3d models and doing everything on the computer
Toby
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David Finch leaves Batman for JLA. He states at the end of the article that he is no longer penciling but using the computer, doing his own inks and using 3d models.
I waited on a David Finch commission waitlist for over 2 years and then he up and canceled the whole process. I'm not really an unbiased reader. I hold a grudge and now don't think much of him.
Maybe a real artist could give us their opinion on relying on 3D modeling. Is this a crutch?
I waited on a David Finch commission waitlist for over 2 years and then he up and canceled the whole process. I'm not really an unbiased reader. I hold a grudge and now don't think much of him.
Maybe a real artist could give us their opinion on relying on 3D modeling. Is this a crutch?
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(I know he had knowledge and a point of view on this subject)
Now, I don’t know if Finch is going beyond that and using Poser or creating his own models for characters or not. Like Chuck said, it depends on how he’s using it. And whether an artist uses 3-D models or not, they still have to tell the story. They still have to design the panels and the page layouts. That’s the most important part of their job. 3-D models can be just another tool, just like artists from the ’30s on into the ’90s had their swipe files and like artists of the past decade had Google Images at their disposal.
A lot of artists have already switched to digital, and a lot more will soon follow. Partly because they can then take their work anywhere and not be stuck in their studio. And partly because the traditional tools—brushes, ink, pen nibs—have become less consistent in quality and less reliable, while the quality of the digital technology has gotten closer and closer to the look and feel of the traditional tools.
What it boils down to is that comic books are a form of commercial art, and as such the end product is all that really matters. Of course, we comic book fans are a romantic bunch, so many of us tend to see comic book art as much more than that. But as long as he’s taking those models and making them his own when he designs the panels and when he inks them, I don’t see a problem with it.
There are theories that even some of the old masters used rudimentary projection. If you demand realism, there's going to be reference involved. No one can draw original poses and scenes photorealistically from memory, unless they're drawing from a limited repertoire of memorized work.
Really appreciate that input! Read a review recently of Trio and was saddened that it wasn't good. I used to buy everything from him no matter what. The robot above reminds me of Warlock from New Mutants done by Bill Sienkiewicz. The proof will be in the pudding, as stated by so many so far.
Toby
His FF run will go down in history as one of the greatest ever.