108: Intrinsically Mike Hawthorne 1/3 - a podcast by Kim Cofield, Marcus Clearspring
from 2021-01-26T19:49:54
Mike Hawthorne returns to Art Supply Posse. This is a three-part series. This first part is a chat about creating art and how Mike discovered his talent. Mike has written his first autobiographical graphic novel which he talks about in depth in the second part of this series.
Mike is a comic book artist and graphic novelist mostly known for his Marvel comics of Spider-Man, Superman and Deadpool.
Mike’s gumroad store
https://gumroad.com/mikehawthorne?sort=newest
Quotes:
"Forgive yourself"
"Focus on getting better at drawing one specific thing, instead of everything"
"Look for incremental progress in your art. Be fair to yourself"
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The Brief & Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao is a book that inspired Mike’s friend to tell him he needs to write his memoir
https://www.amazon.com.au/Brief-Wondrous-Life-Oscar-Wao/dp/0571239730/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3EU9CJRM908I9&keywords=the+brief+and+wonderous+life+of+oscar+wao&qid=1611644262&sprefix=the+brief+and%2Caps%2C331&sr=8-2
Artistic Anatomy
https://www.amazon.com.au/Artistic-Anatomy-Paul-Richer/dp/0823002977/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UKDIHWESHBCY&dchild=1&keywords=artistic+anatomy+by+dr.+paul+richer&qid=1611644443&sprefix=artistic+ana%2Caps%2C338&sr=8-1
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
https://www.amazon.com.au/How-Draw-Comics-Marvel-Way/dp/0671530771/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X5UZSIRH5GIU&dchild=1&keywords=drawing+the+marvel+way&qid=1611644498&sprefix=drawing+the+marve%2Caps%2C327&sr=8-1
Understanding Comics
https://www.amazon.com.au/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-Scott-McCloud/dp/006097625X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=understanding+comics&qid=1611644558&sr=8-1
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Art Supplies
Strathmore paper
https://www.strathmoreartist.com/home.html
Stillman & Birn
https://stillmanandbirn.com
Further episodes of Art Supply Posse
Further podcasts by Kim Cofield, Marcus Clearspring
Website of Kim Cofield, Marcus Clearspring