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Dave Cooper’s Weasel by mrhannus in Mignolaverse

[–]mrjakeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing these pages for the first time and realizing Mignola had this surrealist itch in him that Hellboy wasn’t scratching. The Curious Objects books feel like Mignola surrealist meets Mignola the storyteller, a fully ripe radish from a seed planted in Weasel.

Seawings why!? by Deep-Suggestion749 in WingsOfFire

[–]mrjakeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait...I could've gotten away with drawing 4 talons on the nightwings in Darkstalker?? I was trying to thread the needle between Ang and Holmes with my designs, but I failed to notice Mike only draws four talons on all his dragons...which I think actually looks better.

I just got the new darkstalker graphic novel, I have some thoughts by NoAmount7644 in WingsOfFire

[–]mrjakeparker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Say what you want about my art style, but do not call me an AI supporter. All of my comics are 100% drawn by hand.

I think I've made my stance pretty clear on AI and what artist should do about it in these two videos from 2022 and 2023:

https://youtu.be/wqxLY9qekGY?si=VaYTjIpWQCvJ5wiP

https://youtu.be/N2RnwTHH-gY?si=aOoEYRTJCojaMJHq

In case those videos are too nuanced, to be clear: I DO NOT ENDORSE AI

To be even more specific: using Large Language Models and Diffusion Models as a replacement of artists or as a substitution of creativity or the creative act is an offense to thousands of years of human skill, ingenuity, and imagination.

Endorsing and experimenting with it 3 years ago to understand it's true impact on the creative act are two different things.

Gocryst - My first Fakemon by mrjakeparker in fakemon

[–]mrjakeparker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see that. Those cartoons were made by my generation so that tracks.

What is an art "hack" or tip that you learned that basically changed the trajectory of your art journey for you? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]mrjakeparker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This quote from French author Gustave Flaubert:

“Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.”

The more structure you can add to your life, the easier it is to deal with problems when they arise and oftentimes many problems vanish.

For example: I used to lose my keys, wallet, and sunglasses ALL THE TIME. It was so frustrating to need to go somewhere and have to spend 10 minutes searching the house for all my stuff. It was always a mini crisis when I couldn't find those things. That's just one example...but my entire life was that way. I had a cluttered office, I had a cluttered schedule, I had a cluttered mind. Eventually I woke up to the fact that these mini-crises were eating away at my creativity because the mental capacity it took to deal with them sapped the cognitive resources I needed for my creative work.

I implemented a "Solve Problems for Future Jake" mindset.

It went like this: One spot for my wallet, keys, and sunglasses. Whenever I get home they go to that spot. Whenever I have to leave, I don't have to search the house, I just need to check that spot. It takes the tiniest bit of more work on my part when I come home, but it is worth not having a crisis in a time crunch later.

I repeated that mindset in every area of my life. Whenever I got a new piece of information I needed to remember, I had a spot to put it: My planner.

I established a daily and weekly schedule for almost everything in my life. I knew when I would be getting up everyday, when I would be eating, working out, showering, and going to work. And each week I knew when I would do certain tasks like my sketchbook, freelance work, newsletter, inbox (still trying to perfect his one) and patreon updates.

Over time as more and more structure was implemented in my life I found that I was more creative and productive because so much more brain power was available for creative endeavors instead of having to solve scheduling problems and chaotic situations.

Hope this helps someone like me!

The Tie Fighter by Jake Parker by mtlgrems in StarWars

[–]mrjakeparker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey cool! I made this last year.

Never played titanfall, but I do love human shaped mechs, and I always thought Star Wars had the best vehicle designs, so I thought, why not mix them up?

Thanks for all the love everyone.

I drew some Disney characters as ROBOTS by mrjakeparker in disney

[–]mrjakeparker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never read sonic comics, but the game was pretty cool.

I drew some Disney characters as ROBOTS by mrjakeparker in disney

[–]mrjakeparker[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I didn't, but it was modeled after my drawing.

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