Special thanks to my man Ryan Ottley for doing this for us! Make sure to follow him here: www.ryanottley.com twitter.com/RyanOttley instagram.com/ryanottley/
Just so that the message isn't mixed -- he did sequential pages for free for web comics. He didn't make his own webcomic. That's probably a worthwhile difference to notate. And I would mirror his suggestion -- finding 8-10 page stories with a capable writer gives the artist an opportunity to hone heir craft in a way that really no other avenue does.
His action scenes are great, but his characters feel like you could reach out and touch them in the sense that you feel like that they are amazingly solid.
I tried to get into the comic book scene but I thought it would be hard and that I have to work for free a bit... so I decided to go and become a construction painter and draw when ever I can, small little commissions and suff but then I mostly drew tattoo commissions, soon I became a tattoo artist. Well, I love it! I draw and get paid for it, I never actually work .
thats a crazy story. love it, and its nice to see people get what they want especially in the art field. i wonder, did all this happen from this one video? if so, thats really neat.
I am actually colouring a piece right now while watching and I wanted to thank you for the motivation you're giving me. I find it hard ro concentrate on what I want to achieve lately because I can't seem to get any closer to any of my goals. But hearing a story like this gives me a teeny tiny bit of hope that all this work won't be in vain. Thank you so much for the motivation and positive energy you're handing out on a daily basis :)
Great you finally got an interview with one of my favorite comic book illustrators of all time, the man, the legend himself Ryan Ottley. Now how about getting an interview with one of my favorite writers of all time Mr. Kirkman Himself if you haven't already done so. Now I'm one of your Subscribers and yes it's because of your interview with Mr. Ryan Ottley congratulations you've hit a home run, keep it up sir :) loved it very much, it was exciting to watch, great job .
I wonder if he remembers me off digital webbing lol. He’s so relaxed! Gets up, goes to work back at 5:30! I’d love to see his working practice cos he must be fast. Great artist
hey james! In your last live, you told me that loomis is great, and I just bought "drawing heads and faces" and it is soo worth the 40€ I spent on it! So yeah thank you for your advice
awesome, but what exactly is the bottom dollar like? do you get paid per page / book ? is there some contract negotiation? and what do those figures look like?
hey James, I am wondering when will you make a How to draw comic book figures step by step. I think it would be great if you made a book like that. thanks again James for all the videos and drawings you do. keep up with the awesome job.
+Gryg I do know the basics , I know prospective , life drawings , gesture Drawings , perspective , still life drawings, figure drawings, Anatomy, proportions, digital Arts, paintings, cartooning, anime, manga, and animation. I know a lot about the basics. I am just trying to find the best way possible to learn figure drawing in a style that works for me. I am going to do computer animation, and digital art, plus web comics, and graphic novels
sorry for taking you for a beginner, you sounded like one in your first comments Well if you know the basics that well, you probably have your own style. But if you want to mimic any other artist’s style, just copy his work to understand how he did it
Stan Lee pretty much did. He only started having his breakout successes pretty late into his career after working at it with fairly little success for well over a decade, maybe even two.
@@GhostOfBilly dude, when stan lee did it, no one else was familiar with Comics and there were very few cartoonists back then, these were the reasons why he became the most renowned Cartoonist ever lived.
I disagree, if the book can be published by a astablished studio they should be able to pay you. If they think you are good enough to be in something they put out... You are good enough to get paid. The only time to work for free is if you get a learning experience that is worth your time.
Special thanks to my man Ryan Ottley for doing this for us! Make sure to follow him here:
www.ryanottley.com
twitter.com/RyanOttley
instagram.com/ryanottley/
Just so that the message isn't mixed -- he did sequential pages for free for web comics. He didn't make his own webcomic. That's probably a worthwhile difference to notate. And I would mirror his suggestion -- finding 8-10 page stories with a capable writer gives the artist an opportunity to hone heir craft in a way that really no other avenue does.
His action scenes are great, but his characters feel like you could reach out and touch them in the sense that you feel like that they are amazingly solid.
I tried to get into the comic book scene but I thought it would be hard and that I have to work for free a bit... so I decided to go and become a construction painter and draw when ever I can, small little commissions and suff but then I mostly drew tattoo commissions, soon I became a tattoo artist. Well, I love it! I draw and get paid for it, I never actually work .
thats a crazy story. love it, and its nice to see people get what they want especially in the art field. i wonder, did all this happen from this one video? if so, thats really neat.
I am actually colouring a piece right now while watching and I wanted to thank you for the motivation you're giving me. I find it hard ro concentrate on what I want to achieve lately because I can't seem to get any closer to any of my goals. But hearing a story like this gives me a teeny tiny bit of hope that all this work won't be in vain. Thank you so much for the motivation and positive energy you're handing out on a daily basis :)
James your awesome! I have binge watched all your videos, and they have been super helpful,thank you!
Love Ryan Oatley and his work on Invincible
Always useful information, thank you again for everything!
love your channel man. Content is very inspiring. keep them coming
Gonna Check this one Tomorrow or on Monday! Thank you so much!
Great you finally got an interview with one of my favorite comic book illustrators of all time, the man, the legend himself Ryan Ottley. Now how about getting an interview with one of my favorite writers of all time Mr. Kirkman Himself if you haven't already done so. Now I'm one of your Subscribers and yes it's because of your interview with Mr. Ryan Ottley congratulations you've hit a home run, keep it up sir :) loved it very much, it was exciting to watch, great job .
good video , ty for sharing, and for the effort for make the interview.
Love this series man so much great advice
I wonder if he remembers me off digital webbing lol. He’s so relaxed! Gets up, goes to work back at 5:30! I’d love to see his working practice cos he must be fast. Great artist
hey james!
In your last live, you told me that loomis is great, and I just bought "drawing heads and faces" and it is soo worth the 40€ I spent on it!
So yeah thank you for your advice
One of my favourite artists
awesome, but what exactly is the bottom dollar like? do you get paid per page / book ? is there some contract negotiation? and what do those figures look like?
hey James,
I am wondering when will you make a How to draw comic book figures step by step. I think it would be great if you made a book like that.
thanks again James for all the videos and drawings you do.
keep up with the awesome job.
there are already a lot of books like that out there
+Gryg is there a James and Jimmy Lee's style of figure drawings book out there? So I can draw in there styles
you shouldn’t worry about style. Learn the basics first
+Gryg I do know the basics , I know prospective , life drawings , gesture Drawings , perspective , still life drawings, figure drawings, Anatomy, proportions, digital Arts, paintings, cartooning, anime, manga, and animation.
I know a lot about the basics. I am just trying to find the best way possible to learn figure drawing in a style that works for me.
I am going to do computer animation, and digital art, plus web comics, and graphic novels
sorry for taking you for a beginner, you sounded like one in your first comments
Well if you know the basics that well, you probably have your own style. But if you want to mimic any other artist’s style, just copy his work to understand how he did it
Greetings 😎 cool interview. I'd like to know where you would recommend going to find a illustrator 🤔
I love Ryan ottley
buenisimo el video
awesome
What if they say self published
Hi Sir James can I ask again? Can you draw Thanos because I really want Thanos to see in your own rendition... Thank you in advance! :)
Hmmm...interesting thanks.
I have a question can an artist or writer still break into the comic book industry even if they're in their 40s?
Stan Lee pretty much did. He only started having his breakout successes pretty late into his career after working at it with fairly little success for well over a decade, maybe even two.
@@GhostOfBilly dude, when stan lee did it, no one else was familiar with Comics and there were very few cartoonists back then, these were the reasons why he became the most renowned Cartoonist ever lived.
@@rutobruv There are also modern examples like Jake Parker. Also, Lee didn't draw much he mainly penned the stories.
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I disagree, if the book can be published by a astablished studio they should be able to pay you. If they think you are good enough to be in something they put out... You are good enough to get paid. The only time to work for free is if you get a learning experience that is worth your time.
It would probably be a lot easier to draw a page in a day if you didnt have to come up with what to draw from scratch though...
Ryan you gotta stay on flash
i wonder what he'll do after Invincible is over
The Amazing Spiderman with Nick Spencer.