“I don't want to get pigeonholed just doing just family films and fantasy films... I don't really want to get pigeonholed just doing anything in particular.” WantFilmFantasyParticularFantasy Films Author:Dave McKean
“If you want to be a chef or a scientist, you've got to know what the current thinking is, so if you want to write comics or draw comics find out what the very best ones are and look at them all and then you'll know where the bars are because the bars are often very high, if you are going to make a splash and make yourself known, you need to get to that level.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantNeedsWritingLooksLevelsKnownDrawsScientistCurrentsBarsChef Author:Dave McKean
“PhotoShop is a program I use all the time with my 2D stuff. And that's an extraordinary program - you really can do anything there, and I've never hit my head on the ceiling. The 3D stuff is incredibly complicated, monstrously complicated, but for the things that I want to do, I've found very simple and interesting ways, I hope, of making images without getting tied up too much in the maps and technicalities.” WayWantUseFoundStuffCan DoSimpleInterestingToo MuchProgramExtraordinaryComplicatedMapsTiedCeilingsTied UpInteresting WaysPhotoshopTechnicalities Author:Dave McKean
“I do very, very, very simple, skimpy doodles, nothing too committed. Because people tend to fall in love if they like it - if you color it in and they like it, then they want exactly those colors, even if they were just indications. You really have to do it as simple as possible so they can concentrate on the idea and composition. And then all of the energy goes into making the final piece. And the final piece can be anything - it can be a drawing, a painting, a collage - and usually, it's obvious what that should be. Usually, the idea dictates what medium you use.” PeopleIfsWantShouldIdeasUseFallEnergySimplePiecesColorPaintingFalling In LoveFinalsCommittedObviousDrawingMediumsCompositionIndicationCollages Author:Dave McKean
