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Re:Ever Wished Bill Watterson Would Return to the Comics Pag... by coldcode on Saturday June 07, 2014 @08:05AM (#7861907)
I've always wished I could draw. Even XKCD's minimalist art style is still an artist drawing stuff which is beyond me. I can't draw a straight line with a computer (they're very heavy). C&H was not only great art, it was an amazing look on adult life despite it being about a kid and a stuffed tiger.
Re:Ever Wished Bill Watterson Would Return to the Comics Pag... by muglug on Saturday June 07, 2014 @10:36AM (#7862178)
Look at the early XKCD comics, and you'll realise that the artist honed his skill over time. There's no secret to being a good comic book artist – it's just a love of the medium and a slavish commitment to draw as much as humanly possible.
Re:Ever Wished Bill Watterson Would Return to the Comics Pag... by gets on Thursday June 12, 2014 @06:29AM (#7882642)
drawing is a technical skill. No mystery or magic behind what anyone's doing. The nature of perspective and color won't change. If you want to draw humans, the basics of human anatomy and proportions are pretty constant and have been analyzed to death; add anything else you're interested in drawing and the same can likely be said for anything from wildlife, plantlife, machinery, buildings, vehicles, etc. You can learn to draw just like you can learn to add and subtract.

Just do it.

Re:Ever Wished Bill Watterson Would Return to the Comics Pag... by dredmorbius on Saturday June 07, 2014 @08:05PM (#7863522)
I don't consider myself artistic, but for a few months in college took up sketching and found I could produce serviceable impressions of still-lifes and even a self portrait, after a fashion. Practice. It works.