For the Love of Comics

 For Meeting of  "THE IDEA vs. THE REAL" These two search results actually came up side by side when I searched up Loomis. I wanted to show you this on screen last time, but forgot to bring my laptop. Then I lectured about it anyway. Maybe not so smart. Anyway, here are two artists showing just how their drawings were founded on Loomis's approach. Likely, each hoped to parlay that apparent advantage into making an  attractive and convincing face--but one missed the mark. Why? Maybe you suspect the artist on the right "gamed" the challenge by working from a photo of a young woman with full lips, upturned nose, etc. But that's not it, not nearly. We've all seen females who don't have such features, and yet are beautiful...  So faces are more than features. They are also capital-F Form.  Before we know better, we ALL tend, in ¾ view, to make the eyes and eyebrows almost exactly the same sizes and shapes on both the near side of the face and the ever...

  For class of February 5, 2026-- for class of February 5, 2026 Inkers' Decisions   Warm-up •  In-class Exercise 1 • Lecture-demo • Group Review of Homework  •  In-class Exercise 2   •  Your Assignment  •  Next Time • In our next Thursday evening meeting, we'll have more hands-on joy with inking tools, as we chat about the choice-filled life of the inker.   Warm up: Wake up your drawing brain with ink doodles (no penciling!) In-class Exercise 1:  Ink a panel on Bristol board (and and paper provided) Inking Decisions Demo-Lecture Inking Decisions Lecture-Demo In-class Exercise 2:  TBA THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT is a sequel. Call it "TWISTED NURSERY RHYME 3: The Inkening" It's simply inking your story, old school or digitally (and using any other technique you fancy) to "plus" it and get readers to look at the important bits. We'll talk about it in class; I'll address your Qs.  If you have questions, or miss...