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 Art tips and techniques, reviews and interviews from my studio. Archived here and at World Famous Comics. Comics 101 for 07/26/2001 Week 5: Parts Unknown-The Pin-up! Letter of the Law There is still the aspect of type I originally intended on using to make my movie poster pin-up for the comic book complete. In my studio, I scanned the artwork into my Macintosh computer at 300 dpi and save it as Photoshop file since I will be working in layers using type. Getting a feel for typefaces common for such B-movie posters, I referenced some of the movie books in my personal library. Having reference for any project is a staple for any good artist who is serious about their craft. One book I found especially useful was called 'Reel Art: Great Posters from the Golden Age of Silver Screen'. I referenced the hundreds of fonts in my computer until I found some that were similar to the ones used on the classic posters I found in my book. Since most of those fonts were hand drawn onto the artwork back then, this was much trickier than it sounds. Example H shows the final lettering on a separate layer above the art using the Photoshop program.  Example H Working with my art director on this project, Bob Hickey, we tried a variety of font styles and sizes and also made decisions together regarding the placement of type in the illustration. Working with Bob on this aspect of the project allowed me to second guess some of my original design decisions and get necessary creative feedback which allowed for a more confident final. As artists, another good habit we need to get into is to open ourselves up to comments and critiques. Often, we spend too much time hunched over our artwork that we never step back away from it with a fresh set of eyes. Also, it's possible to become too attached to your art and lose focus of the intent or purpose of the piece. That is, to satisfy your own creative whims, but to also please the masses of people who you're wanting to share your art with. The final artwork complete with lettering can be seen on the next page as Example I.  Example I No Wrong No Right Hopefully, I've shed some light on creating comic art as a pin-up and the reasons why it's done in the first place. As much fun as this looks, a lot of time, patience, and skill were all accounted for and are necessary whenever creating any kind of comic art or other professional illustration. Just make sure you're doing art for the right reasons and that you keep it fun, and like this pin-up, it won't seem like work at all. -Joe Recent Columns:
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