John Buscema.....The Master of Superhero and Human Anatomy. Nobody draws Captain America or Silver Surfer better than John Buscema. R.I.P. John Buscema......You were one of the best!
The face and legs are a dead giveaway on a Buscema hero. I can't see his stuff without thinking of "How to Draw Comics the marvel Way." That was my comic art guidebook when I was young. He was a legend. Never seen Bill's process before, but it's what you'd imagine: Impressionistic, bouncing around from spot to spot. A dash of this, a splash of that. 100 percent unique. These videos are absolutely priceless. Love all three of them.
Love the way he starts out drawing Captain America with his hand at the back of the pencil for the loose sketch then tightens up on the pencil for the detail work. Awesome technique!
All of these are amazing, but as a fan of abstract art, I really like Bill Sienkiewicz's approach and vision. Simple, yet, complex...totally controlled chaos. Nice!
John is and always will be my first mentor in comic book art. Rip buddy. And I love the brush work on Elektra's hair, Sienkiwicz. Never would've thought of that trick and it's so simple. And using the whiteout to highlight the hair and other features, brilliant!
Poor 'ole John was wheezing terribly during this. Heavy labored breathing. Sounds like he had emphysema. No matter. I'll always consider him the GREATEST Marvel comic book artist of all time.
Sienkiewicz's Elektra may be my least favorite of this bunch but his way of working is definitely an interesting one. 90% percent of the time his style is very loose, then all of a sudden he seems to be very cautious as to what to do. In addition, it took me probably dozen times to watch this video before I noticed he was sitting on the floor which in itself gives this a somewhat cozy "off-duty" feel. I like it.
One of my favorite artists. I loved his Avengers run, his art helped make The Avengers my all time favorite comic book. I did not know he had passed away. His talent will be missed.
I love watching all their unique styles.. How Bill likes less lines on the page faster, but Joe goes with a linier sketch style *oooh!* this is just dreamy :D
R.I.P. John...Your art on Avengers and Conan were the best...and your book "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" is still my best resource...to the best!
It has now been a decade and some change since I first watched this video and I still don't know anything about the guy that drew Elektra and I still find his drawing style mesmerisingly strange. He just places random dots and lines here and there. Nothing looks deliberate. Nothing looks like he planned it ahead of time. It both drives me crazy and fascinates me.
Two masters! I got How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way when I was about ten so I basically learned to draw comics from John Buscema, and I love Bill Sienciewicz. He always blows me away with his creativity.
John Buscema truly was the master of comic book anatomy! If only he was still alive to enjoy his success. R.I.P. John Buscema, say hi to Michael Turner while your up there.
John Romita Sr and John Buscema RIP (along with Neal Adams and 'the 'King' Jack Kirby) were my heroes back in the 70s; great to see these two masters of their chosen profession at work.
My Favorite of John's art is also his favorite...Conan the Barbarian.. There has never been a Comic Artist who excels in every aspect of Comics other than Writing, Lettering and Editing.. (He plotted too.)
no one is born drawing. let alone drawing comics. it is a skill and craft that one has to work at and cultivate. i guess that seems like magic to kids these days. but yeah, he had to spend time to get good.
@@skyjuiceification more if u creative to draw your own character . Not everyone has , if true everyone be doing it...everyone be a artist , u gotta have it in you
That's how u sketch, hold the pencil as if it was a brush, then U are not just using your wrist for movement of the pencil, but your whole arm and shoulder, plus U can cover more ground that way....A true master!
I am not stating that the artists of yesterday aren't quality artists. They were indeed artists first and foremost and understood a lot of what Mr. Liefeld doesn't. I have great respect for Kirby, Buscema, etc. But to look at some of what is being done today, the art at times can be breathtaking and really showcases things that were simply not back in the day. Plus the panel work being done these days is dynamic, and simply awesome.
Panel work Kirby & Eisner were the gold standard ! then Steranko ,Gil Kane,Gene Colan, George Perez and the Buscema's all take them anytime.They were all great storytellers.
i think both are very well done to the viewers who think the second one is bullshiet, well think of it this way: both of them have different style of drawings. the second one actually amazes me more because i never seen sumthing like that and i would have never thought of drawing/inking like that, which is really cool
watching these amazing videos is half inspiring and half makes me want to gnaw my fingers off in jealousy and resentment. sad. but thanks for posting these videos in all seriousness
When it came to drawing the Hulk, "Big" John Buscema was the one who made the Hulk look like the monster he is until John Byrne came along. "Big" John, R.I.P.!
it's most likely a sable brush - all of the old school comic artists swear by them, made from the hair of a sable horse from a specific seasonal coat. Pricey (125-150 US dollars) but if you take care of them, they're worth every penny.
john buscema was the greatest ever RIP john..if there ever is a hall of fame for comic artist he needs to be in it...how to draw comics the marvel way by john buscema and stan lee beast ever i'll never forget that.
