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Unfit to Draw
Glenn
2010-03-04 07:27:48
Last Sunday night (Feb 28th) was painful. I tried drawing the comic. I really, really tried. See panel one of this episode? It was drawn and erased at least ten times. And panel two? Two dozen. Maybe more. After drawing webcomics for 6 or 7 years you learn when to push through and more importantly; when to quit.
You may think it's a dis-service or worse, laziness, but sometimes the artwork just plain doesn't click. And when it doesn't, the entire world is a better place for NOT seeing the rancid scirbbles that ensue. If you've ever seen the anime "Samurai 7" you know what I mean. The art in that show is astounding. It's based on one of the classics, Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai," so it has to be. But there's one episode where they must have replaced the animators with a gaggle of untrained hamsters. Watching it is tantamount to replacing your eyeballs with lemon-juice-powered LEDs. But you're forced to do it, otherwise the next episodes don't make sense. And Sunday was one of those days for me.
Thankfully, this only happens to me once in a while. Most of the time it's just a matter of spending the extra hour or two to slowly work my way up to "acceptable." Usually on those days I'm up until 3AM or later just trying to tie everything up nicely, but the outcome is a shiny and splendid one so it's worth it. I always feel like a really professional artist if I can surmount the doom and create a quality product. I feel like how Watsuki (et al.) must feel when they're writing in the rant areas about how their publisher is always on their backs and how they wish they had more time - but they toughened up and finished anyway. Yay me!
Thank you for putting up with me, everyone!
- Glenn
Afflictions
Court
2010-02-18 20:51:47
I have a disease. A disease that I am sure that many others may share. I have recently come to terms with this disease and accepted my fate. I was in denial, but no more. The bad thing about this disease is that it can affect the young and old, males as well as females, the poor and the wealthy (although the wealthy afflicted are likely to be in the more advanced stages). It is not so much a disease of the body, but a disease of the mind. It has in recent history become known (at least in my circle) as media-obtainitis.
The first sign that you have contracted this unfortunate disease is the steady growth of a particular media source in your home. It could be anything from movies to video games to comics, anything media-related. If you find your collection of media increasing at an exponential rate, you have probably become afflicted with media-obtainitis. The more advanced cases may see a steady increase in several different sources of media.
I admit that I am in the advanced stages of the disease. I showed symptoms slowly. Purchased just a few DVDs. Soon, my collection grew until the disease progressed into other areas. I began obtaining video games and collecting manga until I was surrounded by all things media. Then, a tragedy occurred. I was diagnosed with a secondary disease, technolgy-overloadus. With my particular strand of media-obtainitis, technolgy-overloadus usually always takes hold as well. Technolgy-overloadus has the infected individual intensely interested with new technology. The individual is up-to-date on what is new and what is cutting edge. Their house is filled with electronic gizmos, knick-knacks, and whats-its.
The big problem with having both diseases is that they feed off of one another. As one disease advances, the other progresses as well. Though, technolgy-overloadus usually progresses faster. With the onset of new technology, new media is bound to be acquired alongside.
My case of media-obtainitis is a very visible one. Just recently I had to acquire more shelving space for my most prominent symptom, DVD's (and Blu-Rays). Now, I love the new media wall. It looks awesome and is so so pretty. It holds all of my DVD's and CD's and there is still room for more. I also recognize the fact that I have a lot of media, but it is what I enjoy. I enjoy watching movies and TV shows on DVD's and Blu-Rays. I enjoy reading different manga series. I enjoy playing different types of video games. I enjoy going to Best Buy. I know it is probably in excess, but it keeps me entertained. :)
In current society, I have no doubt that most of the American population has been afflicted with some form of media-obtainitis or technolgy-overloadus, but what matters most is that people not become consumed by these afflictions. I don't want to go all after-school-special on you, but the most important thing in life is to enjoy many different experiences and to live life to the fullest. I enjoy technology and media a lot, but I have tried over the years to not let the media-obtainitis and the technolgy-overloadus take over my life.
Hi, my name is Courtney and I am addicted to technology and media.
Hi, Courtney.
Till next time.
- Court
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