From: sewon@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (WAYNE WONG)
Subject: PAD, Sex AND Nudity .... (Re: Writers vs Artists)
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Date: 15 Dec 1992 21:25 EST  

In article <1992Dec14.155122.8099@njitgw.njit.edu>, rhr9081@hertz.njit.edu 
(Ray Rich) writes...
>In article <10DEC199213182583@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> sewon@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov
(WAYNE WONG) writes:
>>In article <1992Dec8.202401.6056@njitgw.njit.edu>, rhr9081@hertz.njit.edu 
(Ray Rich) writes...
>>>	Ok, I believe you when you say you didn't mean to belittle writers,
>>>but I think you are way off base.  .....
>>>It's easy for an artist.  His work begins when his writing
>>>utensil or paintbrush hits the canvas or paper.  It ends when he sets down
>>>his ink/pencil/whathaveyou.........
>>>stories and characters.  Every free minute, I'm basically writing.  
>>>	We may not spend as much time putting pen to paper, but give us 
>>>some credit.
>>
>>I give plenty of credit to the writer, and am well aware of the writer's 
>>contribution to the creation of comic books.  I agree with everything you 
>>say about writers being "on the job" even when they are not typing.  
>>
>>What I disagree with, is what you say about the artist.  In many respects, 
>>your comments about writers apply equally well to artists.  Artists spend 
>>plenty of time away from the drawing board thinking about layouts, how best 
>>to depict a scene, different designs for characters, furniture, whatever.  
>>In addition, the artist (the good ones, at any rate) usually have to do a 
>>lot of background work looking up visual references, etc.  George Perez has 
>>commented on his book shelves bursting and groaning under the weight of all 
>>his reference material.  Often, a script will call for scenes that the artist 
>>might not have a reference for, which means a lot of searching at the local 
>>library.
>>
>>In addition, the artist spends a lot of time at the drawing board which 
>>never shows up in the comic page:  preliminary layouts, designing and 
>>re-designing characters, etc.  Although I don't think you meant it as such, 
>>your comments about the ease of the artist's job implies that the artist is 
>>a machine that punches out whatever the writer wants.  I don't agree.  
>>Although the inker usually has less creative input into the final product, 
>>the good pencilers often have just as much to contribute to the book 
>>creatively as the writer.  Further, the artists have to spend just as much 
>>time as the writer doing preliminary work in preparation for working at the 
>>drawing board.
>>
>>(PAD, what are your thoughts on this topic?  I was not at the convention 
>>mentioned earlier in this thread.)
>>
>> - Wayne.
> 
>	Okay.  
>	Fair enough.  .......
>	Basically, the whole argument is that you can't really pay writers
>"by the hour".
> 
>	PAD won't answer, btw.  The subject line doesn't contain PAD, sex,
>or nudity.

Okay!  Now will you answer?   :)

 - Wayne.
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