tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105187070038498802.post6642089546922684314..comments2023-07-19T04:04:30.120-04:00Comments on Megazeen: Getting Started in ComicsJoey Endreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937922646815325456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105187070038498802.post-10686325176876392052007-10-01T15:03:00.000-04:002007-10-01T15:03:00.000-04:00I have all sorts of really expensive pencils and i...I have all sorts of really expensive pencils and inking paraphernalia at my disposal.<BR/><BR/>My all-time favorite tool is still the trusty Bic mechanical pencil. You can get a pack for like 2 bucks. And the erasers are THE BEST.Kneon Transitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321055320685438332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105187070038498802.post-22855190056507784492007-09-09T16:16:00.000-04:002007-09-09T16:16:00.000-04:00I read this post and I too disagreed with the comm...I read this post and I too disagreed with the comment. Especially for a newbie. I don't think it is the way to start. Rather, as you suggested, the way to start is to pick up a pencil and draw draw and draw some more. But you can add to that the research aspect of it that is all to important. You know how many guys out there want to become professional comic book artist and get payed like the pros and yet they can't even draw the human figure correctly. This falls under two catagories.<BR/>1. Lack of research. i.e. Learning anatomy. Learning how to use your equipment like pens and what paper to use.<BR/>2. Lack of practice. No one can become good with just a few hours a month on the drawing board. This is something you have to sweat to get good at.<BR/>I think the greates service an artist can do to himself is to recognize their weaknesses and go after them to perfect them. Once they do that, then they can start taking the choice of becoming a professional more seriously. Starting out with a graphic noven when you draw one page every two weeks and then it takes you 2 more weeks before you can get around to inking that page is not being realistic at all.Eric Mercedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237742745284937635noreply@blogger.com