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In old movies, the cinematography is a thousand times better than anything today. Writing, a thousand times better. John Kricfalusi
Today Writing Better Old Cinematography Thousand Thousand Times Times Than Anything Movies Old Movies
Most cartoons are those colors. They have been for 35 years. John Kricfalusi
Those Cartoons Colors Most Been Years
My intended audience was everybody. I just want to make cartoons for human beings. John Kricfalusi
Everybody Cartoons Make Audience Intended Human Just Want Human Beings Beings
My style is very strong poses and expressions. John Kricfalusi
Strong Style Very Expressions Poses
Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today. John Kricfalusi
Today People Draw Very Who Many
To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look organic. John Kricfalusi
Life You Real Life Nothing Organic Alive Something Look Make Because Real Symmetrical
How do you make something the same but different? That's the question I had to deal with in my approach to the cover painting for 'Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes.' I wanted it to have many similarities to 'Percy Jackson's Greek Gods,' but I knew they couldn't be too similar. John Rocco
You Heroes Painting Too Approach Similar Similarities Something Had Knew Make Deal How Cover Question Greek Gods Same Jackson Different Wanted Many
I couldn't resist painting Orpheus and Charon on the River Styx. There was something strangely intriguing about seeing Orpheus playing his lyre as he is being shuttled across the river. John Rocco
Painting Intriguing Seeing About Something River He Styx His Being Across Strangely Resist Playing
There are so many things calling you toward that computer or TV. You forget, we're a family. We're all supposed to spend time together and talk. John Rocco
Time Family You Together Spend TV Computer Toward Supposed Talk Calling Forget Many Things
A person with normal eyesight would have nothing to know in the way of 'Impressionism' unless he were in a blinding light or in the dusk or dark. John Singer Sargent
Dark Light Nothing Unless Way Would Eyesight He Know Blinding Were Normal Impressionism Person Dusk
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend. John Singer Sargent
Time Age Lose Every Every Time Friend Paint Portrait
It is certain that at certain times talent entirely overcomes thought or poetry. John Singer Sargent
Thought Entirely Poetry Talent Overcomes Times Certain
The habit of breaking up one's colour to make it brilliant dates from further back than Impressionism - Couture advocates it in a little book called 'Causeries d'Atelier' written about 1860 - it is part of the technique of Impressionism but used for quite a different reason. John Singer Sargent
Book Brilliant Back Further About Dates Habit Colour Part Written Make Advocate Couture Impressionism Up Than Quite Different Breaking Breaking Up Little Used Reason Technique
Well, I get my subject on Wednesday night; I think it out carefully on Thursday, and make my rough sketch; on Friday morning I begin, and stick to it all day, with my nose well down on the block. John Tenniel
Day Morning Down Think Carefully All Day Out Wednesday Thursday Well Make Stick Block Subject Friday Begin Get Nose Sketch Rough Night
No man e'er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law. John Trumbull
Good Man Law Draw Good Opinion Felt Opinion
As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose? John Trumbull
Rights Trust Obligation Lose Nurse Our Though Posterity Bear Tie Were Get Done Them Us Breed Should Lest Necks
But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen. John Trumbull
Needs Seen See Sharp Optics
In teaching color, you teach people how to look something and see the tone in it and break it down to be able to paint it and reproduce that color. But then, I'm psychedelic, so I look at color differently. I like colors that are in contrast with one another, so that they flicker back and forth. John Van Hamersveld
You People Down Back See Able Something Color Colors Like Look Another How Contrast Psychedelic Break Reproduce Forth Then Teach Flicker Teaching Paint Differently Tone
In 1970, I was turning 29 years old, just 4 years out of art school. I had created a black and white drawing style mascot portrait called 'Johnny.' I made a poster for it and sent it around the world to corporate art departments. John Van Hamersveld
Art World School Old Black Made Black And White Style White Corporate Drawing Out Poster Johnny Had Around Years Art School Departments Just Sent Turning Created Portrait
In 2008, 'Surfer's Journal' published 'The Next Wave' image with an article. John Van Hamersveld
Wave Journal Article Next Published Image
With the Larry Bertlemann portrait, I started with a photograph that I could use for it. I built the drawing's identity to serve as a graphic identity. After a number of sketches, I went into my own abstract vernacular of drawn lines and shapes to create the composition for the poster design. John Van Hamersveld
Own Design Drawing Drawn Photograph Poster Composition My Own Could Shapes Abstract Identity Built Vernacular Lines After Sketches Create Use Graphic Serve Larry Portrait Started Number
Because I went to Chouinard, which then became CalArts, I became a multi-discipline artist - it wasn't just about painting, it was about media and performance. John Van Hamersveld
Painting About Performance Became Because Artist Just Which Then Media
I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company. John Van Hamersveld
Work Own My Own Working Company Publishing Publishing Company
In this century of hyper-postmodern ideals, with the digital future, we're segmented into different people, places, and things in a constant state of change. John Van Hamersveld
Future Change People Digital State Constant Ideals Different Places Century Different People Things
My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a media play. John Van Hamersveld
Life Politics Music Fashion Me Sports My Life Point Point Of View Became Surrounded Celebrities Arts Hollywood View Media Film Play
The first comic book I ever read was an issue of 'Legion of Super-Heroes' where the earth was surrounded by all of these chains. I remember the cover; I got it at a birthday party. Jonathan Hickman
Birthday Book Remember First Party Birthday Party Earth Read Comic Got Comic Book Issue Cover Surrounded Legion Where Chains Ever
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