chris moore
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All the editorial people say (and the help books) is to go to as many shows as you can and show your work there.
Yeah, right - like thats the way. There's like, two shows a year in all of Britain, yet a fair few of the best out there at the moment; the golden boys, are English writers or pencillers. I dont think they flew out to the US five times a year to queue for hours to show a couple pages...
Not keen on spending eight years doing logos and record covers to build up some rep in the artworld either. I'm a scientist by training and occupation. I just like to draw and would love to have a career in writing or drawing comics, but not by getting there through years of unrelated art jobs. I like to think I improve the more I do, but unless the opportunity comes along suddenly to make money doing comic related creation so I canget known out there while I improve, I'm not going to give up years of education, and a salary at my qualified career to try and break in by doing unrelated art work and most likely not getting paid for it cos I'm not artistically educated.
I figure if you have the talent and show it to the right people through submission or some other direct avenue, you should be considered alongside those who did sequential drawing at art college, or five years of advertisement design.
Anyway - crackin' Batman, man.
Yeah, right - like thats the way. There's like, two shows a year in all of Britain, yet a fair few of the best out there at the moment; the golden boys, are English writers or pencillers. I dont think they flew out to the US five times a year to queue for hours to show a couple pages...
Not keen on spending eight years doing logos and record covers to build up some rep in the artworld either. I'm a scientist by training and occupation. I just like to draw and would love to have a career in writing or drawing comics, but not by getting there through years of unrelated art jobs. I like to think I improve the more I do, but unless the opportunity comes along suddenly to make money doing comic related creation so I canget known out there while I improve, I'm not going to give up years of education, and a salary at my qualified career to try and break in by doing unrelated art work and most likely not getting paid for it cos I'm not artistically educated.
I figure if you have the talent and show it to the right people through submission or some other direct avenue, you should be considered alongside those who did sequential drawing at art college, or five years of advertisement design.
Anyway - crackin' Batman, man.
