Sitting in the Lecture Theatre with a glass of white wine
I have to be honest that I have never heard of Mike and Hellboy before because I do not read comics. However, after some research done on Mike before I go to the talk, he is an america comic book artist whose original work is Hellboy and have worked for DC and Marvel comics and animation projects as well. His style is very solid, no fade lines, no hesitation. He uses a lot of solid black colour in his illustrations and inside the comic. The colours are simple but powerful. If this style is originated from Mike, I have seen a lot of style influenced by his work.
In the interview, he said he started his career as an inker in DC, inking others work and decide to create his own work when he had a chance. He loves drawing monsters and reference a lot of European fables. He has a very positive attitude towards his work and his career. Some quotes from his I found inspiring:
'If you are serious about something, do it again'
'Your style finds you and Time creates style. It is evolutionary'
He also said that there are always story in his head. He seldom have no thoughts, constantly have three to four plots in his head so that he could sit down and work immediately. Mike also suggests thumbnails the story down and try different version of dialogue to test out the most suitable ones.
'Silent generate Romance' The content of the page does not have to complicated when expressing a message. Simple also does the job.
He is also influenced by everything. From daily life to specific painters or writers and he mention reading is as important as thinking ideas.
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