Continuing our conversation with this week’s IoM Artist Showcase illustrator Cal Slayton… Today, we focus on the artist/client experience.
Ideology of Madness: When someone is seeking commission work from you, how best can a client engage you to get you jazzed?
Cal Slayton: Well, I’m always excited to get a new commission. Having someone not only like my work, but be willing to spend their hard-earned money on it is a blessing. I love the e-mail subject line: “Commission”. I will never tire of that. But I do get extra pumped when I get to draw a character I’ve never done before. I love being able to get the chance to put my own spin on a character for the first time. How would I approach them, what tweaks would I do to the costume? I have a special place in my heart for artists that can take a completely oddball character or character with a goofy costume and make them look cool. Bruce Timm is one of those guys. He can draw any character and make me want to read a whole series about them. As long as he draws it.
IoM: If you’re drawing just for you, what’s the subject?
Cal Slayton: Man, it’s been so long since I’ve had time to just draw for me. If I don’t have a commission or a sketch card set to work on, I generally try to draw something that I can make into a print. Try to make productive use of rare free time. But if I’m just doodling on a note pad, it tends to be hard-boiled guys, old school tough guy types and dames (as those men called them).
… Come back tomorrow through Friday for more of our conversation with Cal Slayton and more of his artwork.
Continuing our conversation with this week’s IoM Artist Showcase illustrator Cal Slayton… Today, we focus on the artist/client experience.