tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post8349104631454388821..comments2024-03-17T19:22:37.877-04:00Comments on Mike Lynch Cartoons: AdviceMike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-25555849428132482032008-12-30T06:31:00.000-05:002008-12-30T06:31:00.000-05:00Patience and persistence. And a really low standar...Patience and persistence. And a really low standard of living. But I'm just speaking from personal experience. I just got into teaching my self about a year ago. Much fun. I tried it about 10-15 years ago and it nearly killed me. I really like it now though. <BR/>yabs.ab.caJames Grasdalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183795023672516433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-4313565838264831682008-12-30T00:24:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:24:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments. Greg, sorry to hear that...Thanks for your comments. <BR/><BR/>Greg, sorry to hear that the other Expertvillage vids are lacking. <BR/><BR/>Brian, I agree: Mr. Page just doesn't know that much about the field. <BR/><BR/>Nick, thanks for the kind words. And best of luck in the Ukraine. Nick is my brother-in-law. We are following your blog daily. <BR/><BR/>Mark, you are preaching to the choir. <BR/><BR/>Fitzillo, thanks for the Coolidge quote. <BR/><BR/>Snagglefrog, there will be an announcement in the local paper, Foster's Daily Democrat, about the classes. They'll be in the Rochester, NH area.Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-44504267611370493612008-12-29T20:19:00.000-05:002008-12-29T20:19:00.000-05:00Where in southern NH will you be holding the carto...Where in southern NH will you be holding the cartooning classes?Snagglefroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918427276885169520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-88226257836946203922008-12-29T09:57:00.000-05:002008-12-29T09:57:00.000-05:00“Nothing in the world can take the place of persis...“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. <BR/><BR/>Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. <BR/><BR/>Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. <BR/><BR/>Education will not; the world is filled with educated derelicts. <BR/><BR/>Persistence and dedication are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”<BR/><BR/>-Calvin CoolidgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-12156814928986124802008-12-29T07:02:00.000-05:002008-12-29T07:02:00.000-05:00BTW, have you watched "Where Does Ink Come From?"h...BTW, have you watched "Where Does Ink Come From?"<BR/><BR/>http://www.expertvillage.com/video/165866_does-ink-come-from.htm<BR/><BR/>What a title! I feel like I should be watching this in a school gym while the girls watch "The Sable Brush of Womanhood" in the library.Mark Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839199259226381830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-36815296258163139812008-12-29T06:54:00.000-05:002008-12-29T06:54:00.000-05:00I'm going to make a video that's even more general...I'm going to make a video that's even more general - "Do stuff and things sometimes happen."<BR/><BR/>Great advice from you BTW.<BR/><BR/>I think persistence it what weeds out the wannabes. And like Brian says, a good product is a good place to start.<BR/><BR/>I was watching a podcast recently where the host talked about "The 10,000 Hour Rule," which basically says you need to do something for 10,000 hours before you master it, or succeed at it, or whatever.<BR/><BR/>That seems pretty right on with your start with a stack of paper as tall as you are theory. (Did I get that right?)<BR/><BR/>Draw a lot, send what you draw, repeat. (I'm gonna get shampoo bottles with that printed on them and give them away.)<BR/><BR/>Great post as always my inky pal!Mark Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839199259226381830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-13180388218697655452008-12-29T02:42:00.000-05:002008-12-29T02:42:00.000-05:00Mike,Sounds like you've got another book in you......Mike,<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you've got another book in you....Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481435429872525353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-14369946640849539842008-12-29T02:01:00.000-05:002008-12-29T02:01:00.000-05:00Wow, congratulations! That sounds like quite a com...Wow, congratulations! That sounds like quite a commitment and undertaking. I'm sure you've touched base with folks like Guy Gilchrist regarding the agonies and ecstacies you'll face as a teacher of the art and craft of cartooning.<BR/><BR/>I was similarly dissatisfied with Mr. Page's advice based on my own experience and that of people I know whom I'd consider far more successful than I am. Particularly with respect to doing graphic novels, the idea that you prepare a portfolio to show a company you have the chops to "do graphic novels for them" seems almost ass-backwards to me. GN authors are just about the purest auteurs in the arts: they do the writing, drawing, and often the lettering, coloring and everything else, themselves. The way I see it, you don't do a graphic novel for a publisher; you find a publisher to do the printing and distribution for <I>you.</I> And, in point of fact, no portfolio was required in my case. As is the case when any writer submits a manuscript to a publisher, the work speaks for itself. A portfolio, no matter how good, won't land you a contract to do a GN if you don't have at least a well-developed story to pitch. (I do think it helps sell yourself and your work if you can point to a publishing history that demonstrates you're a pro who can work with editors, complete projects, meet deadlines, etc. But I don't think it's necessary.)<BR/><BR/>His advice also overlooks many people who build careers as independent cartoonists through mini-comics, self-publishing and, especially, the Web. There are routes to success that circumvent middlemen (or "different groups or companies") entirely. <BR/><BR/>So while building a portfolio is always a worthwhile thing to do, I think this advice applies to only a narrow slice of opportunities available in the cartooning/comics/graphic novel universe.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-31520486074530781702008-12-29T01:56:00.000-05:002008-12-29T01:56:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-13203059659524071492008-12-29T01:41:00.000-05:002008-12-29T01:41:00.000-05:00Inspiring post, Mike. From the videos I've seen (o...Inspiring post, Mike. From the videos I've seen (on skateboarding, skiing, and many more), Expertvillage is terrible. I agree that this video is far too general and does nothing whatsoever for the viewer.Gregory Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049939199585477250noreply@blogger.com