The black, and white ink sketch'n autograph was done for me by the late French Comix Artist "Moebius". This was some years back..tho' it seems like last week.
He was a really sweet guy. I worked my nerve up, and showed him some of my Queer Angel, and Faerie pieces. When he saw them he smiled, and laughed...he said, "...you are a lover of winged boys."
He went on to give me generous pointers about the work. "Cleanness of line is so important" he said. Also he spoke about character expression, and development.
Yeah I actually got a brief private tutorial from bleeping Moebius!
Good Grief!!
If you're unfamiliar with him, and his works go here:
http://www.moebius.fr/
You'll really like it.
That's so great you got to meet Moebius, *and* have a master lesson from him too.
ReplyDeleteI find that clear line style extremely challenging. Its simplicity is totally deceptive. The tiniest error stands out a mile. The way he leaves the figure's left foot in your drawing incompletely outlined, yet feeling solid, is a masterly touch. Looks like he musta been a Jimi Hendrix fan too. Good man!
Z