My favorite scene from a Pogo book: The three bats are hanging from a limb. One say's. 'What sort of critters is we?' The second one say's, 'We's bats.' the first one says, 'I know that, but what sort of critters is we?'
As a dedicated Pogophile since the mid 1980s this is a most welcome look into Kelly's Modus Operandi at the drawing board. And looking at our marsupial hero just now I finally see some real affinity in the facial characteristics of both possum and creator. All the swamp critturs are the ne plus ultra of 'funny animal' expression and design IMHO with very few exceptions(Wiley Catt comes to mind).
I couldn' believe my Google search turned up this fantastic resource page! Thanks for satisfying my curiosity about the technical aspects of my much beloved Pogo comic art and Walt Kelly's amazing brushwork!
Very nice video showing how to get that linework with that brush setting. I was a cartoonist my whole life, and I started out using a W&N Series 7 brush and Pelican ink because that was the way all the greats did it. I eventually created a brush in Adobe Illustrator that mimicked the way I did it with ink (after I could no longer find good ink). You can tell with him the shape of every line was important. That was my goal also, but I do have to admit that as I got older, it was easier to get that line with the computer program.. maybe because I could delete it immediately and try again until it was perfect. lol
Well done! Lots of fun watching you get the most out of that drawing pen/brush. I started reading Pogo in the 60s but never understood it till I was an adult.
I am now re reading all of the books and now with the political background and reading the dialogue out loud with a southern drawl, Pogo makes more sense.
These video's are a revelation for me, i am super keen on gouache illustration and the famous artists of yesteryear , thank you , ' it must take you ages to put them together thank you ' do you know if these guys made their own paint or were there brands back in the day ?
Several of the here shown scans of original Kelly art were stolen from my website! This guy should be taken off from youtube. I will look for a spezialized lawyer to sue him!
Hello Carsten, I am glad we have resolved it. I have put a direct link to your website originalcomicart.com/ where collectors can buy original art of Walt Kelly and many other great artist.
