One Day In The Life of a Comic Book Artist

[Geoff]

what do you do if you have an "art block" or don't feel like drawing but you HAVE to!! I have this problem right now and can't draw!

[komikero]

@Geoff You just have to work through it. When you have deadlines you can't afford to wait until the mood strikes you.

[Madcas23]

Inspirational. Thank you for sharing. :)

-Christian

[LemurDeColaAnillada]

it's a good life, mate. Respect.

[tubesox000]

Is that the Golden Girls you are watching? Blah hahaha!

[komikero]

@tubesox000 I think that was Three's Company, a commentary from the George Reeves Superman TV series, Wolfgang Puck cooking, and shots from Akira Kurosawa's Drunken Angel.

[BloodyCrAzYzzz]

Can u make manga faces?

[bradysiemensuper]

I am glad to see this, mine is like this at the minute and I thought everyone else had it better...

[ObtrusiveDave]

looks like the perfect life.

[franznsx]

hey, we have so much in common! we do the same thing at 1:30 in the morning. isn't that amazing?

[5408625]

teka, poopoo ba ung winalis nio??? lol

[komikero]

@5408625 Shit ng dog. :D

[Rcee01]

@komikero

lol

[Mangkukutod]

The Life of a FILIPINO Comic Book Artist!

[PlanetXObserver]

That is my lifestyle right there lol.

[hendrixonlsd]

haha, you can hear Threes Company going in the background. :D

[Rcinch1]

He only sleeps five hours a night?

That must suck!

Poor guy.

He works really hard.

This is why comic book artists are REAL artists because they put in more time and effort into their work than people think.

They deserve our respect.

The certainly have mine.

[DrawASketch]

@Rcinch1 and you have mine

[ilogvideo]

via ilog's account: talagang kasama yung paliligo dun sa video... hehe -- joanah t.c.

[SuperBrianMario]

Isn't this place Puerto Rico?

[Mangkukutod]

@SuperBrianMario It's in the Philippines. He is a Filipino Comic Book artist. An inker in Marvel and DC Comics as well.

[HDibbles]

Never understood why a lot of these guys draw on that inclined desktop, i hate using dat shit

[katana2665]

The reason we artists use a drawing table is because of the angle. If you put your drawing pad on a table in front of you and sit normally with out leaning in, you'll find that the angle will make a drawing appear correct, but when you bring it to a head on look, you will see it stretched. The drawing table allows a comfortable sitting position for longer periods of time because of the way the page is presented to our eye. Hope that helps.

[HDibbles]

@katana2665 I draw on a flat table and i never stretch my drawings, i tried using that inclined one and it was too akward for me to use

[katana2665]

Well if it works for you...I guess it's all good. When I'm at my computer with a pad i don't have it inclined, but then the pad is 9x12, vs. when i work at the table it gets up to 3o inches high, so i guess if you're comfortable with it...

[HDibbles]

Doesn't your body feel akward trying to lean in while your arm is in that angle though?

[b0rnt0b3f4m0u5]

@katana2665 that helps thank you mate

[icarus550]

Very interesting. Thank you for the video.

[JConway1989]

I love Lumpia!

[picknana]

How much do you make from this hard work?

[picknana]

How much do you get paid for your hard work?

[diztorcion666]

seriously u work from home

[novoneiro]

Time to make the doughnuts

[markrosario75]

2:02.. hanep sa soundtrack habang naliligo ah! hahaha

[thunderthor16]

lol he is singing

[laranjo123]

paps pano maging comics illustrator gusto kong maging comics illustrator san ka po nag trtrabaho ? kay carlo j caparas ka po bah o sa

image ! san po pede mag apply as a comics illustrator ?

[kajobaldisimo]

hi gerry!

nice video! napaka-'raw', napaka-'true'. :-)

[komikero]

tenks! ang tagal na nito. buhay pa aso ko. he.he. congrats sa defuser!

[frankbeli]

like the sims life.... XD

[velderia]

Can't wait to have that kind of life. Mine right is actually... less than that. Not terrible, but I could be doing a lot better.

[OpiumKoolaid]

I have to work a page from start to finish without leaving the drawing table...otherwise, I'd spend the whole day eating potato chips and staring off into space.

[shifty13]

I do this daily, haha. Around college courses that is. Please, someone pay me for it! haha. I was curious as to how many pages you do in a day? I was jsut wondering if I need to speed up or concentrate on more details.

[komikero]

I can comfortably do one page a day. Under the gun, I can do two. As an inker, I can do 1 to 3 pages a day.

[shifty13]

Oh wow, really?! I thought you had to get like 20+ pages done in 15 days or so. That's about the average comic book pages right? Giving the inker and the colorist time to do there stuff...and the publisher? Or am I way off? Haha OpiumKoolaid, I know what you mean!

[trebornoican]

today? what is a day in a life of mr gerry alanguilan?

curious lang ako haha! 5*****/fave

[danielhdr]

It's a important video. Many people think that when we make comics, we live a glam life, something like this. But your video's very human and show that we really are, normal people. Just we can work with we relly like.

Greettings from Brazil, from a work fellow!

[jokerscommander]

what a life..........................­:)

[seapoidog]

Thanks for posting this, my friend. You had a video talking about how you got your start. Is that still up?

[komikero]

It is... I think it's Komikero Video FAQ #2: How I broke into comics. )

[Batistaisbest]

what computer equipment is that?

[MarciusWhithood]

You eating loopia makes me very, very hungry...:(

[jomedio71190]

i think you make me laugh,. hahaha singing in the shower, aahahah were you watching thress company???

anyway, i think i wanna do what you do when i get out of school

[komikero]

Yes, that was Three's Company! :D

[quahkm]

now that's a cool preview of a comic artist.

regards

Alan Quah

fellow comic artist:)

[doranart]

interesting how you paced the drawing time into your day, one question..how many pages do you do in a day? what is an average and can you show more of what you are drawing. nice natual feel to the film don't kill it with cliche "professional" it's nice to watch people instead of editing.

[komikero]

I ideally do one page a day. But sometimes I do up to three if it's required.

[kimberleigh]

Ones ordinary life can be extrodinary to those on the outside :)

[jamesbondxxx]

You don't need a story to make a short film about something. You video is just fine as it is. Natural. You will kill it once set it up and try to make it professional. This is youtube after all. Just make as free as possible, thats what i would do if i were you. You have a funny charismatic look, use it to your advantage. Here's an idea: Get yourself drunk one day and film yourself while at it. Try it, see what happen. Mabuhay ka!

[komikero]

ha! ha! That's a great idea! I think I'll try that. New Year is coming anyway (the only time I get seriously drunk)

[covertigo]

I disagree with your statement. There's nothing wrong with coming up with a story and having a plan. We need more talented filmmakers like Gerry in the Philippines.

[nyekvideos]

Boring life! Walang SEX? LOL joke lang.

Kurosawa movie again. Dapat meron din, "A life of a dog...starring Eugene!" Hehehe.

[komikero]

Sige nga which Kurosawa movie was that? :) Hmm... life of a dog... interesting....

[nyekvideos]

Di ko alam kung anong Kurosawa movie yan...dalawang movies lang nya napanood ko. Di ba yan ang Red Beard?

A Komikero Pictures presents...

"Life Of A Dog"

directed Gerry A.

screenplay by Eugene (hayaan mo na si Eugene ang gumawa ng story.) :P

[komikero]

"Drunken Angel" ang title nung movie. It's the first collaboration of Kurosawa and Mifune. Meron na pala akong video ng life ni Eugene. "Eugene the Dalmatian". Ganun lang talaga ang buhay nya all day. :)

[covertigo]

A Komikero Pictures presents...

I like the sound of that.

Can I join the production team when you get the funding? :)

[covertigo]

I'm glad your parents were ok Gerry. This video is great! It's a short film. Did you plan to use the tv for audio? Because it was a cool idea. I mean the superman audio was perfect for a comic artist. You could seriously become a film director. Did you ever have aspirations for it?

[komikero]

I have to admit, I've been really enjoying doing these things. I actually plan on doing a small and short film for You Tube, maybe something no more than 15 minutes. I'm just trying to figure out a story. :)

[callmejo]

love the shower scene :-) and Threes Company fan huh?

[komikero]

Yep! Big Three's Company fan. :)

[komikero]

To RonTV: I've had to re-upload the video for a minor edit. Unfortunately, your post went with the video when I deleted it. Sorry man!