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Kim Jung Gi

    Watching Kim Jung Gi’s live drawing demonstrations gave me permission to draw in my sketchbook directly with ink pen. No planning, straight-ahead drawing, allowing the theme and… Read More »Kim Jung Gi

    Equilibrium

      Drawing a page on the Cintiq again after a few weeks away. Focusing on attitude and body language. And a timelapse of the process, if you’re… Read More »Equilibrium

      Hand to eye

        When watching television or movie, even the most mediocre of offerings, the enthusiastic artist, I’ve found, can keep the pen moving and the hand to… Read More »Hand to eye

        Gone

          Here are some storyboards I put together for a student film. I was strapped for time with this and used photos and reference images directly… Read More »Gone

          10,000 hours

            There’s an adage that 10,000 hours of practice is what’s required to become a master. While that is more of an incentive for persistence than… Read More »10,000 hours

            Interpreting

              Following on from the last post and still using the cover of Action Comics #1, here I’ll investigate different  modes of interpretation. Formalist reading. What are… Read More »Interpreting

              Describing

                Traditional art writing and critique can be broken down into a system of steps, including describing. The description is crucial because it draws attention to… Read More »Describing

                Sign of a sign of a sign

                  Here’s something interesting. Jonathan Culler in his book Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction says: Traditionally, Western philosophy has distinguished “reality” from “appearance,” things themselves from representations… Read More »Sign of a sign of a sign

                  Emden

                    A day trip to Emden, North Germany. I really need to practice more at drawing water.

                    Autoethnography

                      What is Autoethnography? According to Dictionary.com, it’s a Noun. Yay research. Wikipedia goes on to say that: “In its early guises Autoethnographies were insider accounts… Read More »Autoethnography

                      Logocentric

                        “Logocentrism” was coined by the German philosopher Ludwig Klages in the 1920s and refers to the tradition that regards words and language as a fundamentally important record of… Read More »Logocentric

                        The hump

                          I’m at the stage of the graphic novel that I’m referring to as the hump. The big, horrible, hump. I’ve turned 15679 of a total… Read More »The hump

                          Flu commentary

                            If you’ve always, ever since you were a tiny kipper, desperately wanted to hear someone battling with Man-Flu talking about their work making comics, then… Read More »Flu commentary

                            Man Flu

                              I felt a scratching in my throat on the opening of Paul Cleveland’s Sins of Academia exhibition on Friday. Woke up on Saturday feeling decidedly… Read More »Man Flu

                              Mirroring

                                Mirroring and repetition; whether it be with image, or text, or metaphor, or motif, is a powerful tool. It reinforces meaning, draws attention to itself, and acts… Read More »Mirroring

                                Hackey sack

                                  This page harks back to enjoyable group activities back in the days. Hackey sack- a university cliché for good reason. Far more beneficial for exercise… Read More »Hackey sack

                                  Character

                                    This is one of the first scenes where I’m digging a little deeper into one of the supporting characters. The dialogue is still clunky, and… Read More »Character

                                    Static momentum

                                      Scott Bukatman, in his essay Sculpture, Stasis and Hellboy found within Critical Inquiry, Comics and Media (Chute & Jagoda 2014), ponders on the ideas of connection,… Read More »Static momentum

                                      The red pill

                                        More drawing like a madman, recording and adding commentary. This one goes for six minutes. My voice is like warm butter. Enjoy.