Jamie Hewlett's Drawing Process

May 28, 2009 11:22 AM

What materials does Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz) use for his drawings, posters, etc?

I'm mostly interested in his more recent process and work, as it parallels how I'd like to work. Based on this interview
about Monkey, he says he scans the final drawings and inks them on the computer. This clip from Bananaz shows Jamie Hewlett doing a drawing for Gorillaz. So what does he do these pre-scan drawings with? Is it just pencil?

And, what sort of paper is he using on the light table before he scans the picture in?

I know this is the sort of thing where I should experiment with materials and find what I like, but I don't have the patience. I just want to find something that works well. Right now I enjoy drawing on paper, then inking with my tablet.

And a bonus question: What sort of scanner would you recommend for this process? I don't want to spend a lot, but I don't want to regret being cheap later, either. Being able to scan images larger than 8.5x11 in. would be good, and color would be good in case I need it in the future.

posted by Camel of Space to Media & Arts (2 answers total)

There;s some great links to comics artists using various combinations of paper/digital here. Some of them might be a bit out of date - I would recommend hunting around on the sites of both Bolland and D'Israeli as they've both talked about this a lot in the past.
posted by Artw at 11:55 AM on May 28, 2009

I used to be a huge fan of Jamie but I don't have an answer for you, soz. But I did want to say that if you don't want to pay out for a larger scanner, you can scan sections and then put them back together in PS pretty easily.
posted by elsietheeel at 6:04 PM on May 28, 2009