Gaddez: That’s a part of it, but there’s also all the tinkering-with-genes interestingness, as well as fields such as growing or building replacement organs et cetera. The biological sciences are not just stamp collecting.
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Like others, delighted laughter at the Munroe part.
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I note that no one seems to have ever taught Zyzzyva how to use a ruler. Trying to drawn a line with a ruler can give you an end-point in entirely the wrong position if you’re bad at it, but the straightness is easy: to get wobbliness like that which is only possible when trying to draw a straight line freehand indicates he never reached the first steps of imparting one’s vision to paper.
–Then again, I am not an artist, so for all I know the use of rulers to make straight lines is/could be professionally scorned. O.O
It usually depends. Using a ruler can give a sterile, artificial look to your straight lines. It’s usually fine for architecture and inanimate objects, depending on the artist’s style, but most organic stuff tends to look better with a more free, flowing look. Straight lines rarely happen on living things. Nothing to stop someone from using a french curve when they clean their stuff up, though.
The funniest part of this page is that every pro I’ve ever talked to about creating a portfolio has said the LAST thing you should ever include is drawings of Spider-Man, for the simple reason that he has no facial expressions, and showing a prospect that you can draw those well is a critical purpose for your portfolio.
You don’t have to be good at art to want to be an artist. Zachary is in ultimate honesty mode, realising the deepest truth in his heart. He wanted to add something beautiful to the world and instead he’s now in the assassination business.
On Zach’s attempt at drawing Spidey: The problem isn’t that the lines aren’t perfectly straight; it’s that they’re shaky and scratchy. While that may be acceptable in certain types of underground or alternative “comix” art, most art styles, comic-book or otherwise, require smooth, confident line work. In Zach’s case, it may be simply that he’s not drawing large enough. Since the image size will be reduced for printing or uploading anyway, artists typically draw at a much larger size than the standard letter-sized sheet. That gives them more control over their pencilling and inking, since their hands and wrists have more room to move. Also, image reduction tends to smooth out lines and conceal minor irregularities and mistakes.
This isn’t really relevant to this page, but did anyone else notice that the “Dr. Octopus” in Zach’s hallucination a few pages back looked remarkably similar to Qaeid?
Look on the bright side; now you’ll get to do what all actors say they really want to do.
That’s right: now you’ll get to direct.
MUNROE! *cackling*
How is a biologist anything like an artist? One studies that which exists while the other seeks to create something new.
I think we might be getting the big reveal I’ve been looking forward to
Love the XKCD reference. The Steve Jobs spidey-mask if pretty cool too.
McFarlane?!? Argh, it burrrrnnnnsss….
@Gaddez: Doesn’t NEED to be anything like an artist. My two big dreams are to be a writer, and to be a roboticist.
Gaddez: That’s a part of it, but there’s also all the tinkering-with-genes interestingness, as well as fields such as growing or building replacement organs et cetera. The biological sciences are not just stamp collecting.
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Like others, delighted laughter at the Munroe part.
—–
I note that no one seems to have ever taught Zyzzyva how to use a ruler. Trying to drawn a line with a ruler can give you an end-point in entirely the wrong position if you’re bad at it, but the straightness is easy: to get wobbliness like that which is only possible when trying to draw a straight line freehand indicates he never reached the first steps of imparting one’s vision to paper.
–Then again, I am not an artist, so for all I know the use of rulers to make straight lines is/could be professionally scorned. O.O
@Anonymous
It usually depends. Using a ruler can give a sterile, artificial look to your straight lines. It’s usually fine for architecture and inanimate objects, depending on the artist’s style, but most organic stuff tends to look better with a more free, flowing look. Straight lines rarely happen on living things. Nothing to stop someone from using a french curve when they clean their stuff up, though.
The funniest part of this page is that every pro I’ve ever talked to about creating a portfolio has said the LAST thing you should ever include is drawings of Spider-Man, for the simple reason that he has no facial expressions, and showing a prospect that you can draw those well is a critical purpose for your portfolio.
You don’t have to be good at art to want to be an artist. Zachary is in ultimate honesty mode, realising the deepest truth in his heart. He wanted to add something beautiful to the world and instead he’s now in the assassination business.
“I wanted to be…a lumberjack!”
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On Zach’s attempt at drawing Spidey: The problem isn’t that the lines aren’t perfectly straight; it’s that they’re shaky and scratchy. While that may be acceptable in certain types of underground or alternative “comix” art, most art styles, comic-book or otherwise, require smooth, confident line work. In Zach’s case, it may be simply that he’s not drawing large enough. Since the image size will be reduced for printing or uploading anyway, artists typically draw at a much larger size than the standard letter-sized sheet. That gives them more control over their pencilling and inking, since their hands and wrists have more room to move. Also, image reduction tends to smooth out lines and conceal minor irregularities and mistakes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyzzyva
How well would a weevil draw?
This isn’t really relevant to this page, but did anyone else notice that the “Dr. Octopus” in Zach’s hallucination a few pages back looked remarkably similar to Qaeid?
Compare:
http://www.faans.com/webmasters-37-of-57/
http://www.faans.com/webmasters-45-of-5/
– HC
@strider
Nice catch!
@strider: Looks like Baf did.