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Post by Beth on Mar 17, 2013 15:42:58 GMT -5
I thought of another question! How do you manage to divide your time between all the different things you work on/at?
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 15:47:34 GMT -5
NB this is why we're going to list Sarah as colours/covers/mindmap and Suze as interior pencils and inks! Why are there so many similar names on/around MSCSI?? Sorry Sarah  Then we've got Cat, Kit, and Kay! |
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 15:49:09 GMT -5
I thought of another question! How do you manage to divide your time between all the different things you work on/at? I'm being bad and taking a temporary break from my curriculum building at the moment! What I usually do, though, is structure my week with a list of what immediate priorities I have, then I break it down into what I need to do daily! I've learned that allowing for flexibility/breaks/putting something off if it's not pressing really helps my sanity! |
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Post by Rhi on Mar 17, 2013 17:19:57 GMT -5
Hi Sarah! When you're back from your work stuff, no rush--I'm just wondering what sorts of non-comic influences you have on your art?
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 18:46:29 GMT -5
Sarah, you mentioned previously having a love of Greek mythology - are there any themes or tropes that you can see developing in MSCSI that pertain to Greek myth? Off the top of my head, I'd say Cat could tell you a thing or two about having something in common with ladies like Atalanta and Arachne, whose power and skill made certain gods feel threatened! While the latter was transformed into a spider, the former became a lioness, which I'm not sure Cat would consider a punishment! Castor's coffee shop struck a chord with me; Castor and his brother Pollux are the twins in the constellation Gemini, so it's a perfect name for a Greek cafe. I also adore Egyptian mythology, and am excited as we find out more about the Sekhmet symbol on Cat's Issue One mindmap. There's a lot more I could say about this, but that would venture into spoiler territory, so you'll just have to keep reading!  |
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 18:53:05 GMT -5
I'd really love for us all to meet up! I'm hoping it will happen! Sarah, I absolutely love your work! One of your pictures has been my cover picture on Facebook since last year  My other question would be - how do you think the internet is a useful tool/platform nowadays for an artist? Do you feel it's any easier to reach people, or does the medium not matter? It's definitely easier to reach people now we're in the age of super-fast broadband. Going back to that infamous King Tiger page, I colored it in 2002 and don't have it up anywhere online because that wasn't an option at the time. A digital copy is stored on an obsolete zip disk, and I'll have to go home and dig through my college artwork to find it, scan it and FINALLY share it with you here. As opposed to how as soon as Suze or myself get any MSCSI pages done, we throw them in a Dropbox folder and share them with the rest of Team Cat. Not to mention, I was in the middle of a transatlantic move for most of last year, and because I had internet access, I was still able to stay in touch with Team Cat and work on my pages, even though my workstation took months to arrive (most of Issue 1 was colored on my laptop!) The downside to the internet is that it's so huge. It's easy for your voice to be heard just as easy as it is for it to be drowned out in the crowd. I'm thankful to be part of a team that includes a phenomenal media element! We're all mining our connections and that helps a lot! |
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 18:58:12 GMT -5
Sarah - and everyone actually, how do you think MSCSI as a project would have been different if we had all met before collaborating, and we were all working together in the same building? That is a really good question though, and kinda similar to what we were talking about last week. I think things might move quicker - having people in different time zones does mean that emails can take longer to reply to, but then I do think that can be a good thing because it allows all of us to think more about what's being talked about. I'm really interested in what Sarah, Suze and Will say to this one. Things might move quicker, but I think there'd be a lot less time to reflect before we make decisions. I enjoy that about our team dynamic--we sit on things and discuss them as a group, and there might be less of that if we were all in each other's pockets! I still have plenty of email correspondence with Will from when I was working on my thesis and we were in the same town, and I'm astounded the esteemed Dr. Brooker did not put me in the spam folder due to the sheer volume of anxious message I sent! |
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 19:04:16 GMT -5
Hi Sarah! When you're back from your work stuff, no rush--I'm just wondering what sorts of non-comic influences you have on your art? Most of my non-comic influences are straight out of art and design history. Mucha, Baskt, Ingres, Matisse, Behrens, Beardsley, Erte, and after the homage to St. Pancras Station (it's on my Tumblr!), Sir George Gilbert Scott! I should also mention that Melinda Gebbie has been a tremendous inspiration to me, particularly her use of pastiche both subtle and obvious in Lost Girls. |
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 19:06:49 GMT -5
I'd really love for us all to meet up! I'm hoping it will happen! Sarah, I absolutely love your work! One of your pictures has been my cover picture on Facebook since last year My other question would be - how do you think the internet is a useful tool/platform nowadays for an artist? Do you feel it's any easier to reach people, or does the medium not matter? Also, thank you very much for the kind words |
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 19:08:20 GMT -5
I'd really love for us all to meet up! I'm hoping it will happen! Sarah, I absolutely love your work! One of your pictures has been my cover picture on Facebook since last year My other question would be - how do you think the internet is a useful tool/platform nowadays for an artist? Do you feel it's any easier to reach people, or does the medium not matter? Sarah, how do you feel about the issue of your work being widely available online and the increased chance with technology that work/art can be stolen or misappropriated? I do worry about this. On the other hand, we've documented our process and ownership of MSCSI to the point that we could easily win a lawsuit if we ever got ripped off. But when I start releasing my own comic projects as well as The Adventures of MetaMan, I'll be copyrighting them first. |
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Post by Sarah on Mar 17, 2013 19:09:10 GMT -5
I think I got everyone's questions! Please feel free to post any more you think of, and it's been wonderful letting you all into my brains today! Thank you! |
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Post by Beth on Mar 18, 2013 5:36:59 GMT -5
Thanks Sarah! It's been really interesting reading your answers to all of our questions |
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Post by thewordiebirdie on Mar 18, 2013 8:44:45 GMT -5
wow, loads more stuff since I logged off last night, this was a really interesting read. Thanks all x
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Post by Suze on Mar 18, 2013 10:36:54 GMT -5
It was awesome getting some insight into you and your work, Sarah!! Thanks for your answers |
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My other question would be - how do you think the internet is a useful tool/platform nowadays for an artist? Do you feel it's any easier to reach people, or does the medium not matter?
