwork that is too involved, too complex and eye-catching, actually distracts the reader from the story. Do I care about comics having stunningly beautiful artwork? Well, yes, to an extent. In fact, almost all comics were traditionally made by teams of three, four, five, or more people all doing their own separate bit to cobble it together.īut what really matters? I care about dialogue and relationships between characters more than anything. ![]() Script, thumbnails, roughs, underdrawing, inking. ![]() The classic way of drawing comics is pretty convoluted. “Nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.”Ĭhris ware said that, unlike writing prose or playing music, it isn’t really possible to get into a creative flow when making comics, that the technical demands are too complex and the rate of creation too slow. Filed under: amy & kay, comic artists, comics, comics theory, drawing, drawing theory, faith in strangers, graphic novels, my comics | Tags: art, art theory, cartoons, comic strip, comics, drawing, graphic novel, graphic novels, how to draw, illustration, making comics, wab sabi, writing ![]()
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