{"id":19565,"date":"2023-04-06T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/?p=19565"},"modified":"2023-04-18T16:56:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:56:47","slug":"david-jacob-duke-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/david-jacob-duke-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"David Jacob Duke For BIOWARS: Exploring Comic Book Artist\u2019s Career, Style & Upcoming Projects [Interview]\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out Duke\u2019s majestic art!<\/a><\/p>\n

David Jakob Duke<\/span><\/a> is a Canadian artist who makes stunning comic book illustrations.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As publishers who like to keep an eye on talented artists and discuss comic book art with them, we spoke with David about his inspirations, artistic process and upcoming projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on and discover what it takes to become a comic book artist!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Uncover the battle raging within. Read the BIOWARS comic book for free!<\/a><\/p>\n

1. How did you get into comic book illustration and what inspired you to pursue a career as a comic book artist?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

I started way back when I was knee-high to a grasshopper. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have to say it is all because of my father who would read me comic book stories before bed complete with voices and sound effects. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This lead me to start drawing my favorite characters and eventually, I became decent at it. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I continued to draw all my life and I attended a high-school for the arts. Then, I studied traditional animation at Sheridan College.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. You regularly share your takes on some of the most popular comic book characters with your followers. What is your favorite comic book or graphic novel, and why? Has it influenced your work in any way?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

While my favorite characters change with time, so do my favorite comic books. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Different authors and artists have pushed characters to have greater depth and meaning.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, my favorite run would be <\/span>Kill or Be Killed<\/span><\/i><\/a> by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It has not influenced my work just yet… but when I start my next creator-owned book it will, as the level of depth and storytelling in <\/span>Kill or Be Killed<\/span><\/i> is cinematic!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out how we drew the BIOWARS comic book protagonists!<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Can you describe what your artistic process looks like when you\u2019re making comic book art? How do you approach character design and how much freedom do you have to make Marvel and DC characters your own?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

This depends on if I am doing something traditional or digital. But in either case, I tend to do research on the characters and their uniforms as well as look for resources on the environment and lighting. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I tend to always try to keep licensed characters on model so that they don’t fall far from the brand unless I’m doing some sort of variant where I go off into my own world from life experiences. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Generally though, when designing my own characters (depending on the genre), I try not to look at art but rather at real life items and things to gather inspiration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Duke Comic Art (@DukeComicArt) February 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4. Does the process of creating a comic book cover differ from making other types of comic book art? How do you choose what to draw on a cover?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Yes, of course. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When you are doing interior pages, you have to plan a flow of the importance of each panel and set visual pacing to be able to complement the story. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is also important to keep in mind perspective, scale, framing, composition, the stage line, etc. So many things are done now without a <\/span>stage line<\/span><\/a> in mind for sequential art.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As for covers, you have free reign and creative freedom to capture the interest of the onlooker.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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