tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post816808350006148603..comments2024-03-28T21:17:45.398-05:00Comments on A MOMENT OF CEREBUS: The Cerebus-Ending Crisis: Can We Keep Going? - Part 9A Moment Of Cerebushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718525538144698138noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-924707577173078632016-11-27T01:13:41.896-06:002016-11-27T01:13:41.896-06:00Carson,
From what I can see it's the hair of a...Carson,<br />From what I can see it's the hair of a Kolinsky, not a sable. Both are small animals, and I'm assuming have similar hair. Thanks for the confirmation. That's what I want then.<br />-Benjamin Hobbs<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-12321241919305968932016-11-26T22:28:49.159-06:002016-11-26T22:28:49.159-06:00Benjamin,
Those are what I am using. Maybe Dave i...Benjamin,<br /><br />Those are what I am using. Maybe Dave is right and you can't get sable sable brushes any more? I am pretty sure it is the same thing. it is all real hair from the tail of an animal. That is for sure.<br /><br />Carson Grubaughhttp://hodtech.net/comics.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-51901997974343872212016-11-26T21:57:02.506-06:002016-11-26T21:57:02.506-06:00Carson,
When I look on Blick, this is what I'm...Carson,<br />When I look on Blick, this is what I'm finding:<br /><br />http://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-and-newton-series-7-kolinsky-sable-pointed-round/<br /><br />It's made from kolinsky sable, not actual sable. Is this what you're referring to? Or am I searching poorly? ( A definite possibility.)<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Benjamin HobbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-71158325871604059082016-11-26T14:05:53.571-06:002016-11-26T14:05:53.571-06:00Benjamin,
You can get them pretty much anywhere o...Benjamin,<br /><br />You can get them pretty much anywhere online, including Amazon. Some art-store sources would be Dick Blick, Jerry's Artarama and Utrecht.Carson Grubaughhttp://hodtech.net/comics.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-42546310944662236422016-11-25T23:51:11.261-06:002016-11-25T23:51:11.261-06:00Dave: If you don't mind parting with a couple...Dave: If you don't mind parting with a couple of the Sable brushes, I would gladly accept a couple. Much appreciated.<br /><br />Carson and Damian: Would either of you happen to have a link to where the brushes are currently available? Thanks!<br /><br />-Benjamin HobbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-54642769393198522802016-11-25T20:52:20.736-06:002016-11-25T20:52:20.736-06:00Dave,
I have two brushes. I lost a third, really ...Dave,<br /><br />I have two brushes. I lost a third, really good one, somewhere in all of my moving around.<br /><br />Of the two I really only use one of them, but as far as i can tell they are equivalent in terms of doing the Nightingale lines. Honestly, either I don't understand how teeny-tiny you are getting with yours, or I have a magic brush, because the tiny lines have never been an issue for me. I think it is easier to get a tiny line with the bush than with a 102 nib. The only problem with the brush is the steadiness of my hand when I have to drag a long line with the brush. The pens make it easier to steady my hand over the course of a long line pull.<br /><br />I have a ton of trouble with the rectangular shapes that you and Raymond get with those same brushes. Mine either have rounded end points that I have to go back and square off or the bristles flay out and make stray marks. That flay-out also kills my brush for the fine lines. That is why I kept asking about using a flat brush when I was doing the tryout and tracing the Raymond images. Those rectangular stokes were driving me nuts and he uses them all over the place. I was convinced he went back in with a flat brush at the end of his inking session and added all of those in. When I read SDOAR I got a good laugh out of how integral those marks were for you as well and figured, "Well, at least Dave will know I am obsessing about the same kinds of things in this art that he is."<br /><br />Long answer short. I may not actually understand what a really good Series 7 #2 can do since I have never had an easy time getting both the Nightingale lines and the rectangular marks out of the same brush.Carson Grubaughhttp://hodtech.net/comics.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-1599641711805171862016-11-25T15:04:59.023-06:002016-11-25T15:04:59.023-06:00Damian and Carson! Right you are. One of those In...Damian and Carson! Right you are. One of those Internet misinformation things that sable brushes had been banned because they were animal fur. <br /><br />Carson - What's the track record these days on the Series 7 #2 brushes? I used to have to have a good four or five "on the go" before I'd find that One Magic Brush that could do ANY Brush Line. It was always worth looking for and finding and then would be good for months if not years. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502294606395720342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-49671919433737904612016-11-24T19:11:15.423-06:002016-11-24T19:11:15.423-06:00Yeah, I order and have students order those brushe...Yeah, I order and have students order those brushes all the time.Carson Grubaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-77010390748703528522016-11-24T18:05:27.802-06:002016-11-24T18:05:27.802-06:00Benjamin H.: Dave is not entirely correct when he ...Benjamin H.: Dave is not entirely correct when he says that the sable brushes are banned. What happened is that a specific "crop" of sable didn't have the proper paperwork for North American distribution, and was not allowed to be sold. You can buy them again now.<br /><br /> -- Damian<br />Damian T. Lloyd, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15423589734839129158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-52117932513552145072016-11-24T15:06:55.706-06:002016-11-24T15:06:55.706-06:00Travis! Thanks for the review! Sandeep and I bot...Travis! Thanks for the review! Sandeep and I both appreciate it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502294606395720342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-64999894773958930722016-11-24T15:02:49.312-06:002016-11-24T15:02:49.312-06:00Tim P and Benjamin - I think we will get to a poin...Tim P and Benjamin - I think we will get to a point where we do a COLLECTED CEREBUS ARCHIVE and individual issues in association with KA-BLAM or another POD outfit. If only so we can say that they are available and then not have to revisit the question. <br /><br />But, yes, the watchword right now is "What will generate the most revenue?" That's what we do FIRST. Then we can look at other possibilities. <br /><br />Craig Johnson - I signed with Comixology three or four years ago and didn't hear a word from them -- or the other three digital comics outfits I signed with -- until sometime last year when I found an old Fed Ex shipping blank they had sent me with a name and a phone number on it. So I left a message saying "Hi my name's Dave Sim. I signed with you guys a few years ago. Do you owe me any money?" I got a phone message back I think three months later that they owed me $85 or something. <br /><br />Not hearing from them, them taking three months to answer a phone message and the $85 told me that CEREBUS and Comixology were not a good "fit". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502294606395720342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-68473624380640680772016-11-24T14:54:51.570-06:002016-11-24T14:54:51.570-06:00Benjamin - the Winsor-Newton is actual sable. The...Benjamin - the Winsor-Newton is actual sable. They were banned in North America which is when I asked people to see if they could find them for me. I got about two dozen in, having no idea that I'd never need them. I'll send you a couple as thanks for being in the CIH? PAINT DEPT. <br /><br />Jesse Lee H. - it was an SDOAR page. At the time, page 186, oddly enough. One of the reasons it doesn't bother me to not be able to draw is that the last eight or ten pages I did were the best work I've ever done (in my opinion and in this area, that's kind of central). <br /><br />Travis - Lots of metaphysical possibilities as to what was "behind" the wrist going out of commission. I've come to think that it had a lot to do with how much still needed to be done in preserving CEREBUS and everything related to it. It's more that I punished myself by doing 6,000 pages not realizing that there would be an "End of Life" starting bell: "You have barely enough time to get everything done so you can't take the time you need to do photorealism pages past HERE." Obviously, it didn't come as a surprise to God. It makes for some very full days. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502294606395720342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-88437643857739643622016-11-24T13:24:21.957-06:002016-11-24T13:24:21.957-06:00Having just switched to pretty much doing all my c...Having just switched to pretty much doing all my comics reading via Comixology, is there any way to buy the phone books from cerebusdownloads and converting the files across that anyone is aware of? Ideally they could all be available there - actually each individual issue with all the back material could be sold via comixology too, just a matter of scanning each issue and uploading to them...it's that easy right? Five issues of Cerebus per month, sixty per year, a five year project to have the whole lot available digitally....oh man. I'd pay to see that.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Craig Craig Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-29027656251225643232016-11-24T11:55:52.266-06:002016-11-24T11:55:52.266-06:00A *bit* Bosch, Travis? That's like saying that...A *bit* Bosch, Travis? That's like saying that Dave is a *bit* religious or that I'm a *bit* pedantic when it comes to long, drawn-out arguments with certain other pedants here at AMOC.<br /><br />Not that there's anything wrong with that...<br /><br />(Now, just you watch...someone's gonna accuse me of being a prevert, because they don't know the difference between pedantry and pedophilia...)<br />Jeff Seilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543690118315946039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-10648984157236363902016-11-24T10:50:47.697-06:002016-11-24T10:50:47.697-06:00I'd buy a download collection or Collect Cereb...I'd buy a download collection or Collect Cerebus Archive book. I'm less interested in having individual issues.<br />-Benjamin HobbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-20768782523888725882016-11-24T06:26:10.592-06:002016-11-24T06:26:10.592-06:00I thought Dave's wrist went around the time he...I thought Dave's wrist went around the time he was drawing those pictures for the Hollywood people. Which seems to me a sign....<br /><br />I would love the Cerebus Archives comic collected somehow, either individual issues or a book, but I understand that's something that's on your back burner. Just note, I am interested.<br /><br />I wonder if part of the reason the Oversized Project flattened out was because it seemed like (from my perspective) that you guys put it together, made a big deal out of building up to it, and then after it got released, you rarely if ever mentioned it again, having moved on to other things. Unfortunately in this day and age you've got to keep beating that drum and can't let people forget "hey, we've got this thing too". However, I can certainly understand that you've got so many balls in the air you can't spend too much time on any one in particular, especially if it doesn't immediately pay off.<br /><br />That said, I think that's probably your biggest problem (or "problem"): you and Ger were so prolific, you have so much stuff to keep in print and sell. And then there's all the other stuff that we mega fans want, like the abovementioned stuff. <br /><br />You're kind of being punished for being too good at your job, methinks ;)<br /><br />And then there's the new stuff!<br /><br />Anyway, click on my name here, and you'll see my review (finally!) of Cerebus in Hell? 0. Hope all y'all (see, I learned something!) check it out!Travis Pelkiehttp://atomicjunkshop.com/2016/11/24/cerebus-hell-comics-fans-heaven/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-84458693537289310462016-11-24T02:50:56.550-06:002016-11-24T02:50:56.550-06:00I own all of the issues of Cerebus Archive (the co...I own all of the issues of Cerebus Archive (the comic book), and I'd be interested in getting a collection of it. If it sold well enough, I'd love to see it continued; the back matter in the High Society digital files showed just how fascinating the Cerebus years we didn't get to see were going to be (not that the pre-Cerebus years weren't). Of course, it probably wouldn't sell well enough to ever justify being revived (if there is even a threshold for such a thing to occur), but just get the material back in availability somehow, I'd support it.<br /><br />Shame about the Oversized Project. I checked it the other day to see if there were any more phonebook covers available I could make a wallpaper for my desktop with, and was disappointed to discover there'd been no update since it began. If you don't resume the Bonus Prints, it'd be nice to get them uploaded on there someday. I totally missed out on all of them (and I really, really wanted a print of the Mr C-Minus one!)<br /><br />Here's a question I've had for some time: Dave, what was the last thing you drew before your wrist grew too unbearable to use artistically? I presume it was a SDoAR page.JLHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474358395266834356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-27193978412454217302016-11-24T02:27:41.933-06:002016-11-24T02:27:41.933-06:00I'd love to get the Archive comics and GN coll...I'd love to get the Archive comics and GN collectionTim Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-47417521859684791492016-11-24T00:06:13.959-06:002016-11-24T00:06:13.959-06:00Dave,
Off topic (when am I not) But...Is the Wind...Dave,<br /><br />Off topic (when am I not) But...Is the Windsor Newton Series seven sable brush the brush being used on SDOAR? If so, is it made of actual Sable hair, or Kolinsky sable? I'm thinking about buying one, to see how I do with it, but I'm not sure I'm looking at the correct brush. <br /><br />Also, any thoughts on caring for the sable brush?<br /><br />Thanks for any feedback!<br />-Benjamin HobbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com