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Re: ??? for david mack

Posted By: MACK!
Date: MON, 6/25/01, 1:47 p.m.

In Response To: ??? for david mack (Kirk)

Hi Kirk,

Thanks for reading Kabuki!

so how long have you
: been drawing?

As long as I can remember.

: where you one of those people who just picked up a pencil
: and could draw what ever you want?

I did always draw whatever I want. It didn't always necesarily resemble anything recognizable in the material world, but making your own marks is something anyone can do.

In terms of drawing images and anatomy accurately enough to tell a story with images that have some grace and charm, that is just a lot of PRACTICE and self discipline, and study. I've been drawing as long as I can remember, so I should have some control of it by now.

But it is something that I had to work and struggle for. It is more an effort of willpower, ambition, and problem solving than some inate talent.

There are a lot of talented people in this industry. And I have seen some that seem to have that more inate drawing ability, in that they are able to draw comic book type figures effortlessly. But that is not really my talent.

My talents probably involve more of a way of seeing. I figure that seeing or unique point of view gives me the ability to develope whatever discipline interests me as long as I put a lot of effort, thought, and will power into it.

how long did it
: take you to write and draw you first comic book?

I did my first COMPLETED story when I was in high school. I think it was fifty something pages, and I sort of worked on it all year. But I worked on developing that craft all the time on projects before and after.

Time really wasn't something I considered when working. One of fun things about working is that I can lose all sense of self and time. When things are going very good, there is sort of another dimension that you are operating in which time and self are not a factor.

So I always wonder what is behind that sort of question of how long it takes to do a page or a book. I'm probably naive, but I always wondered if I'm missing something in that people ask that. I guess it is a way of measuring something with time as a unit of measurement of the activity.
My freshman year in colleg I got my first paying job just penciling a comic book. It took me twelve hours a page, for just about every page. And I was paid $10 a page. Now it seems rediculous that I actually did six issues of it at that price! But the point was the practice. I was developing. It was like colleg, but they were paying me (although barely) instead of me paying them for the lesson in work and craft and business.

if i
: could find some one with a scanner i would like to
: send you some of my drawings just to get your opinion
: on what could improve them,but thats up to you, im not
: looking for a job or anything, just some insite.

You are welcome to. Just post it on the board:)

One
: more thing the first time I read kabuki the part where
: the bad guys are singing the devil inside when i
: started to read that part i caught myself singing the
: song and then realized that it had started to play on
: the radio at the same time i started reading the page.

Amazing synchronicity! It must be a sign:)
I guess you were doing the right thing at the right time.

Which makes me want to say, that we are all always in the right place at the right time, wether we want to be or not.

Best,

David

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