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Old 06-15-2012, 05:10 PM   #1
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Newbie ART Questions

I had a few questions about comic art that I'm hoping some of you may answer:

1) what size is standard? I'm assumming 11 x 17.

2) what's the difference between a print and a lithograph?

3) reproduction art? what purpose does it serve?

4) what fixative can you safely spray on penciled/graphite work that will not damage the paper or make the art bleed?

Thanks,

Joey!
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Old 06-15-2012, 05:28 PM   #2
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I had a few questions about comic art that I'm hoping some of you may answer:

1) what size is standard? I'm assumming 11 x 17.

2) what's the difference between a print and a lithograph?

3) reproduction art? what purpose does it serve?

4) what fixative can you safely spray on penciled/graphite work that will not damage the paper or make the art bleed?

Thanks,

Joey!
1) 11 x 17 (give or take a 1/2 inch) is the standard for original comic art these days, but commissions are all over the place. 11 x 14 Bristol board is pretty popular.

2) A lithograph is a type of print, being produced in a specific way that qualifies it as a lithograph (what that way is, I have no idea). I think different companies use terms like Lithograph and Print differently (or consider them the same thing)

3) No idea what this is?

4) Never spray anything on art, it's just not good for it.
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:01 PM   #3
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Thanks Galactus! I was surfing the bay and came across some comic reproduction art which looked like it was fetching some coin. Example, one was a "reproduction" of X-MEN 94. It looked just like the regular X-MEN 94 cover but without the word ballons and text other than the name of the comic. My guess an artist draws it to look like the original, which would be out of most of our price ranges, but I'm just not sure....
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:05 PM   #4
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Thanks Galactus! I was surfing the bay and came across some comic reproduction art which looked like it was fetching some coin. Example, one was a "reproduction" of X-MEN 94. It looked just like the regular X-MEN 94 cover but without the word ballons and text other than the name of the comic. My guess an artist draws it to look like the original, which would be out of most of our price ranges, but I'm just not sure....
Do you have a link to the auction?
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:35 PM   #5
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Here's one that did the interior rather than the cover.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bill-Seinkie...item4166e1e147
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:40 PM   #6
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Here's one for a cover. Same seller...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Zeck-Se...item4166e186f6
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:45 PM   #7
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These aren't reproductions of pages/covers, these are supposedly the production pages, meaning the acetate/plastic pages used in the process of creating the comic book. "Proofs" if you will.

I found the X-men #94 cover, and it's more than likely some guy light-boxing (tracing) the cover. Not worth your time or money. Buy real pages.
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:52 PM   #8
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Thanks for all the info big g!!!!
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Old 06-15-2012, 11:59 PM   #9
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I had a few questions about comic art that I'm hoping some of you may answer:

1) what size is standard? I'm assumming 11 x 17.

2) what's the difference between a print and a lithograph?

3) reproduction art? what purpose does it serve?

4) what fixative can you safely spray on penciled/graphite work that will not damage the paper or make the art bleed?

Thanks,

Joey!
I was thinking that this was people who re-produce covers or such... as for what purpose it serves - well, I know I have no chance in getting my favorite cover until the guy who owns it dies - so I had another artist re-produce it. That way I can have my favorite cover in art form - even if it's not the original
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Old 06-16-2012, 12:43 PM   #10
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I was thinking that this was people who re-produce covers or such... as for what purpose it serves - well, I know I have no chance in getting my favorite cover until the guy who owns it dies - so I had another artist re-produce it. That way I can have my favorite cover in art form - even if it's not the original
I hear that! I'd love to have, say, an Art Adams piece but there is no way I can afford it and buy statues as well as party every day like the world is ending lol. If I could get an up and coming artist whose work is very similar than that would satisfy me. Thinking of getting a Bradshaw piece if the price is right...
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