Monday, February 4, 2013

If there's 2 things I have that function on a high level, it would be my energy level and my I.Q. (132)

I'm actually very miserable if I'm not functioning at a high level of energy, or chi.

Drawing fighting comics takes high levels of energy. It's hard to draw ANY action and fighting comics without exerting at least SOME physical energy. Being a choreographer for comics and animation doesn't just take a  lot of talent and vision. It takes a lot of physical energy, because you're probably going to be acting out at least half the action poses you draw numerous times in your sketchbook. Drawing fighting requires a physical method acting approach. You can only really visualize so much in your mind. Eventually you have take a method acting approach to providing your own physical reference.

Drawing action doesn't just take enthusiasm and inspiration. It also takes physical energy and movement, to capture the physics of the story's fighting and combat. A whole book of fighting is also a whole book of acting. The longer your comic book is or manga is going to be, the thicker the book ends up being, the more energy out of you it will require and take to manifest. The choreographed martial arts, whether in animation, film, or graphic literature, is not for the lethargic, sedentary, fatigued, and lazy. 

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