Author Illustrator Chats About Process
Every so often authors or illustrators will chat about their process on Twitter. It's highly interesting and educational to learn about their work.
@MrAdamRex @MikeBoldt yeah. I'm so freaking stiff it takes awhile to draw them near as loose and free as my sketches. Which I always prefer.
@bobshea @MikeBoldt By which I mean: you draw 30 to get that 1 perfect, spontaneous looking goat. Whereas I noodle a single goat to death.- @bobshea @MikeBoldt Ahh, gotcha.
- @bobshea @MikeBoldt I've assumed the difference 'tween our styles is: I take 3 days on 1 goat, you take the same time drawing thirty. True?
- @MikeBoldt @MrAdamRex thT first tough one sets the tone, after that, 1-4 days.
- @MikeBoldt @MrAdamRex not the norm. Also it's my indecision, direction change, not painstaking attention to detail.
@MrAdamRex @bobshea I wish I could afford to spend two weeks on a page. I get the deadline sweats at 1 week, but it's an average of 2-4 days- @MrAdamRex I'm current on two weeks for one. Because I throw away and try again, different techniques.
@dsantat @hendrixart @MrAdamRex You do still have to execute those ideas. So the craft of bringing the sketches home is important. I think.
@lorenlong @hendrixart @MrAdamRex My art school was pushing style and not so much ideas. Advertising was the most useful class I took.- @dsantat @hendrixart @MrAdamRex Your thoughts, ideas are what first separate you from everybody else...sketches are your ideas.
- @hendrixart @MrAdamRex @lorenlong It took me a few years to realize this. Hence many bad editorial illustrations. Now I'm all about the idea
- @MrAdamRex @hendrixart @lorenlong I think no matter who you are all art students have to experience this to finally realize it (or accept)
@MrAdamRex @lorenlong @dsantat totally, this business is a sketch business, anybody can make a great final image once you got a blueprint- @hendrixart @dsantat @MrAdamRex It's because you're so amazing with line, John. I love it and your church drawings!
- @hendrixart @lorenlong @dsantat Teachers like John know this better than I, but I think most students get the prep:finish ratio wrong.
- @lorenlong @dsantat @MrAdamRex I always save value studies for later - to my peril. These are great.
@dsantat @hendrixart @MrAdamRex Agreed, but my sketches are pretty rough. For example... still stuff to work out. pic.twitter.com/3ifGdEiNNR- @hendrixart @MrAdamRex I end up taking a month or two to nail down the dummy. And it's the hardest time for me to focus.
- @hendrixart @lorenlong @MrAdamRex The tighter my dummy the quicker the finish on the final render. I spend the most time on my sketches.
- @lorenlong @MrAdamRex When I'm sitting down to thumbnail the dummy I always think, 'the next six hours will determine the next six months.'
- @MrAdamRex It's also my favorite part because it's where the magic happens or doesn't. Guess that's why it makes me nervous.
- @lorenlong Huh, that's my favorite part. It's the final renderings that I want to outsource.
