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ON THE DRYING RACK: BIFFO THE BEAR WATCHES TELLY
Posted by John Reynolds on
Beautiful handmade screenprint of Biffo the Bear, from The Beano, watching TV. On lovely cotton paper. Officially approved by publishe DC Thomson.
THE MAGIC OF BEFORE-AND-AFTER
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How a handpulled screenprint is made - layering the ink one by one, with an example from the Comic Art Website stable, the Scottish icon Oor Wullie, showing the red layer and then the black on top of it.
Focus on Oor Wullie - Scotland's favourite son
Posted by John Reynolds on
Oor Wullie is a great subject to screenprint. The original draughtsman, Dudley D Watkins, was also the first to draw Desperate Dan in the Dandy and Lord Snooty in The Beano. Panels have great composition, so it's relatively easy to pick some to stand alone as screenprints.
Asterix and Obelix take a hike
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Asterix and Obelix are going for a stroll, with the hound Dogmatix. Handpulled screenprints, made in west London.
Tribute to Asterix creator Albert Uderzo
Posted by John jpr@thecomicartwebsite.com on
Tribute to Albert Uderzo, Asterix draughtsman, from his colleagues, after his death at the age of 92