The Small Press Expo

edchoymoorman:

anders nilsen and moderator bill kartalapoulos talking at SPX ‘11. craig
thompson’s eye in the corner there (that drawing wasn’t as good.)

i found anders tough to draw because of his skater-y demeanor. his
eyes are usually half-lidded, and the tone of his voice verges on
monotone, but he’s engaged— just super chill. but to draw someone
whose eyes are half-lidded, and they’re present, not bored, sleepy, or
stoned— interesting challenge.

my faves here are bill and the anders on the right. i like the disney
eyes on the left, though i see that more as my drawing tic than a
characterization of anders.

also, anders has a bird neck and bird-like hands and wrists. no
coincidences. though anders’s birds look stumpy and not much like him.

when i saw jason at mocca, i immediately could tell it was him because
he looks just like one of his characters. and seeing pictures of lewis
trondheim, he looks just like his cartoon eagle version of himself.