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Art Spotting in general
tilliban:
Wha…?!
I’m the exception now? Thought I was the rule.
Thanks for the flowers, Jim.
I’m just stubborn enough to want to know and give credit to artists.
I am highly motivated to do so because I strive to be a pre-code horror expert.
It’s just about pushing the right buttons, see?
Or to be a nerd fascinated by graphic art.
Aren’t we all?
And, yeah, I wanna be an art spotter!
Do I get to ride shotgun - with Jim at the wheel?
;D
JVJ (RIP):
You are the exception and the rule, Tillman,
You have the ability to discern what constitutes the "styles" of a lot of different artists. That's rare.
As narfstar says, he has a few people who jump out at him and he can always recognize. I think that's true of most fans. They guys they like, certain very stylized artists - they can recognize them. Fletcher Hanks is a good example. Lots of people recognize Fletcher Hanks. But how many recognize Frank Thomas - just as stylized and in some of the same books? How about Lew Glanzman?
I agree with bchat that probably most people will be able to learn to recognize their favorite artist if they work at it. But take a look at the All For Love V2:3 scan and see if you can see the Sub-Mariner artist Carl Pfeufer in there? And Joe Simon, Mr. Capt. America, is penciling one of those stories. Learning one artist at one point in his career will probably not be enough.
You, on the other hand, seem to pick up the core of what makes a Jim McLaughlin, as we discovered in Paris, and were able to walk with me back to his earliest, very atypical. work. And you could SEE it. I could tell from your eyes that you really GOT IT. That was pure joy on my part, because, since that day in 1968 when I showed my friend Pat Price a copy of All-Star Western #99 with a Frank Frazetta story in it, asked him excitedly "Do you KNOW who this is?" and was told "Wally Wood?", I haven't had too many people give me the right answers.
ps. I haven't put the Ace books in the mail. I'll go pack them right now and maybe I'll catch the postman.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
Yoc:
Wow, it must have been a thrill for both of you guys. Wish I was there to see it!
JVJ (RIP):
I can't speak for Tillman, but I certainly enjoyed myself. Meeting him was a grand birthday present.
ps. Tillman, I did not catch the mailman, but I've got the list of books and will pull and pack them ASAP. Out Monday, I promise this time.
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srca1941:
--- Quote from: JVJ on December 10, 2011, 04:05:16 PM ---As narfstar says, he has a few people who jump out at him and he can always recognize. I think that's true of most fans. They guys they like, certain very stylized artists - they can recognize them. Fletcher Hanks is a good example. Lots of people recognize Fletcher Hanks. But how many recognize Frank Thomas - just as stylized and in some of the same books? How about Lew Glanzman?
--- End quote ---
(Raises hand for both Frank Thomas and Lew Glanzman)
I know I have a different method for spotting than you do Jim. I see a familiar style from an artist that I'm not well versed in, and I first connect it to what story(ies) I've seen it in rather than a name. I'm not always good with names offhand, but I'm good with my visual memory. I’ll see a familiar treatment of a face, character pose, panel composition, or some other such trait, and it will click with me that I’ve seen it before. Artists with more distinct styles (like Frank Thomas) I'm more likely to be able to put a name to offhand, but often I connect to a story that I've previously IDed, I check my notes, and I assign credit from there.
-Eric
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