Artists I like

[novicomics]

CONJUNCTION JUNCTION: Rachel on “Everything We Miss”

[lorna230]

This is such a beautiful way to present a reflective essay!

[luke-pearson]

[lorna230]

I love the contrast of how dark and scary Pearson's work tends to be and how cute his style is. 

[luke-pearson]

An old drawing from dull ache

[lorna230]

Dull Ache is a zine that seems to be about the theme of anxiety. It seems very personal, and was created autonomously and sold at zine fairs (where I bought my copy). It is a collection of drawings put into a book and bound. 

[nevver]

Avoid the future

[lorna230]

I love this image, the weight of the person and how grubby the bed is. 

[tramampoline]

Everybody take some time out of your day to read one of my favourite comics ever published.

Click-through for the rest.

[lorna230]

Some People is the comic that got me interested in Pearson's work. It was distributed on the internet a few years ago, and shows how the lives of various characters intersect, showing that we can judge a person by looking at them and treat them differently without knowing what that person might be going through. It is very eloquent and beautiful, once again showing Pearson's very easily recognisable colour pallette. 

[agentofvision]

Space Raider x Luke Pearson

[lorna230]

I love his wobbly ghosts. 

[luke-pearson]

Memory Palace - Info here. Hi Res here.

The exhibition closes October 20th so there is still some time to go and see it if you want.

[lorna230]

We visited the V&A when this was on, and it was absolutely amazing - the exhibition was perfect for Pearson's comic style, where he evokes complex and beautiful emotions and concepts. 

[luke-pearson]

I drew this really quickly without really even thinking about it. I spent way longer colouring it. I don’t know where it is but it looks nice. I’d like to go there on holiday.

[lorna230]

Once again, Pearson's autonomous work seems to be mostly made up of stuff he does for fun. Some artists make comic diaries for fun, some draw lots of weird little doodles, some make beautiful houses like this. 

[tommymutant]

Luke Pearson

[lorna230]

Everything We Miss is a book Pearson made about exactly that - it is a story about a relationship falling apart because of what the couple miss, while showing fantastical things happening but not being noticed because nobody was watching.

It's a beautiful book about the human condition, and the colours used (browns, oranges) give off a sense of loneliness and sadness, despite being very warm colours. 

[overprocrastinating]

by Luke Pearson

[lorna230]

Luke Pearson is a British illustrator whose comics I really like. His panel design is reminiscent of Chris Ware, and tends to play a lot with chronology and repetition. 

I also love his linework and colours. His lines are usually brown and wobbly, giving an impression that the drawings are organic and fluid. He really likes brown, judging from how much he uses it in his work. His colours also give an organic feel, as they're always muted and look as though they'd blend in in a forest. 

[beatonna]

mom’s uncle went a whole visit once not knowing who I was

[lorna230]

Just a little phone call. One of her twitter comics. 

[lorna230]

The facial expressions in this comic are fantastic. I love the subtleties that Beaton captures. 

[pixarmovies]

"Character animation isn’t the fact that an object looks like a character or has a face and hands. Character animation is when an object moves like it is alive, when it moves like it is thinking and all of its movements are generated by its own thought processes….It is the thinking that gives the illusion of life. It is the life that gives meaning to the expression. As [Antoine de] Saint-Exupery wrote, ‘It’s not the eyes, but the glance-not the lips, but the smile."

John Lasseter in 1994 (via pixarmovies)

[disneymoviesandfacts]

As “research”, the key figures of the production crew had to get SCUBA certification and go to the Great Barrier Reef on the insistence of John Lasseter.

[lorna230]

Finding Nemo is one of my favourite Pixar films, I really love visiting the aquarium in Plymouth and drawing the fish. Giving their weird faces character is so fun, and it's clear to see that the artists at Pixar enjoyed making these fish characters. Nemo and his dad are Clownfish, which are notably timid and tend to stay close to their anenomes, giving the characters extra depth, and reflecting how overprotective parents can be.

[lottereinigerforever]

Up

[lorna230]

The landscapes and locations in UP were astounding. I saw this image and loved the lighting. In the comic I've done for this module, which is set in a forest, I should've done this kind of shadow.

[adisneysoul]

The design for WALL-E’s eyes actually came from binoculars. Andrew stared at them, turned them around, and looked at them. Then he started wiggling them and he was stunned at how much expression you could get just by bending them up and down.

John Lasseter on WALL-E’s design (via adisneysoul)

Interesting quote about the characterisation of WALL-E. Pixar have a knack for giving life and character to inanimate objects. 

[lorna230]

Here is an example of Beaton's characterisation of historical (or, in this case, mythical) figures, while keeping them in the same role as they are known. It reminds me of Potter Puppet Pals, where Harry Potter is self-obsessed, vain and cruel, like a caricature of how he was viewed by other characters in the story. In this, Robin Hood is vain and showy. In this comic, Beaton wanted to point out that Robin Hood is a criminal and has been romanticised by English culture.