tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post2229812797699959109..comments2024-03-09T04:06:47.712-05:00Comments on Abstract Comics: The Blog: Lights On BroadwayAndrei Molotiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400106944822618816noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-60304395337220470562009-04-05T09:33:00.000-04:002009-04-05T09:33:00.000-04:00in my head, i retitled this "lights thru birt...in my head, i retitled this "lights thru birthway" because i was reading/viewing it as a spermjourney, to the luminous ovum, into the light, egg.<BR/><BR/>take no offense, i know many people get touchy about mis-reading or whatever, but i read it as almost a spiritual experience, if you will, beyond the merely biological matter there is that will to live, that drive, a soul if you may & this work remind'd me of that biolumunescence within our undefine-able bodies.<BR/><BR/>the fact you created this work while unable to draw kind of amplifies this effect for me, i dunno if it'd be different if i didn't read the postscript, but being that i did, i knew this must have been a difficult endeavor & prodd'd my mind toward the thoughts about the intensity of the creative drive, the birthing process & the press-on-regardless beauty of the human spirit.<BR/><BR/>nice work!troylloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706450196335510065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-76830365343944919562009-04-05T01:31:00.000-04:002009-04-05T01:31:00.000-04:00Because the show that Lightbeam is currently featu...Because the show that Lightbeam is currently featured in is on Broadway here in Portland (read third paragraph of my post).<BR/><BR/>I listened to a lot of music while making this comic but no Genesis or George Benson...Mike Getsivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473483211708315485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-43524204362418885742009-04-05T00:27:00.000-04:002009-04-05T00:27:00.000-04:00By the way, why is this post called "Lights on Bro...By the way, why is this post called "Lights on Broadway"? Was that something you actually had in mind when creating "Lightbeam," or is that just a jokey title? <BR/><BR/>Of course, whenever I hear that song or read that title I end up thinking of "The lamb lies down... on Broadwaaay." Memories of a dorky youth.Andrei Molotiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400106944822618816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-47392195569408613342009-04-04T13:40:00.000-04:002009-04-04T13:40:00.000-04:00Ya, no one ever thinks it was done digitally. Most...Ya, no one ever thinks it was done digitally. Most people think it's charcoal or ink and then inverted. <BR/><BR/>There was a bit of filtering to make it look more natural: There was a version where I tried adding a bunch of grain to it, hoping to distort the pixelation but that just grayed it out. For this final version, I took the original, increased the resolution to 600dpi, applied a slight median filter, then reduced it back to 400dpi. <BR/><BR/>I probably won't try this kind of thing again. All that clicking on the mouse is insane.Mike Getsivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473483211708315485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-83601353950482470732009-04-04T00:18:00.000-04:002009-04-04T00:18:00.000-04:00Honestly, I don't know if I ever knew that this wa...Honestly, I don't know if I ever knew that this was all digital--or, especially, I don't think you told me at the time about your stress fractures... Sounds incredibly painful. And yet it came out beautiful, I particularly love the third page here. Did you ever publish it as a mini? I want one.Andrei Molotiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400106944822618816noreply@blogger.com