Above: beautiful rapidographs
eye - Rapid progress - 06.03.04:
"Rock guitarists have their Les Paul; cartoonists, their rapidograph.
The pen is a rite of passage, an instrument that lends their line instant
character and plugs their work into comics' striated heritage, which
trails back to the days when illustrators dipped before they drew."
Great short article on the use of the Rapidograph technical pen by cartoonists, including Tony Millionaire of Maakies, Robert Crumb, and even Matt Groening of the pre-Simpsons Life in Hell series. I prefer the Koh-i-noor Rapidograph, but any rapidograph is a sweet drawing machine.
Apparently this column by Guy Leshinski has ended, but there is an archive you can browse through.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment