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On the Creative Process

May 26th, 2009

Beaver and Steve creator James Turner offers his take on the creative process and yeah, sometimes that’s just how it is. 

[Thanks to Dirk Deppey at Journalista for the link (crediting Xaviar Xerexes).]

Posted in Cartoonists, Process, Webcomics

Discussion (4)¬

  1. Buddy says:
    May 26, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Speaking of the creative process, Scott, I am sort of new to the whole creating comics thing and was wondering when you are thinking of stories like ones for Zot! do you envision your characters as static images or three demensional beings in their own world? I don’t know if that makes any sense, but was curious because I see my characters in 3D and moving and figured that was where the whole choosing the right moment to draw from “Making Comics” was about.

  2. Steve Mackin says:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:49 pm

    “I certainly don’t want to spend the next four months drawing nothing at all”. It’s funny cuz it’s true. Sometimes you pound the pavement and sometimes laundry starts piling up on your drafting table. I try to write or draw for at least an hour a day now, even if it’s just nonsense. At least I’m doing something.

  3. Scott McCloud | Journal » Archive » Thank you, The Internet! says:
    June 17, 2009 at 8:33 am

    […] as long as I’m following up on earlier posts, y’gotta love this miniature masterpiece by Mr. Turner. Though y’gotta read it TWICE to […]