A product of watching endless anime, old Cartoon Network shows and Marvel remakes in the cinema.
A few ink drawings using a fountain pen and brush created to reflect a couple of comic styles. I really enjoyed all of those dry brush mark strokes using ink, generating shadow and applying it with ink to allow that beautiful monochrome flow of corrosive metal feel across the page.
I really enjoyed some of the recent DC comics being re-published in small book shops and magazine suppliers, seeing the styles of the comics develop and comparing them to how illustrative and details the comic artworks now. I can't quite recall the exact comic, but it was quite comical seeing everyone in 1960-70 clothing, Wearing unusual shoes, as a future expectation that fashion would remain the same aha, it's almost a societal documentation in itself.
There is a strong connection with my love of ink, the concept of this instant drying limitation almost works to a creative advantage. The ink may dry quickly, and the sharp hand movements to try and control the ink, almost act in a creative action. A similar action to how I could perceive graffiti artists acting under pressure from community surveillance. I love it.
Just being able to show confidence without the use of construction lines to render the human anatomy. A 'pat on the back', after all of that thinking and imagining of what to do first to avoid the evil palm of ink smudging, and the catastrophic 'palm print' .
Similar to my previous ink works and discussion of comic work, I can predict this is of course a sample of my teenage expressionism aha.
If your a few of those graffiti artists out there, you may have heard the print maker, graffiti artist/graphic designer Shepard Fairey and his 'Obey' works.
If you haven't or your not a graffiti artist, I highly recommend following the link below. Has some brilliant block print - a like styles, stencils and some iconic works reflecting war propaganda. Brilliance!
Shepard Fairey
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