Eric Kim (김현철) inkskratch.com
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He/him. Artist/writer, inkskratch.com. Korean-Canadian watching #movies and drawing #comics, shooting my mouth off about politics. No AI, no NFT.
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I think I'll be watching Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead soon
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I think I'll be watching Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead soon
Drop something MIRRORED
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Drop something MIRRORED
Now watching From Vegas to Macau III (Lau, Wong, 2016)
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Now watching From Vegas to Macau III (Lau, Wong, 2016)
Quietly obsessing over these illustrations for Battle Mania (バトルマニア 大吟醸), 1991
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Quietly obsessing over these illustrations for Battle Mania (バトルマニア 大吟醸), 1991
*sigh* I would totally play this
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
*sigh* I would totally play this
Like of course everyone and everything is fantastic in this film, but very special shout out to this man here
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Like of course everyone and everything is fantastic in this film, but very special shout out to this man here
Now watching The Killer (Woo, 1989)
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Now watching The Killer (Woo, 1989)
Thinking about this soundtrack today
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thinking about this soundtrack today
This soundtrack is so good
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This soundtrack is so good
I dunno if this is my aesthetic exactly, but I do think that more often than not, this is what I'm like
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I dunno if this is my aesthetic exactly, but I do think that more often than not, this is what I'm like
It's so funny how I think I'll need so much complicated backstory for characters, and then I read the bios for Golden axe
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's so funny how I think I'll need so much complicated backstory for characters, and then I read the bios for Golden axe
Also saw this at @thebeguiling.bsky.social too....👀 Recommend picking it up!
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Also saw this at @thebeguiling.bsky.social too....👀 Recommend picking it up!
Today's books from @thebeguiling.bsky.social #comicsky
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today's books from @thebeguiling.bsky.social #comicsky
Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
Introduce yourself with 4 spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Introduce yourself with 4 spaceships
Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
A photo of the World's Biggest Bookstore from Short Circuit 2
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A photo of the World's Biggest Bookstore from Short Circuit 2
Reviewing what I've read over the past three months for this SF course (also Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain). It's been a great semester, despite also being challenging
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reviewing what I've read over the past three months for this SF course (also Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain). It's been a great semester, despite also being challenging
Anyways, the point is just to say that "realism" can take on a lot of forms, can be endlessly complicated. There's no reason to get hung up on visual realism when it can take place in the text.
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Anyways, the point is just to say that "realism" can take on a lot of forms, can be endlessly complicated. There's no reason to get hung up on visual realism when it can take place in the text.
Of course there are exceptions to everything, like Bendis' Jinx/Goldfish/Torso...and more, I'm sure. This page from Jinx shows how tracings can reduce that index of realism back to something more palatable so that the page can work it's magic. (Otoh, we're sort of back where this thread started...)
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Of course there are exceptions to everything, like Bendis' Jinx/Goldfish/Torso...and more, I'm sure. This page from Jinx shows how tracings can reduce that index of realism back to something more palatable so that the page can work it's magic. (Otoh, we're sort of back where this thread started...)
We also do have examples of realism in comics: fumetti! These are fun too, but they also reveal how artificial everything is because of the performers themselves. As things become more photographic, they weirdly feel less real. Something similar happens with animanga too, imo. Arrested movement.
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We also do have examples of realism in comics: fumetti! These are fun too, but they also reveal how artificial everything is because of the performers themselves. As things become more photographic, they weirdly feel less real. Something similar happens with animanga too, imo. Arrested movement.
That's not to say that realism can't happen in the art; just that there are a million ways to depict it. It doesn't have to be about realistic figures; it can be realistic clothes on top of cartoony forms; detailed backgrounds; visual clutter that enhances characterization; a zillion things
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
That's not to say that realism can't happen in the art; just that there are a million ways to depict it. It doesn't have to be about realistic figures; it can be realistic clothes on top of cartoony forms; detailed backgrounds; visual clutter that enhances characterization; a zillion things
Time to read The Practice, the Horizon, and The Chain (Samatar, 2024)
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Time to read The Practice, the Horizon, and The Chain (Samatar, 2024)
Saw a photo of Rosetta LeNoire with Jester Hairston and I suddenly remembered how much I enjoyed Amen (1986)
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Saw a photo of Rosetta LeNoire with Jester Hairston and I suddenly remembered how much I enjoyed Amen (1986)