tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post7982331579216203869..comments2024-01-08T08:57:17.157+00:00Comments on Rod McKie Illustrations and Cartoons: Playboy JittersRod McKiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-42094609586598138362007-07-11T15:51:00.000+00:002007-07-11T15:51:00.000+00:00Hey Mike,You think that's bad, you should see how ...Hey Mike,<BR/><BR/>You think that's bad, you should see how many versions I have of a comic strip I've been trying to draw for years. At least you finally got yours out there. <BR/><BR/>There is a snip of it on the blog, but that's easily the 40th version of that family. I've been working on it since around 1985 and whilst it has only had 3 different names, the characters have changed drastically. <BR/><BR/>It's not that I'm a perfectionist because I have quite low standards really, it's just the guilt I feel knowing I could do it better (and I'm often wrong about that).<BR/><BR/>There has a be a good sitcom waiting to be written about the damaged people that turn to cartooning.Rod McKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-16855902951887412452007-07-11T14:48:00.000+00:002007-07-11T14:48:00.000+00:00EIGHT VERSIONS? Good Lord, man. Let us know when...EIGHT VERSIONS? Good Lord, man. Let us know when it's going to appear.<BR/><BR/>Mike <BR/>http://www.gocomics.com/44unionavenueWit's Junk Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997861201520860628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-11285837398241253652007-07-04T11:21:00.000+00:002007-07-04T11:21:00.000+00:00Hi Royston. Many thanks. I think I finally did 1...Hi Royston. Many thanks. I think I finally did 10 and settled on 2 finishes. It's the rawness of the originals, sort of like an unairbrushed model, without the help of Photoshop - I have never been convinced by my drawings. I had the same problems a while back with HBR, nervous as heck, and ended up sending 2 'finals' to them and a 3rd in colour.<BR/><BR/>The thing about Playboy is my daughter is a fan of Hef (she and her boyfriend watch the reality show), and she wanted to keep the rough he made notes on, but I had to send it in with the finished drawing.Rod McKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581147.post-42003040476238000542007-07-04T11:01:00.000+00:002007-07-04T11:01:00.000+00:00Congrats on selling to Playboy, Rod. The nerves ar...Congrats on selling to Playboy, Rod. The nerves are understandable!Royston Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371324283924480755noreply@blogger.com