/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6380846

>>6377868

>>6378382
I'd totally save it on my phone and share it with my friends.

>>6378359
Some kids once brought this up and thought a good sequel would be Jimmy eating a sofa, lightbulbs, toilet paper, and a table. The best "ending" I could come up with though was the same as this book.... but if you just ate a table and now are too full to eat spaghetti and hot-dogs, well, you still need to see a doctor right away.

>>6376552

>>6375348

>>6376246
I really like the style in that cartooning... though the page-setup for them is terrible. Jeez get someone to do your layouts lady. But the kitties are adorable.

>>6375429
>isn't going to demonstrate the flaws
Sure. But it puts some things in perspective. Your crosshatching is pretty great. I always did pencil shading, which made comic book art difficult because they always prefer the crosshatches and I was terrible at them. I'll post an old "comic book Star Wars" page when I finish The Sad Little Deer.

>>6373811

>>6375081
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I find it strange that on a artwork board, you'd post Shel Silverstein, godawful ugly Keats, and an artist that a writer hired...

This is an art board. Why not post something of your own as an example? I already know that I am not Shel Silverstein.

>>6372034

>>6372276
I'll wait for you to show me what you recommend. Feel free to show me some round, scratchless, lifey, volumeful stuff.

>>6369955

>>6370180
>drawing skills which just aren't up to par.

Got any examples of a better stylistic design?

>Captcha: YM0NKY

>>6368358

>>6368948
>these
I think you're still missing what I'm trying to say. I'm only interested in publishing the "Jimmy Eats Everything" book. I'm just posting the others here so I can get more feedback on J.E.E.

The "Good Night" book you mention is probably geared more for 3 year olds, and pre-kindergarten. I'm wanting to target this more towards 1st-2nd grade. Those are miles apart. Then again, I've met 2nd graders who had finished the entire Harry Potter series and others who couldn't read beyond the A, B, Cs. Also, I've read Edward Gorey to elementary school kids... but really about 5th grade is the youngest who Gashlycrumb Tinies is appropriate for.

>>6368905
Hmmmm.... arg.... most of my books like this are about 12 pages. So I don't think I'd need to minimize them.

>>6367128

>>6367611
Some of the books are for kids, and others for adults. I've actually read the "Jimmy Eats Everything" book to kids before, and they love the puke/butterfly/grossness. These were mostly 1st-2nd graders.

The "Lion" books are supposed to all be copies. That's the point. I tend to think it's funnier when you know exactly what is going to happen and know what is coming. The first Lion book was written with an 8 year old girl over breakfast with her family -- and she thought knowing the Lion was going to eat the deer was just hilarious.

Obviously though, the deer-eats-grass version isn't for kids. But in my brain this same story could be done with video game characters, movie characters, etc.

The girl at the end of "Chunks Happen" was my girlfriend at the time. She was with me when the "true story" happened of 2 ugly fat girls not wearing enough clothes came into our coffee shop and started loudly talking to dudes.

And yes, "Talk Nerdy to Me" was written for adults.... most particularly the adults who were trying to set me up with the dream girl in the story. Not sure why you keep thinking I'm some lonely level 42 wizard.

>>6367764
Hmmm..... thank you. I'll see if that might improve a few things. I think my lettering might need to shift as well to make way for some things, but the example helps put an idea in my brain.

>>6366044

>>6364695

>>6364396

>>6362950
Some are for kids, sure. Some are just being edgy. Case in point:

Bleah. I used to know how to draw a little.

>>6356151
>>6355902
>>6355902
>>6355902
What else could you expect?

>>6355342

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>>6353052
I've seen a bunch and I have no ability to do those things. My abilities are in shitty cartooning.... a devolved form of my old comic-book style. I know my limits.

>>6353220
Thanky thanky. Got any tips on how to make my backgrounds better? I suck at backgrounding.

>>6352224

>>6352863
>have you studied

Studied children's books? Are the people who have Gender Studies degrees needing someone to look down on?

>>6352633
Saved. Your bugs look terrible, but I love it.