tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post4284323683447301294..comments2024-03-25T04:52:13.319-07:00Comments on BizarroBlog: Cartoon Questions AnsweredPirarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340738828876740970noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-64543431316615286652008-11-06T03:12:00.000-08:002008-11-06T03:12:00.000-08:00I liked this post Dan. It's great to get some insi...I liked this post Dan. It's great to get some insight into your work process. It's hard to imagine how tough it must be to not only come up with ideas every day, but also put them to paper.Nik Daumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452337526066537960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-54399059423423571202008-11-03T11:39:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:39:00.000-08:00coloring your work in CMYK mode with some transpar...coloring your work in CMYK mode with some transparency is pretty much Photoshop 101.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467020194112923397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-33486062282081542562008-11-03T08:49:00.000-08:002008-11-03T08:49:00.000-08:00Funny you mention that article, isee3dtoo. Seriou...Funny you mention that article, isee3dtoo. Seriously, I used this quote in an essay I wrote about the demise of the newspapers. "Fear doesn't so much rule the wood pulp news industry. More like pee-on-themselves existential terror." - Berkeley Breathed<BR/><BR/>Spot on - Opus is everyman. I've been following BB's strips since day one.<BR/><BR/>I hope Dan Piraro continues to use his strip for social commentary and not buckle to PC editorial pressure. It must be tough.Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347824570701761729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-43798389868609588732008-11-03T05:55:00.000-08:002008-11-03T05:55:00.000-08:00Hey guys,Go to 4:55 on this link fido ismentioned ...Hey guys,<BR/><BR/>Go to 4:55 on this link fido ismentioned as the culprit :)<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppN-Q4fCpoQderekamalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568718593569707661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-10006946651944521162008-11-03T04:57:00.000-08:002008-11-03T04:57:00.000-08:00Why not use the Cintiq for the whole kit and kaboo...Why not use the <A HREF="http://www.oman3d.com/uploaded_images/wacom_cintiq-771814.jpg" REL="nofollow">Cintiq</A> for the whole <A HREF="http://www.animalempire.com/images/kitten_kaboodle.gif" REL="nofollow">kit and kaboodle</A>?Cooperphilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082830235407773815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-29520296588047436582008-11-02T18:30:00.000-08:002008-11-02T18:30:00.000-08:00lorie: If you read the last 10 Opus' it is rather...lorie: If you read the last 10 Opus' it is rather sad and can bring a grown man to tears. Opus is part of all of us.<BR/><BR/>You can get them here:<BR/>http://dir.salon.com/topics/opus_by_berkeley_breathed/<BR/><BR/>The article: The end of Opus<BR/>http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/10/18/opus/<BR/>Is a really interesting read, especially the part about censorship on the bottom of page 1 and his comment about Calvin and Hobbs on the middle of page 2.isee3dtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769549614987317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-16656879824816171362008-11-02T17:45:00.000-08:002008-11-02T17:45:00.000-08:00Thanks for the insight!Thanks for the insight!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05896713051084913270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-22699693606430961612008-11-02T16:41:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:41:00.000-08:00Opus will somehow someday rise again. Just look a...Opus will somehow someday rise again. Just look at Bill the Cat and his reincarnation. I know Breathed is saying not so but...<BR/><BR/>I still love it when Bill the Cat and Opus ran for President. Their motto was "Vote for the Worst"isee3dtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769549614987317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-14161539068632063352008-11-02T16:24:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:24:00.000-08:00RIP: OpusRIP: OpusLoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347824570701761729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-18583821663579773462008-11-02T14:53:00.000-08:002008-11-02T14:53:00.000-08:00"Remember, the music is not inside the piano."- Cl..."Remember, the music is not inside the piano."<BR/><BR/>- Clement MokJerry@jerry-miller.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257159793377898179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-80565911128225353132008-11-02T14:41:00.000-08:002008-11-02T14:41:00.000-08:00Bob Ross = aural Valium.He completely rocked, even...Bob Ross = aural Valium.<BR/><BR/>He completely rocked, even if his art wasn't all that sophisticated. He truly seemed like he had a great heart.Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-10689781296211033992008-11-02T14:22:00.000-08:002008-11-02T14:22:00.000-08:00Dang, I had hoped the link from "oil painting" was...Dang, I had hoped the link from "oil painting" was going to be Bob Ross.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399877584182212789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-17054774178123804202008-11-02T14:07:00.000-08:002008-11-02T14:07:00.000-08:00i'd ask if you enjoy your work, but it's art.i thi...i'd ask if you enjoy your work, but it's art.<BR/>i think the process is simpler,<BR/>um, make that much more complicated.<BR/>it's pure genius.ldismehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895785690482486691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-70469553510161031492008-11-02T12:40:00.000-08:002008-11-02T12:40:00.000-08:00That was interesting and somehow I knew that photo...That was interesting and somehow I knew that photoshop had made it way into comics somehow. I always assumed you had a big canvas and you just picked a piece of the canvas depending on the format of the strip to use. Having two formats makes for more work but I love the fact you change the cartoon around to fit the format. Makes you a perfectionist or as I tell my students "you must have pride of ownership when you design", and your work shows that.<BR/><BR/>I had noticed before that the number of hidden items and their locations could change between formats. In your example you have 5 in one and 7 in the other and so that also puts extra work into comic.<BR/><BR/>You have previously mentioned, with the classic examples being the "Medusa" and "Payback" strips, about cartoons that weren't accepted by the syndicate. So "Cartoon Questions Answered Part Two", if I could be so brave to ask: How about a cartoon that wasn't approved the first try, or even the second try, but finally made it to the nation papers?isee3dtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769549614987317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-87167851096714696792008-11-02T11:06:00.000-08:002008-11-02T11:06:00.000-08:00So what do you do, drawing in India ink, when your...So what do you do, drawing in India ink, when your hand slips? My response would be to rip up the drawing, start screaming, tear at my hair, and beat the carpeting with my fists. Just askin'.Erik Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957385296206253006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-22912123684653784222008-11-02T10:27:00.000-08:002008-11-02T10:27:00.000-08:00Dan, about how long, on average, does a cartoon ta...Dan, about how long, on average, does a cartoon take from the time you sit down to the time it's finished? <BR/><BR/>And do you take notes when you see something that sparks an idea? Like, literally write stuff down? I imagine you being a paper person as opposed to an iPhone/Pod/Mac person. I'm a paper person. My husband's an iPhone person. Ebony and ivory and all that good crap.Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.com