REALISTIC VS CARTOONY

I posted this rant on a message board. Enjoy.......


I guess this is debateable, but I trully believe that the "cartoony" look is actually much more realistic than the modern "realistic style". Thats right, I said it and thats my opinion (so please don't write trying to change my mind or call me stupid or some other immature variation of the insult that so frequently occurs on most message boards. Its just an opinion and we've all got 'em. Live with it).

What I mean is, the cartoon lends itself to more realistic life expressions than the ever stoic superheroe fare. It just seems to maintain the energetic nature of the "sketch". You see it all the time. You get these great pencilled pages and the inker comes in to "polish" the work and they tear it up. Obviously there are some fantastic inkers out there (and I'm sure their names are filling our opinionated minds as we read) but I will say that I really enjoy the "life" that comes naturally from the artists mind and I really think that same problem occurs when people struggle to go "realistic" (because thats the mind set), working against their natural strengths.

There is this one guy on another board who can never give me a constructive crit because he "prefers my older realistic style". Great, thats swell, just judge my stuff in context. If one eye is way up on the forehead while the other one is closer to the nose, fine, lay it on me. But if I'm Picasso thats what you should expect so crit my work accordingly and within the framework of the artistic intent. Yeah, thats right, we are artists and we are trying to say something more than merely "up,up and away" or "check out my silicone rack".

Punisher

This is my latest attempt at a fully digital illustration.

Big Day

Hello all!

I am so new at this blog thing and I really don't always know what to say but I guess you just have to jump in there with both feet.

Since this is my first real post I figure that I'll begin with something important.

My wife and I are in the process of adopting a little boy. He is very precious to me. Right now he is about 18 months old and he is the star of my home. Every morning we wake up and begin our day with a visit to his room and welcome him to the world. He beams a smile at us right through his pacifier that could out shine a sun. He is the best.

At any rate, today is a big day for us. The social workers that are dealing with our case are going to approach the biological mother and discuss her giving up her parental rights. There is a huge possibility that she may decline but I'm praying to the Lord to soften her heart. Aside from the fact that we have invested, tremendously, our hearts into this boy, we think that this is the best situation for him without getting into too many details. But inspite of ourselves, we're asking God for His will and not our own.

This may all sound cliche, and I'm sure it is, but I can't really express this any other way. We're just going to wait on Jesus. He's all we need and all we could ever ask for and if He decides to allow us to hold on to this precious boy for just a little longer it'll be because of His mercy and grace and to bring glory and honor to His holy name and to further His plans.

So, if you know the Lord, and if you can pray, please pray for us. Pray that God would be our peace and not the outcome of circumstances. Pray that the God of wisdom will fill the mouths of men with words of grace and establish His plan inspite of them. And, pray the the Lord of glory will receive all the praise for all the mighty works He has done.

Thanks

Elliot