Joe Madureira has continued voicing his art advice with details on what gear he uses, his influences, and skills needed for working in the game or comic industry. Art Advice 2.0 Now for the specific art questions I do get very often: 1-I use a technical pencil with HB lead 99% of the time. Staedler, Koo-in-oor, Prismacolor Turquoise, it’s all good. Take your pick. I use them all. Sometimes I work on paper that’s a little different ( smoother or more coarse ) and I may move up or down to an H or a B lead if needed. But I find H and 2H digs into the pap er and is too hard to erase ( Which sadly I do a lot of ) and B is too soft ( smudges like a mofo.) B is fantastic for going back over lines, darkening , and adding weight to your lines. Basically, ‘inking’ with a pencil. **Just keep a sheet of scrap paper under your hand or you will smudge the shit out of your drawing!!!** HB suits my needs 99% of the time. Really no need to switch it out, just adjust your pressure. Harder or...
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Glad I found your fansite!
I am not a big Madureira fan, but I am inspired by his style. Words fail to explain how much I like it.
Do you know of any comics that he continues to draw?
I recommend his older comic Battle Chasers, it is arguably his best work. The series only had 9 issues that ended in a cliffhanger. He says that he wants to finish the series some day so all his fans are looking forward to that. As for why he stopped making the series, fans were upset that it took so long between issues so instead of hurting his fans he stopped the series. He also wanted to take a break to be with his family more.