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| Space Grub by Ryan Ottley - December 8, 2013 |
Today I was pleased to discover this great little post on the process of breaking into comics by the phenomenal Ryan Ottley - you may know him from "Invincible" with Robert Kirkman. Ottley has a great, whimsical style that makes Invincible my favorite superhero comic in years. It strikes all the right notes without taking itself too seriously, or (for the most part) becoming too melodramatic. I admit I haven't kept up with recent issues, but the first hundred or so were fantastic.
Anyway, here's a section of the post that really resonated with me:
"If you want to get into comics, I wouldn’t recommend college. I know, parents hate hearing that. (And probably colleges too) But accruing that kind of debt for schooling that you could learn on your own might not be the best start for your comics career. And really, if you don’t already have a talent in drawing, schooling won’t help you much. Ask anyone that went to an art school, you will see plenty of students that lack talent and took school to make them better. And guess what, it didn’t work. But then there are those that were already talented that took schooling and they used that time and the assignments to get even better. Well, you can do this on your own. There isn’t tons of secrets to good drawing. It’s talent plus skill. And skill can be learned by doing."
And here's where you can read the whole thing:
http://ryanottley.tumblr.com/post/100575725712/meaty-message
Further links:
Check out Ottley's Blog for great works in progress, sketches, and thoughts.
Check out "The Bog" - Monster illustrations from Ryan Ottley and James Harren
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