Comments on: Hello, Ladies http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/ Kind of like a journal comic, updated weekdays Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:29:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ian http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Ian Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:02:34 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-116 Well, enlarging drawings isn't <em>such</em> a bad thing on the web, because screen resolution is so crappy. At least this way my hatch marks are fairly clear and don't run together too much like they would if I reduced the images. I saw Scott McCloud talk in New York when he was on his <em>Making Comics</em> tour, and he talked a lot about webcomics: mostly about the freedoms that working online affords, but also its restrictions, one especially important one being low resolution. The fine hatching in the art of Dave Sim and Gerhard in <em>Cerebus</em>, for example, would look like gray mush as 360x600 pixel images. The images that work best online tend to be much simpler and bolder, as with the art style Mike Krahulik developed in <em>Penny Arcade</em>... And yeah, you kinda have to balance between lowering your own standards a bit and working harder to improve when you're posting stuff this often. Well, enlarging drawings isn’t such a bad thing on the web, because screen resolution is so crappy. At least this way my hatch marks are fairly clear and don’t run together too much like they would if I reduced the images.

I saw Scott McCloud talk in New York when he was on his Making Comics tour, and he talked a lot about webcomics: mostly about the freedoms that working online affords, but also its restrictions, one especially important one being low resolution. The fine hatching in the art of Dave Sim and Gerhard in Cerebus, for example, would look like gray mush as 360×600 pixel images. The images that work best online tend to be much simpler and bolder, as with the art style Mike Krahulik developed in Penny Arcade…

And yeah, you kinda have to balance between lowering your own standards a bit and working harder to improve when you’re posting stuff this often.

]]> By: Renee http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Renee Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:06:31 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-115 I've been meaning to look more into Dürer, especially since Pontormo was influenced by his prints (I kind of studied Pontormo in the summer). Come to think of it, Vasari complained about that actually. You are kind of making it harder on yourself by drawing small and then enlarging it. (Though losing detail from drawing large and then shrinking can be a huge bummer.) And there are bound to be days when we look at our drawings and go "meh, this is not so good." You're braver (and more dedicated) than I to be posting something every day. I’ve been meaning to look more into Dürer, especially since Pontormo was influenced by his prints (I kind of studied Pontormo in the summer). Come to think of it, Vasari complained about that actually.

You are kind of making it harder on yourself by drawing small and then enlarging it. (Though losing detail from drawing large and then shrinking can be a huge bummer.)

And there are bound to be days when we look at our drawings and go “meh, this is not so good.” You’re braver (and more dedicated) than I to be posting something every day.

]]> By: heather http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-113 heather Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:51:36 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-113 I cannot picture a fatty Een! I cannot picture a fatty Een!

]]> By: Ian http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Ian Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:22:56 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-112 Well, I had 40 pounds to lose <em>then</em>... & that video's pretty damn cute, Frank. Here is one that is maybe less cute (actually there are 5): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thTaP9TsVZ4 Well, I had 40 pounds to lose then…

& that video’s pretty damn cute, Frank. Here is one that is maybe less cute (actually there are 5): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thTaP9TsVZ4

]]> By: Frank http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Frank Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:00:12 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-111 Eeen was a fatty before college took hold. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ3hC4Za2kc Eeen was a fatty before college took hold.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ3hC4Za2kc

]]> By: heather http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-110 heather Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:21:30 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-110 how do you even have 40 lbs to lose? how do you even have 40 lbs to lose?

]]> By: markel http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-109 markel Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:47:41 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-109 haha i like that thats what you chose to document. For some reason i always confuse cerebral and ephemeral with each other. I'm not even sure why. awooooooooooo still waiting for that call. no zelda here but we can draw pictures? salmon spawning on our wall? wed love to see you. haha i like that thats what you chose to document. For some reason i always confuse cerebral and ephemeral with each other. I’m not even sure why.
awooooooooooo

still waiting for that call. no zelda here but we can draw pictures? salmon spawning on our wall? wed love to see you.

]]> By: Frank http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/hello-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Frank Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:08:54 +0000 http://foolishcreatures.com/2008/09/22/0027-hello-ladies/#comment-108 Nate. Robinson. Nate.

Robinson.

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