Vol 1 artists and their renditions of the turtles over the years

*Plasticplayhouse* · 01-03-2012, 09:54 AM

Art is a funny thing. It flows like water, constantly adapting and changing shape, living almost. here's a list of some vol 1 artists and how (I feel) about their modern/most recent style of turtle looks compared to how they started out.

now a "declined" does not mean that i don't like their modern rendition or that i think its poor quality. it simply means that i PREFER the earlier rendition.

eastman- declined
laird- improved
dooney- improved
berger- improved
lawson- declined
talbot- improved
farley- consistent

i believe eastman's and lawson's work is still very relevant and i believe they are extremely talented artists. I just personally prefer their older renditions to their newer stuff.

The thing I preferred with Kevin's older rendition (issue 1-4 or unmentionable's, both different renditions), was the shading/toning aspect compared to the new stuff. While his most recent work is very similar to that in the unmentionables, the newer stuff doesn’t seem as smooth as the earlier examples.

Older 1

Older 2

Newer

i enjoy lawason's modern style, but still prefer his older rendition (son's of the silent age). the newer stuff is a little blocky for me, but i have to give him props on his shading/toning, it's great. some of the stuff people criticize him for isn't even his fault. look at the Raphael: Bad moon rising issues. penciled by jim and inked by eric talbot. both tmnt legends in their own right, so you would think it would make for an amazing issue. not the case. i disliked virtually everything about that series minus the awesome covers by ross campbell. eric's inking/toning did nothing to embellish jim's style, which I found unusual compared to what they did together in return to NY part 2.

Anyone else feel the same way?

Older

Newer

bad moon rising
http://www.miragelicensing.com/comic...oon/01/01.html

return to ny part 2
http://www.miragelicensing.com/comic...e01/20/20.html

NOTE: the images I've posted do not belong to me, they obviously belong to the respective artists, IDW, Mirage, Viacom, etc. I'm merely posting them as references.

01-03-2012, 09:54 AM	#1
Plasticplayhouse the gray ghost Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North East Posts: 2,194	Vol 1 artists and their renditions of the turtles over the years Art is a funny thing. It flows like water, constantly adapting and changing shape, living almost. here's a list of some vol 1 artists and how (I feel) about their modern/most recent style of turtle looks compared to how they started out. now a "declined" does not mean that i don't like their modern rendition or that i think its poor quality. it simply means that i PREFER the earlier rendition. eastman- declined laird- improved dooney- improved berger- improved lawson- declined talbot- improved farley- consistent i believe eastman's and lawson's work is still very relevant and i believe they are extremely talented artists. I just personally prefer their older renditions to their newer stuff. The thing I preferred with Kevin's older rendition (issue 1-4 or unmentionable's, both different renditions), was the shading/toning aspect compared to the new stuff. While his most recent work is very similar to that in the unmentionables, the newer stuff doesn’t seem as smooth as the earlier examples. Older 1 Older 2 Newer i enjoy lawason's modern style, but still prefer his older rendition (son's of the silent age). the newer stuff is a little blocky for me, but i have to give him props on his shading/toning, it's great. some of the stuff people criticize him for isn't even his fault. look at the Raphael: Bad moon rising issues. penciled by jim and inked by eric talbot. both tmnt legends in their own right, so you would think it would make for an amazing issue. not the case. i disliked virtually everything about that series minus the awesome covers by ross campbell. eric's inking/toning did nothing to embellish jim's style, which I found unusual compared to what they did together in return to NY part 2. Anyone else feel the same way? Older Newer bad moon rising http://www.miragelicensing.com/comic...oon/01/01.html return to ny part 2 http://www.miragelicensing.com/comic...e01/20/20.html NOTE: the images I've posted do not belong to me, they obviously belong to the respective artists, IDW, Mirage, Viacom, etc. I'm merely posting them as references. __________________ Want to see more of my custom figures? http://plasticplayhouse.deviantart.com/