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http://www.boblayton.com/Archive/April%2006/apr06letterspage .htm Hi Bob,
A couple of questions for you:
(1) A lot of great inkers (Wally Wood and Dick Giordano, to name two) have used assistants to help them out. Have you ever used assistant inkers to assist you? Ever been an assistant inker yourself? (2) One of the most distinctive aspects of your artwork is your ability to draw metal surfaces that are shiny to the extreme. Did you develop that 'wet' metal look yourself or was it taught to you by another artist? Brian Sagar
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Brian,
That seems almost like a loaded question, since most of my apprenticeship was with those same two, legendary artists—Wood and Giordano. I've personally trained dozens of artists over the years—especially at Valiant, where teaching was part of my duties there. Not all were inkers, but every one displayed enormous potential. Some of them are names that you're probably familiar with, including Paul Ryan, Sean Chen, Bernard Chang, Don Hudson, Kathryn Bolinger, Phyllis Novin, Tom Ryder and Brett Breeding. And another post from Bob Layton: http://www.boblayton.com/Archive/February%2005/febuaryletter s2005.htm 2. Usually, an art assistant handles inking the background art. This allows them invaluable experience in seeing their handiwork in print and learning the fine art of scaling their lines for reproduction. Also, I can them give them pointers as they progress, based on what they turn in on each page--with the goal of passing on what I know to them. I've probably trained dozens of assistants over the years. Some of them are names that you're probably familiar with, including Paul Ryan, Don Hudson, Phyllis Novin, Tom Ryder and Brett Breeding.
-Steve
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