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Cool! I've been listening a lot to the Draftsmen podcast lately and one thing that they keep mentioning is "studying the (old) Masters". I'm not sure if these q
by skytreader 5y ago
Cool! I've been listening a lot to the Draftsmen podcast lately and one thing that they keep mentioning is "studying the (old) Masters". I'm not sure if these qualify as "Masterworks" per their definition but it's from the same era, i.e., when drawings/engravings/art had to be planned and executed carefully because a mistake is not as cheap as a CTRL + Z.
Another thing Draftsmen made me realize is the actual art (or at least craftsmanship) of comics. They may be mass entertainment (i.e., we're talking mainstream here, not your charming indie series) but even in their early incarnations comic art was still grounded in solid art principles. A lot of the works here exhibit that thesis:
- Prints like https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dreams-lucian/ https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dreams-lu... remind me of Marc Hempel's work on The Kindly Ones arc of Gaiman's Sandman.
- Kind of a cheap shot to mention Charles Vess but look at prints like https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/many-beatiful-shells/ https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/many-beat... and you really see the movements that influenced him.
- The range of https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/woman-parrot/ https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/woman-par... might as well be 80s-90s pop art, if not for the finer details in the shadows.
- Like Vess, Frazetta might be too easy an example but I fancy he took his technique of theatrical lighting and exaggerated dynamic ranges from old black and white engravings.
- samstave 5y agoLink to a preferred ep of draftsman? I’d like to check that podcast out
- akudha 5y agonot your parent commenter, but maybe this is what they are referring to? https://open.spotify.com/show/46YccBlYhfOKq4zD4NHoxn https://open.spotify.com/show/46YccBlYhfOKq4zD4NHoxn
- skytreader 5y agoSo I think the one thing that will resonate with the HN crowd is the fact that Stan Prokopenko, one of the hosts, is also some sort of small-time tech entrepreneur. This comes up throughout the episodes but two that really focus on his efforts are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtApUuFLeGA&list=PLVeITADsnvo71FqaEdV7VgqDsi2D34Zet&index=12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtApUuFLeGA&list=PLVeITADsnv... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtpRGxe5_H8&list=PLVeITADsnvo71FqaEdV7VgqDsi2D34Zet&index=27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtpRGxe5_H8&list=PLVeITADsnv... If you take programming/hacking as an art and hold fierce ideals over it, some of their other episodes might also benefit you, either personally or professionally: Reinventing yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2gp5_F7-9U&list=PLVeITADsnvo7TKLAkyrfhjJub1oN_Skn0&index=23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2gp5_F7-9U&list=PLVeITADsnv... On the Gaming Industry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBkbFBl05-s&list=PLVeITADsnvo7TKLAkyrfhjJub1oN_Skn0&index=14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBkbFBl05-s&list=PLVeITADsnv... Becoming more creative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX9e5WAOoQ8&list=PLVeITADsnvo71FqaEdV7VgqDsi2D34Zet&index=21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX9e5WAOoQ8&list=PLVeITADsnv... I just want to say, whatever your feelings about programming as an art there are still definitely differences between the two industries. I might just be biased because if I didn't love my paycheck too much, I'd probably be making indie comics.
- senux 5y ago> Another thing Draftsmen made me > realize is the actual art (or at least > craftsmanship) of comics Reminded me of Strip Panel Naked. Great video breakdowns of comic book story telling theory.