{"id":15329,"date":"2013-06-11T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hame.ink\/hameblog\/2013\/06\/11\/franco-belgian-love\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T07:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:50:12","slug":"franco-belgian-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hame.ink\/blether\/2013\/06\/11\/franco-belgian-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco-Belgian Love"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m in love”¦ With my husband, of course, but I’ve discovered a series of Franco-Belgian comics called Spirou et Fantasio<\/em> and I have a huge cartoon-crush on the beautiful line quality in these stories. I want to learn how to draw\/ink like this.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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(My French is weak at best, so reading<\/em> them is a whole other challenge.)<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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The books have had several writers and illustrators over the years, so the style varies, as does my liking, but”¦ Wow.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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When I was an actor, I used to admire certain other actors then see myself on camera and think, “Oh, I’m like them.” So there was a harmonic resonance, because they represented a potential I aspired to, or were hitting the standards I set out for myself. Same here: I probably admire this because it’s like the work I do””or how I’d like my work to be.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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And those lines!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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Speaking of lines, it’s such a fine one between inspiration\/appreciation and envy\/defeat.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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Universe, I would really like the freedom to spend every day just learning new skills and ideas.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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