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Comic Art Commission
Yoc:
I'd say you got some good replies Roy.
That link I gave you has many people talking about commissions, etc on it.
What theme/characters you choose is a personal choice.
Learning which character the artist likes might also help with favourable results.
I'm a big fan of Centaur, MLJ, FH and Quality but what exactly would I request from an artist? No idea off hand. 'Poker Night at HQ'? Hehe.
I knew one person that asked all the artists he met to do a drawing of Snoopy.
Strange? Yep, but they almost all did it for him.
Kevin Yong:
--- Quote from: Roygbiv666 on December 04, 2010, 07:26:14 PM ---Anyway, any ideas welcome.
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I've seen some commissions where they've recreated classic Superman covers using Captain Marvel in his place. Or others showing crossover/team-ups/battles between characters of the same name (the Fawcett Captain Marvel vs. Marvel's Captain Mar-Vell for example.)
The Golden Age has such a wide treasure trove of characters available, the hard part is going to be narrowing the focus of the commissions. Is there a certain character or publisher you'll be focusing on?
Roygbiv666:
--- Quote from: Kevin Yong on December 10, 2010, 12:44:29 AM ---
--- Quote from: Roygbiv666 on December 04, 2010, 07:26:14 PM ---Anyway, any ideas welcome.
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I've seen some commissions where they've recreated classic Superman covers using Captain Marvel in his place. Or others showing crossover/team-ups/battles between characters of the same name (the Fawcett Captain Marvel vs. Marvel's Captain Mar-Vell for example.)
The Golden Age has such a wide treasure trove of characters available, the hard part is going to be narrowing the focus of the commissions. Is there a certain character or publisher you'll be focusing on?
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All of 'em in a way. I think I'll be doing some "crossover" type covers at this point. The classic JLA #21 (first JLA/JSA) would be good, I've been digging up others. I think I'll just make the crossovers start in the 1940s, and do some covers representative of the decade or something.
John C:
--- Quote from: Yoc on December 04, 2010, 11:04:20 PM ---I knew one person that asked all the artists he met to do a drawing of Snoopy.
Strange? Yep, but they almost all did it for him.
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I've never approached an artist, myself, but I've been told they get a lot of "draw me something" requests or, worse, "draw me this thing that you were known for early in your career that you didn't particularly enjoy." So a change of pace is probably welcome.
I know a guy who has a ratty stuffed animal. That's what every artist draws, in whatever way they care to. Apparently a lot are thankful that it's not just another (expletives deleted) semi-pornographic Invisible Girl or something.
I would imagine (more for Roy's benefit) that, if you're relatively specific and don't be the guy who only wants the artist to do his "classic bits," they'll probably fill in a lot of blanks for you. They're, y'know, artists. (Heck, ask the artists to make suggestions for other artists! That could be fun, if they're willing to play along.)
Roygbiv666:
--- Quote from: John C on December 10, 2010, 03:43:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: Yoc on December 04, 2010, 11:04:20 PM ---I knew one person that asked all the artists he met to do a drawing of Snoopy.
Strange? Yep, but they almost all did it for him.
--- End quote ---
I've never approached an artist, myself, but I've been told they get a lot of "draw me something" requests or, worse, "draw me this thing that you were known for early in your career that you didn't particularly enjoy." So a change of pace is probably welcome.
I know a guy who has a ratty stuffed animal. That's what every artist draws, in whatever way they care to. Apparently a lot are thankful that it's not just another (expletives deleted) semi-pornographic Invisible Girl or something.
I would imagine (more for Roy's benefit) that, if you're relatively specific and don't be the guy who only wants the artist to do his "classic bits," they'll probably fill in a lot of blanks for you. They're, y'know, artists. (Heck, ask the artists to make suggestions for other artists! That could be fun, if they're willing to play along.)
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Yeah, I understand the appeal of getting a professionally drawn Batman, but can you imagine how tired these artists must be of the same thing, over and over?
My approach is kind of "wouldn't it have been cool if ..." and get the scene.
Poker night in the war room - bunch of WWII heroes sounds cool.
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