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Ross-A-Campbell — Zephy from RaverJ
Published: 2011-06-16 07:40:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1608; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 85
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Here is one of the pinups I done for a project I took on with H.C.M.P. called RaverJ. Zephyr has a twin sister who looks just as badassART by Remus Brezeanu
Paints by Ross A. Campbell
Copyright After Party Books
Produced by H.C.M.P.
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I think I would say "Lines By" or "Drawing By", instead of "ART by" - as that implies that what you do as a colorist isn't art - and it very much IS art! 
Keep up the awesome work! I'm loving the colors in your gallery!
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Well, to tell the truth, the editor asked me to just copy and paste that in. I usually do put "lines by".
You sound like an extremist colorist xD! But I can respect that 
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hahah No, I'm not an extremist by any means. lol But not many things in this world really bother me, only when the line artists or pencil artist is credited to as the "artist" or their work called "art" and colorist and/or inker are singled out as something other than artists or their work not referred to as art, it's just wrong. It's a left over from back in the day when colored comic art was new and color work was done as almost an "after-thought" and was mainly just "flats" or simple cuts. But these days, when colorists have evolved to a level all their own and they have created a real art form, it's no longer accurate to call the penciler the "artist" and refer to the inker and colorists as something else entirely. It just implies that what the inker and colorist do is not art. And it very much is art. 
I had an argument with a penciler just a couple weeks ago who insisted that because a penciler "creates something from nothing" he's the only one who should be considered an artist when it comes to the comic production team. It's sad that in this day an age there are still people with such a narrow view of what art is. If not for colorists and inkers comic art wouldn't be NEARLY as popular as it is. In my opinion, inkers and colorists in the comic community deserve more respect then they often get.
Anyway, I'm sorry for the rant. As I said, there isn't much in this world that actually bothers me, but crediting pencilers with "the artist" title or pencil art as "the art" and the rest of the team and their work isn't given the same respect - that bothers me very much. I'm very glad you usually put "line work by" or "pencil work by" because that shows a lot of respect for the whole comic creation process and the art team that makes it happen.
Anyway, you're a very good colorist and I look forward to seeing more from you!
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Well, I think that most pencillers put in "art by" just out of tradition and not out of arrogance. From my experience, you just have to say if it bugs you and they change it to "pencils by". Besides, any penciller worth his weight in salt should be very open-minded and should notice the work that the inkers and colorist's put in. It's true that colors have come a long way and they should get more respect from the readers, but not necessarily from the team. Again, from my experience, every member of every artistic team I've been in has given me a shit load of praise and are very happy to have me on board, ESPECIALLY the penciller. The team are the people who are best placed to judge your work and give you recognition since they suffer what you suffer, they see what you done and why you done it and, most importantly, they feel the time and effort put into the pages whereas the reader pretty much browses through a book.
So conclusion is, we're very important, just as important as anyone else and we do get adequate recognition from the right people
OH and thank you, I look forward to posting more
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I'm glad that you have had good experience with getting respect from the right people.
Anyway, sorry again for the rant. Thank you for listening! 
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I think there has to be a common admiration between the team members right from the start of a project. If I don't like the dude's work or he doesn't like mine then I'm not gonna color the damn thing, simple as that. I choose pretty carefully. Most of the time, pencillers that I know and like pull me into projects, which is great because I dig their work and I know their personality. Downfall is that most of the gigs with cool people have crap pay. If you're wanna make a bit of money as a colorist then you shut up, color... and eat humble pie xD. Guess it's the same for most jobs though. But it's true what you say, the community is a small one and what goes around comes around. Treat people like shit then you'll get shat upon! MUHUHUHUHUHU
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