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Eric Russ
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"....there seems to be some thought here that realistic means not as
interesting visually.."
Leigh DJ Hunt
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Not at all Leigh. That is not what I'm trying to apply.
It's more of a preference for me now. I like the emphasis in the "wow"
factor associated with cartoony or as a poster commented above a more
"graphic style." Visually I can relate to what I see in pictures as the norm.
There is a more grandiose feel when I view art done to an extreme it
really shout out at me. It takes me on a journey and outside of what I am
used to.
It's the difference between the 3D worlds of the movies Final Fantasy and
The Incredibles. I felt you could have just produced a standard live action
movie with FF but with the extremes of the Incredibles there was more
visual wonder.
I DO like realism. TRUST. Especially depending on who is the artist is.
My intentions are not meant to be a thread about bashing any of these
forms of expression. Just a discussion about which is your flavor or the
one that works best for you. Maybe they both do or don't...and hopefully
checking out some cool artist that we may know or don't know.
Have fun!
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John Webb
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My default setting for good superhero art is John Buscema. I like that style best of all he was realistic but has drawings often showed slightly exagerated movements or emotions. I guess his 'actors' were more like stars of the theater rather than the movies.
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Thom Price
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there seems to be some thought here that realistic means not as interesting visually as cartoony which i would disagree with.
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Taken literally, I would agree with that assessment. If a drawing is so realistic as to be nearly indistinguishable from a photo, I would consider that dull. An artist should be filtering reality through their own style. I find the recent work of Alex Ross to be rather mundane, because he's taken realism to the extreme.
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Eric Russ
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"..I guess his 'actors' were more like stars of the theater rather than the
movies."
John Webb -
Good point.
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Martin Redmond
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I'm a HUGE Dan DeCarlo fan. I even buy rotting copies of B&V from the 70s but his sexy art is kind of dull in comparison, though it's still really cool. Dan really kicked on all cylinders in the 60s and 70s imo. His linework was so amazing, there's nobody who can emulate him right.
As for Kyle Baker, I just wanted to bitch and moan that his Photoshop issues of PlasticMan? were much less than stellar compared to the pen and ink ones. But boy, the ones that looked like traditional media were insanely cool.
Edited by Martin Redmond on 05 March 2008 at 1:35pm
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CJ Grebb
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Re: Chris Bachalo
See, this is the problem with not collecting Marvel and DC comics anymore - I miss out on wonderful artists like this one. I just did a google image search on him and some of the work is amazing. Thanks for posting that, Eric.
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Wallace Sellars
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I like it when Kyle Baker draws like <i>that!</i>
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Paulo Pereira
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Surprised to see no mentions of Robert Crumb --
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Eric Russ
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"His linework was so amazing, there's nobody who can emulate him right."
Martin Redmond -
I hear you. I orderes some of his work via Barnes and Noble. Pin-up work
as well as the Josie and The Pussycats material. Phenomenal line work.
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Eric Russ
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"Thanks for posting that, Eric."
CJ Grebb -
No problem CJ.
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Eric Russ
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Surprised to see no mentions of Robert Crumb
Paulo Pereira -
Thanks for posting. I really need to check out more of his work.
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Eric Russ
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If anyone has any work please post it. Whether it is "cartoony" or "real"
Like to see what else is out there.
Edited by Eric Russ on 05 March 2008 at 8:37pm
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