When I was living in Mexico, I started reassessing my drawing style, and plunged into a period of doing exercises and research to develop a new way to draw. The result was a style that implies more than it shows, and so, ironically, feels more "true" to the scene I want to draw than a style that is more specific. It seems to me that the reader's imagination is able to fill in the gaps more effectively than I ever could. Plus it's a lot faster and more fun to do.
Women’s voices, LGBT voices, and the voices of people of color are all needed in any art form if we want to explore the true possibilities of that ar… - Jessica Abel
Women’s voices, LGBT voices, and the voices of people of color are all needed in any art form if we want to explore the true possibilities of that ar…
- Jessica Abel
When you draw in a tight, controlled style, you open yourself up to - in my case, my own - criticism that things aren't quite right. If room is drawn… - Jessica Abel
When you draw in a tight, controlled style, you open yourself up to - in my case, my own - criticism that things aren't quite right. If room is drawn…
When I was living in Mexico, I started reassessing my drawing style, and plunged into a period of doing exercises and research to develop a new way t… - Jessica Abel
When I was living in Mexico, I started reassessing my drawing style, and plunged into a period of doing exercises and research to develop a new way t…
Cartooning is completely different from other media: it is closely related to film and prose, other narrative forms, but the skills needed to realize… - Jessica Abel
Cartooning is completely different from other media: it is closely related to film and prose, other narrative forms, but the skills needed to realize…
It's a mystery to me why comics have been so despised for so long. Obviously, it has to do with the history of the medium - arising out of cheaply-re… - Jessica Abel
It's a mystery to me why comics have been so despised for so long. Obviously, it has to do with the history of the medium - arising out of cheaply-re…
I don't think comics use iconic forms - or they don't have to. But that makes them even more "cool," if I understand the idea. One has to be quite in… - Jessica Abel
I don't think comics use iconic forms - or they don't have to. But that makes them even more "cool," if I understand the idea. One has to be quite in…
Why does the need to explain comics still exist? Because that prejudice still exists. It's fading, but it's still very strong. It's important to keep… - Jessica Abel
Why does the need to explain comics still exist? Because that prejudice still exists. It's fading, but it's still very strong. It's important to keep…
My drawing, like that of most cartoonists, is intended first of all to be functional: to create believable space, and communicate information. My str… - Jessica Abel
My drawing, like that of most cartoonists, is intended first of all to be functional: to create believable space, and communicate information. My str…
I don't use recurring characters. I do get very interested my characters while I'm working with them, and I find the process of fitting them into a s… - Jessica Abel
I don't use recurring characters. I do get very interested my characters while I'm working with them, and I find the process of fitting them into a s…
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