tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post476310850061872538..comments2024-03-28T18:17:09.618-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: MORT DRUCKER 1929-2020David Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-79367644892860680282020-04-12T08:07:13.537-04:002020-04-12T08:07:13.537-04:00Very nice sirVery nice sirknowledgehub888@blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02911457994074063885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-39594752114219414232020-04-11T22:07:41.154-04:002020-04-11T22:07:41.154-04:00Thanks for your post, David. Drucker was was for m...Thanks for your post, David. Drucker was was for me, the gateway drug to what would turn out to be a lifelong addiction to art in all it’s forms. Even after visiting many of the great masterpieces of the art world, that feeling of pure joy while examining every line of Mort’s amazing work never goes away.<br /><br />I had the privilege of illustrating a couple of Mad covers a few years ago back in the days when you’d deliver an actual painting to the offices in New York City. While I was there I found myself standing over some freshly inked pages of Mort Drucker art. The confidence I had strutting in with my cover art evaporated immediately. Man, that could could draw on a level I knew I wasn’t capable of. I’ve been trying to get there ever since. RIP, Mort!Dale Stephanoshttp://www.dalestephanos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-35942400013518855122020-04-10T14:32:27.849-04:002020-04-10T14:32:27.849-04:00Didn't know the man, can't comment on his ...Didn't know the man, can't comment on his work from an art perspective, but I can pay him what to me is the highest compliment--he was very funny. Sounds like he was a mensch, to boot.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373200338463461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-36396750089580523632020-04-10T08:42:37.639-04:002020-04-10T08:42:37.639-04:00I'd just made a blog post about lessons I lear...I'd just made a blog post about lessons I learned from Drucker yesterday afternoon when I found out this morning Mort had passed away. David I remember finding your post about the way Drucker drew hair and drew hands many years ago and getting all excited thinking wow, I'm not the only one who so enjoyed these details Drucker always generously put in to every panel! I can safely say I learned all I know about drawing from buying MAD magazine, flipping through and hoping the issue contained a movie parody drawn by Mort Drucker, drinking it in and then promptly ripping off his work in creating my own characters. Now, as I get older, I recognize what an unusual talent he was not only in the ways he could draw but in his remarkable generosity. Rest in peace, Mort. Your work has made me the person I am today.Beinihttps://badanimals.net/lessons-from-two-comic-book-artists-and-one-painter/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1330971748832470132020-04-10T04:40:51.067-04:002020-04-10T04:40:51.067-04:00“There’s more to caricature than drawing a humouro...“There’s more to caricature than drawing a humourous portrait…it’s the subtle nuances of a person…that breathes life into the work. I don’t believe a caricature begins and ends with a face: figure, stance, attitude, expression-all add up to recognition…By matching the expression of the face with the correct hand gesture you can give the work more meaning, dimension, and humor than you can by just capturing a good likeness.”<br />Mort Drucker On Caricaturecomicstripfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830784804963989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-14807854127004035732020-04-09T20:58:46.817-04:002020-04-09T20:58:46.817-04:00He will meet in Heaven so many of the people he im...He will meet in Heaven so many of the people he immortalized in characiture.<br /><br />I don't think Mr. Drucker's movie parodies would have been as effective had it not been for his skill as a draftsman. No other artist came close to that, except Wally Wood. <br /><br />Mort Drucker's virtuosity made those parodies believable as well as hysterical. I must also thank this blog for always posting praises of this unique and exciting artist. One of the absolute greats!!VanBrunt arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942950202658737561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-55359233480716251622020-04-09T20:02:00.144-04:002020-04-09T20:02:00.144-04:00what a legacywhat a legacyjaleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257085483416950886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-45213533230933595212020-04-09T19:55:52.992-04:002020-04-09T19:55:52.992-04:00Total Rockstar as a person and draftsman. It’s saf...Total Rockstar as a person and draftsman. It’s safe to say...NO one ever has been able to draw likenesses like he did in each panel. Any angle always spot on. I wrote him after I scored my first cover for Mad thanking him for being such an inspiration. He wrote me back and was super generous. I still have that letter. Total package of humble human being and supernatural artist. I know he was your friend D. So thankful. Love you!~TThomas Fluhartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469784204647841043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-20151543195803831502020-04-09T18:42:50.904-04:002020-04-09T18:42:50.904-04:00A great man.
JSLA great man.<br /><br />JSLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-36534636726552959152020-04-09T18:14:57.498-04:002020-04-09T18:14:57.498-04:00His technical virtuosity was stunning; that he had...<b>His technical virtuosity was stunning; that he had an unparalleled eye for humanity's quixotic beauty and absurdity, all in the service of making us see what we thought we knew in a far different way, makes Mort truly irreplaceable.</b><br /><br />Well said, thank you. kev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-87458332970020540142020-04-09T12:52:18.448-04:002020-04-09T12:52:18.448-04:00"Abundance of spirit" is the perfect cal..."Abundance of spirit" is the perfect calibration between his immense talent and what drove it.<br /><br />His technical virtuosity was stunning; that he had an unparalleled eye for humanity's quixotic beauty and absurdity, all in the service of making us see what we thought we knew in a far different way, makes Mort truly irreplaceable.Vanderwolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032587899932051538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-29237967633314657372020-04-09T12:29:37.002-04:002020-04-09T12:29:37.002-04:00:_(:_(Bag-iw Art Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004780761416100086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-67669801069967424212020-04-09T11:29:54.174-04:002020-04-09T11:29:54.174-04:00"Genius" is the right word. An awesome ..."Genius" is the right word. An awesome artist. There is no one like him today.MORANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-62540927120205772432020-04-09T10:57:35.169-04:002020-04-09T10:57:35.169-04:00So sad to learn of his passing. Those of my genera...So sad to learn of his passing. Those of my generation were blessed to grow up with his art. <br />No words I can write could convey the impact he and his art had upon me. A true, true genius. Kevin Miznerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365547679276432694noreply@blogger.com