Being humble about his work is part of the reason I like Joe so much. But he should be a little more positive about past work I think. We all grow and get better in every activity. The early work we do is a valuable stepping stone to the better work we do later.
The Deadpool work he mentions is actually really good. Better than most pros ever get and the fact that he was 19 is mind blowing. He came into his own style over the years but he could draw extremely well right from the beginning.
I can relate to this. I've been having problems keeping myself interested in what I'm working on and when that happens it's better to just lay the pencil down and work on something else that you feel you can really put your passion into, and more often than not you will find a way back around to working on that other project. It's all a balancing act, honestly.
With how Joe's art is so filled to the brim with in-your-face, high octane energy and high testosterone awesomeness I didn't expect the man to be this laid-back and chill.
my fav artist by far....been enjoying his work since the first deadpool mini all the way to battlechasers and his lil runs on spidey & wolvie! keep it up man!
He left comics to pursue video games cuz obviously it pays better. He formed Vigil games and was the first to jump ship when it went bankrupt. Now he's like "oh gee video games didn't work out for me I guess I'll go back to doing comics." Fuck him.
sylvester1046 Then he decided to back on his original creations and he's like "oh hey I'll just release an anthology which is a collected edition with a new hardbound cover and some old sketches and sell it at a really steep price. Genius!" Fuck him twice.
5:55 heartbreaking! Joe Madureira's X-Men artwork in the 1990's made me the fan of his work that I am today. i love everything about the physical characteristics of his renderings. it appeals to my penciling style. my artwork today is HEAVILY inspired by his work then. those images by him holds as much nostalgia for me as most tv shows, movies, and songs do for society. most artists critique their past works harshly, but he shouldn't. it was great artwork.
As far as his style not lending itself to certain genres he can get past it by doing semi loose pencils and letting a good inker put their touch to it to help it blend better.
People who saying that his artwork is shit then you haven't seen his artwork on comic books he is one amazing artist if not one of the best you will know if you seen some of his artwork in comics
I don't know what he's talking about. He's older work is awesome and imo, even better than what he does nowadays. Sure, he has improved and he's more skilled now, but I just prefer the manga influenced style.
he is an excellent mimic, when he first emerged on the scene (at the age of16, I believe) he was emulating Art Adams in style and eventually evolved into the Manga influenced phenom he has become
i love how he makes noises when he draws, i used to do that when i took drawing a lot more seriously in the early 90s. i always wanted to master his style but that was impossible
He looks so humble and current, when he was one of the outstanding few concept draw influencers back in the 90's, globally speaking, when there was no commercial internet btw...
I can generally relate to his embarrassment at his old work, but I cracked open the X-Cutioner's Song TPB recently (Joe wasn't in the creative teams for that crossover, just using it as a reference) and was reminded of the comic art trend at the time. Apart from Joe's earliest work, his art was different, distinct, exciting and aged better than even the other artists who entered "the manga style trend". That's why he kept getting work.
I'm an artist, and it's REALLY hard to talk and draw, or if someone wants to watch you (even a camera) you tend to be a bit nervous and kind of ramble. It's not easy to divide your mind like that, because the entire time you're drawing you're running this massive inner monologue of "no no, that needs to be here, shoulder goes like this, I don't think this is working oh wait now it is, I like this wrist joint, ooh and this muscle line, ect..." That inner voice never goes away.
it's hard being eloquent while you draw. For me personnally i can follow any conversation or audio podcast or whatever, but commenting as you do isn't easy at all.
I also read somewhere that for a third Darksiders to be made Darksiders 2 had to sell no less than 4 million copies, and in which case they would focus on more scope than scale for the third, "which had worked wonders for Batman Arkham City". Yet another indicator of batman similar gameplay in terms of, among other things, character swapping.
Damn i want that drawing. I also want to draw like Joe Mad. I used to draw but never liked how my stuff looked once I put it on paper. I had ideas like what Joe Mad does but i could never get it to look as awesome as his stuff.
I always felt that Battle Chasers is the Lord of the ring of the comic books universe. There is even an Unfinished Tales books series from Tolkien ;) The entertainement "paradigm" is changing. Women characters, creativity and colors are coming back. Money is less first priority right now in the business, indie development.. and just plain crowdfunding that please to the.. crowd. Joe says in the interview that he learns from the new guys but you know I think Battle Chasers is just magic.
The thing about artists is that you have to leave them alone so that they can imagine their drawings a lot easier.. But its quite normal that everyone starts with a drawing out of nothing.. So you have to imagine a pose of the body and then interpret it on paper in a easy anatomy position and then fill it up with more sketching and then refine the lines in better detail.. At least that's how I do it..
If a fast learner . I haven't drew since a little kid. I'm 37 ,start to drew now. I'm pretty darn good. Got my skills still. I will get better in due time
I totally agree, haven't you noticed how a lot of artists hold back during their interviews?, like they wont tell you any secrets of the trade, they need to realize that they were once noobs like us lol
He has a Portuguese sir name, but he is from America.He was born in New York maybe you might be thinking of Roger Cruz who drew just like Joe and used to copy art from Joe panel to panel.
He is a professional artist, so I think he knows what works for him... When I was in school just about everyone used regular pencils for their sketches. It doesn't matter since it's not the finished piece. I still won't use anything but a no. 2 mechanical pencil for my basic drawings. Not that that means anything, since I'm not a famous artist. But I don't think it's that weird for artists to use writing pencils. Whatever works!
Sometimes when I see these artists draw and then when I heard him saying he didn't like his X-men work ... I was like shit ,,, These guys are so modest sometimes u feel that u would slap them in the face for making you feel so miserable and shitty comparing to them !
I want dark siders on a mobile platform. Ps vita, vita tv, 3ds, android, ios. I loved the story and I think that I would do well, even look really close to the original. Sad.
Inform Joe Madureira that they should continue more games from Darksiders 2 (Not One!!!). You can't get any better than Death playing the main role of the game because he just stands out so much. I love his character due to upgrading armour, and choosing a wide variety of weapons. Also secret doors you have to try and open. Also keep the bosses very much like DS 2 because DS 1 are to demonic for me to play. Make the next game he plans to create be called Death!!!
