Part 2 of 5: Milton Caniff draws the Dragon Lady for fan Charlie Roberts while talking to Shel Dorf ( see http://www.ShelDorfTribute.com ) on May 11, 1983. This segment's highlights include the following:
on left-handed people having trouble with lettering, begins coloring the Dragon Lady, Caniff's inspirations for the Dragon Lady including an actual Chinese pirate and Joan Crawford, similarity to the queen in Show White, Raiders of the Lost Ark, film High Road to China as "another Terry and the Pirates", why the Dragon Lady became his most famous character, a dragon lady character in Texas named Vashti Silver.
Which reminds me I really need to start collecting earrings without them I look like a DIKE!!!!
monicaewenify 7 months ago
it looks like he is using a orange china marker for the crayon.if you look closely it has a white pull string at the end.
Davisape 1 year ago
Do anyone know what crayons Mr Caniff is using in this video? What are is name? Are they still available?
jcec1 2 years ago