tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28280149.post3872354637153592362..comments2024-01-26T17:49:01.417-05:00Comments on Partners In Design: Comic Book Spotlight: Inspiration or Swiping?Shalimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404489408967718083noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28280149.post-14714130724974156402008-03-31T22:48:00.000-04:002008-03-31T22:48:00.000-04:00*Hands Paul the pamphlet on reading comic book rel...*Hands Paul the pamphlet on reading comic book related posts* <BR/><BR/>I guess as Alex says, it's very relative to a sense. And of course MANY comic book artists use reference in some shape or form, more particularly, cityscapes and foreshortening. <BR/><BR/>In this case, I support Greg Land much more. He blatantly references, which makes most of his work stiff and inconsistent, but he still manages to recreate the image and cater to the subject matter. Not to mention being the king of iconic covers.<BR/><BR/>Mack was certainly in the wrong by copying the works of another artist, and doesn't deserve as much credit as he has in the past. As a matter of fact, I could be wrong, but I believe Mack won an Eisner Award for his work on 'Alias', another Marvel title. Which makes the situation even sadder.<BR/><BR/>And does the post actually make no sense? I thought it was explained.. lolLazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777940666731355657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28280149.post-9855728358448377862008-03-31T18:10:00.000-04:002008-03-31T18:10:00.000-04:00As a comic book artist, you need to look up plenty...As a comic book artist, you need to look up plenty of reference, especially since you can't possibly know how to draw EVERY pose the human body can make, especially when you add a hard perspective and foreshortening. And I know for a fact we all look at Corbis to find reference for drawings as well. I think as long as you only use a photograph reference as a base for your drawing, all is well. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, this guy directly copying other artists' exact drawings is completely wrong, especially if he does not give them credit (especially covers). He is not creating fan art, he is supposedly making his own images for these comics. <BR/><BR/>There is all this gray area involved in this quandary, because it depends on what you consider referencing and ripping off.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691732252273217252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28280149.post-14806330907217024052008-03-31T15:06:00.000-04:002008-03-31T15:06:00.000-04:00Reading the excepts you posted are like reading fr...Reading the excepts you posted are like reading french....for some reason none of it makes sense to me. I don't know who these characters or artists are.<BR/><BR/>But looking at the comparison image....stealing is wrong.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994430423050879090noreply@blogger.com