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Oh, you’d know. You’d carry the psychological scars for the rest of your life!
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JB, in your vast collection of books, do you have even one role playing
game book, like dungeons and dragons ?
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Not a one!
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 JB wrote:
kinda sad that with SO MUCH stuff to look at, some people got fixated on the carpet!!

Gah.  I have to confess that when I watched it the other day, I was looking at things like the carpet and ceiling and wall color, etc., while at the same time gawking at the art. I'm less of a figures and collectible guy, but I'm definitely in awe of that aspect of the collection as well.  

The reason I was looking at the physical space was trying to feel it out as a working space - you're famously a guy who can deliver drawing quality AND quantity at a remarkable pace, and I like to look at work process and methods.  How does one of the most successful (by any metric) working cartoonists organize his space so he can actually, you know, work?  I've always found things like size and shape and general environment of the space - including stuff like flooring! - have a lot of impact on my own productivity and the quality of the stuff I've produced. Boiled down: "what magic drawing necktie does JB wear and where can I buy it?!?" or words to that effect.

Sidenote: I didn't comment on the video, though!  And I suspect that the carpet comments there are nothing along these lines...
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I just noticed the Milk Bone box while looking at the Superman items for the umpteenth time. 
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The working space...

Over the years, many have asked many times HOW I DO IT. I think they want me to say I put my right foot in a bucket of icewater and face east. You know. The TRICK.

Often, I get asked the same thing about my work space. Isn’t all that STUFF a distraction? Well, no. First, I’m used to it. Second, I have a BIG drawing board. It fills my whole field of vision. When I’m sitting at it, all I see is what I’m working on.

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Oh, without a doubt: there's no magic drawing necktie.  But I have found over the years some surprising little things I've been able to pick up from that kind of observation that have actually helped my own methods.  From friends and pros.  

You get a lot from a straightforward QA.  The half hour I spent with Walt Simonson as a freshman probably gave me more practical process advice than all four years at RISD. Then sometimes there's that extra-textual stuff that you're not even aware is a part of it.
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This is something I've always wondered about - how close to the drawing page do you actually get? Especially on the 30" x 40" commissions - does the extra field of vision make it more difficult?
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As my eyes succumb to geezerhood I find myself leaning closer and closer to the page. Currently my nose hovers about eight inches above the paper—and that’s with my glasses off.

On larger commissions, I’ve tended to stand while doing the initial layout.

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Sorry! This has been corrected ... 
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Oh, look! MORE!
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It pains me that when you look at your work, you see only the flaws.

It also makes me want to see what your art looks like when it's still in your head.
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