tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post1294461828309310187..comments2024-03-27T11:18:53.456-07:00Comments on Temple of the Seven Golden Camels: A Kick in the Head, Part Fivemark kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-87557255920103355032013-03-26T21:41:21.943-07:002013-03-26T21:41:21.943-07:00Eisner was a real master except for his illustrati...Eisner was a real master except for his illustrations of Black people. I've always wanted to kick him in his head for depictions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-578026838154525472010-11-18T11:06:05.892-08:002010-11-18T11:06:05.892-08:00I know what you mean about "drawing cute"...I know what you mean about "drawing cute" instead of pushing the expressions. Not that I want to play the blame game, but I think anime teaches you that instead of tapping into a character's own expression (the unique way a person smiles, grimaces, laughs, etc.) there is a default expression: one way to draw a smile, one way to draw an angry face and so on.<br />Off-topic but I've been half-teaching myself how to draw cartoons with the Preston Blair Complete Cartooning book and yesterday I was retagging and reorganizing my blog thinking that that my art hadn't improved that much since I started it last year. HOW WRONG I WAS. It wasn't the obvious change but I could see a gradual improvement from what I began with. My drawing style has always been kind of small and doodle-y but my drawings became more and more well-constructed and the facial expressions got crazier, lol.Amanda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08167114019743960144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-30727816446454889032010-05-29T19:07:03.187-07:002010-05-29T19:07:03.187-07:00I've been reading through your "Kick in t...I've been reading through your "Kick in the Head" posts and wanted to let you know how incredibly helpful I've found them. You talk about a lot of things that weren't covered in my school and have really reinforced the importance and value of the things that were.<br /><br />I feel like they're the sort of thing I could keep reading over and over my whole life and I'd always come to a new and better understanding of the concepts you're laying out here.<br /><br />So, this is just to say thanks. Can't wait to read more!Liz Conleyhttp://www.lizconley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-15565435097313257152010-05-22T09:47:48.413-07:002010-05-22T09:47:48.413-07:00Enjoyed this post and am now inspired to be even m...Enjoyed this post and am now inspired to be even more expressive!ChaosInColorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688958485685641177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-37326122837299885362010-05-18T21:45:39.213-07:002010-05-18T21:45:39.213-07:00Great Blog!!!
Greetings from México!Great Blog!!!<br /> Greetings from México!Oscar González Loyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078342889524233922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-27999014581893774832010-05-18T21:43:06.600-07:002010-05-18T21:43:06.600-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Oscar González Loyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078342889524233922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-25764647680977005332010-05-18T09:37:20.417-07:002010-05-18T09:37:20.417-07:00Ooh ooh. Someone with an impressive amount of ran...Ooh ooh. Someone with an impressive amount of range, who played a lot of the "pretty girl teen" as a Blond is Rachel McAdams, when you really review her playing of the characters, you see theatrical expressiveness. The kind of bold expressions practiced by those who have stage experience. Once you get past the cotton candy images and plot, and review "Mean Girls" for acting, she really owns that film, and controls every scene that she is in.Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307918380424829045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-67317995188704694532010-05-14T17:54:53.936-07:002010-05-14T17:54:53.936-07:00It is so cool to see Franquin in your list. He is ...It is so cool to see Franquin in your list. He is an absolute master at posture and expression. Cool to see him being honored on an American blog. You make a wonderful point and I've been forcing myself to redo poses and keep pushing them into the extremes and my work has definitely benefited.<br /><br />thanks, <br />WWouter Bruneelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547764652445928997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-27926234418301135842010-05-13T06:45:28.936-07:002010-05-13T06:45:28.936-07:00These kicks in the head are great! Thanks so much ...These kicks in the head are great! Thanks so much for putting these notes together and such a great blog.michaelamoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509591115262377481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-17526303127728393302010-05-12T18:47:22.195-07:002010-05-12T18:47:22.195-07:00Thank you very much for these kicks in the head. T...Thank you very much for these kicks in the head. This one post nailed the biggest hurtle I'm tackling right now. I've never *really* focused on expressive drawing before.BlackMitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277521157486058555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-29446500907930117472010-05-10T22:01:58.398-07:002010-05-10T22:01:58.398-07:00Hi, I must be honest I arrived at your blog by pur...Hi, I must be honest I arrived at your blog by pure linking but I loved this post, is so full of great advices that I'll certainlly will be reading some of your older posts after this. Thanks for the great info said with just the right amount of words, and letting the images speak instead.<br />Have you ever seen any of the work of Argentinian artist Quino? I've been always amazed by his expresive drawings, always conveying such emotion using just the needed dialogue(or more often none at all)to portray the message.Judging by the examples you used on this post I bet you'll like it.Matías Soto Lópezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502056402546177621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-17917675273846161662010-05-10T17:12:39.700-07:002010-05-10T17:12:39.700-07:00Thanks for this amazing blog, Mark. It's been ...Thanks for this amazing blog, Mark. It's been an inspiration for me for a long while, but I've never really decided to say anything about it until now, so there you go. Keep up the great posts. I find this stuff fascinating, especially for a young 15-year cartoonist like myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-18219447475522657202010-05-08T10:04:42.058-07:002010-05-08T10:04:42.058-07:00David - thanks for the great link! I like those ar...David - thanks for the great link! I like those articles. I will share them with everyone sometime (and give you credit of course)!<br /><br />Dan-Great! Glad you like them.<br /><br />Chris - No prob!<br /><br />Pock - thank you, I'm glad you like them.<br /><br />Haylee - yes, of course, he's great and there are lots of great examples.<br /><br />Randeep - great1 good to hear from you.<br /><br />loar5 - great! Glad you enjoyed them.<br /><br />Mike - sure, thanks for letting me know!<br /><br />Guido - thanks for letting me know! Enjoy.<br /><br />Velops - yes, it can make a big difference, can't it?mark kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-4049557870517665722010-05-08T04:26:55.487-07:002010-05-08T04:26:55.487-07:00This post was very helpful in articulating the nag...This post was very helpful in articulating the nagging feeling I got watching the 4Kids version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.<br /><br />While technically good in many areas, the lack of expressiveness bothered me. The four Ninja Turtles each have distinct personalities but all of their faces drew upon the same set of stock facial expressions. Their body language seldom provided any kind of contrast between them. This was troublesome since they look exactly the same except for their colored bandannas and signature weapons.Velopsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-13401556898334608462010-05-07T03:33:08.368-07:002010-05-07T03:33:08.368-07:00Hi, I found your blog 2 weeks ago by a linking pat...Hi, I found your blog 2 weeks ago by a linking path and i studied all of it in theese days. Thank you very much for all the works and aknoledge you have shared with us. It was a amazing studying. guidoGuido Salimbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971210168993417073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-27837638530000717422010-05-04T21:28:46.789-07:002010-05-04T21:28:46.789-07:00This is one of my favorite blogs. Thanks for makin...This is one of my favorite blogs. Thanks for making it!Mike Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236384724761491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-2679983903188759522010-05-03T15:02:53.545-07:002010-05-03T15:02:53.545-07:00This is a fabulous post! I was just thinking about...This is a fabulous post! I was just thinking about how I need to improve on this :D<br /><br />I think Polly Guo (http://www.pollums.com/) and Paul Pope are also brilliant at expressive drawings <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-7207579642230431232010-05-02T21:00:39.591-07:002010-05-02T21:00:39.591-07:00This couldn't come at a more perfect time. Th...This couldn't come at a more perfect time. Thanks Mark.<br /><br />R.Randeep Katarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513054840931685761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-88052394514162787452010-05-02T05:35:10.293-07:002010-05-02T05:35:10.293-07:00Another strong post!
As a suggestion, you can add...Another strong post!<br /><br />As a suggestion, you can add Jeff Smith, the contemporary comic artist of Bone. All his expressions and silhouettes are all pushed to the limits in an appealing way.Hayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600579061454900047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-75518266847152300982010-05-01T23:03:51.685-07:002010-05-01T23:03:51.685-07:00Thank you so much !
Your posts are really interest...Thank you so much !<br />Your posts are really interesting.Pauline Champetierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921918460102271888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-12060166460868426422010-05-01T21:41:51.942-07:002010-05-01T21:41:51.942-07:00Thanks again. Great post!Thanks again. Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467674676691442103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-12297945764055463492010-05-01T20:12:06.826-07:002010-05-01T20:12:06.826-07:00Great post Mark, but my head's not quite sore ...Great post Mark, but my head's not quite sore yet. (Keep kicking...)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379387828450465575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-71714959487257481582010-05-01T16:47:14.636-07:002010-05-01T16:47:14.636-07:00Great post. I think you could also throw in some o...Great post. I think you could also throw in some of the MAD guys like Mort Drucker under the "realistic but expressive" category.<br /><br />The Community pics reminded me that I meant to link you to <a href="http://www.channel101.com/articles/index.php?pos=15&sort=article_date&dir=desc&limit=5&qf=article_type&qv=TUTORIAL" rel="nofollow">these</a> when you posted that Dan Harmon letter but never got around to it. They're a bunch of very funny and informative "tutorials" he's written as part of the Channel 101 project.David Martingalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359162407101276360noreply@blogger.com