Older Experiement

I like all kinds of comics. Superhero, fantasy, underground, experimental, comix, indie, etc. A couple of years back I got turned on to Abstract comics. What never ceases to amaze me is how versatile the form is. I don't do much in the way of sequential art because it is pretty demanding and time consuming. However, I toy with the idea of doing comics sometimes. Just a bit earlier, I was going through my large sketchbook getting ready to sketch out some ideas for some paintings that I wanted to do. I ran across this experimental comic that I did I guess about a year and a half ago. Not truly abstract but not exactly representational either. It was fun to do and is giving me some ideas.

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  1. AosDecember 16, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Neato!
    My entire motivation in learning to draw (which I didn't start unitl I was well past 30) was wanting to draw comics. Right now, I finish aproximately one page every two weeks of my never to be completed superhero epic.

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  2. TimeshadowsDecember 16, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Intriguing.
    --I like the detailed, yet, loose style. :D

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  3. The Happy WhiskDecember 16, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    It is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. XyanthonDecember 17, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    @Aos - I'd love to see some of what you've done!

    @Timeshadows - Thanks. This piece was a stream of consciousness experiment so I didn't have any preconceived ideas on what was going to come of this. It was a fun experiement. Being an artist, I'm never really satisfied with my own work - I'm usually my harshest critic by far.

    @WhiskThanks!

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  5. Sean CravenDecember 17, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    You might want to check this out. James Mahan is a former teacher of mine, and he's been doing this kind of work since the eighties.

    http://abstractcomics.blogspot.com/2011/11/abstrakt-comix-by-james-mahan.html

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  6. XyanthonDecember 18, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    @Sean - I've been following the Abstract Comics blog for about a year or so. I purchased the abstract comics hard cover book as well. Really cool stuff.

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