Romano Scarpa's Style and Other Coloring Comments

[Danehog@aol.com]

Michiel Prior wrote:

>The characters Scarpa draws display a sort of 'elasticity' and they 
>'overact' a bit. Not that I don't think he's a good artist, but I'm 
>curious what his fans like about his work. Maybe we could discuss this 
>a bit?

Personally, I'm not a big fan of Scarpa's Duck work. (I've never had a chance 
to read any of his Mouse efforts.) In UNCLE SCROOGE #320, for instance ("The 
Big Break-in"), the characters just don't have any... *substance* behind them. 
I'm sure Scarpa is a perfectly capable artist, as a whole, but there's 
something about his Duck style that just doesn't work for me. It's just so... 
generic. Still, it could be *much* worse. Perhaps I'm just not "used" to his style 
yet. I don't know. Whatever the case, I'm not much of a Scarpa fan. (Can you 
tell yet?)

Oddly enough, I don't like the coloring in "The Big Break-in," much like your 
thoughts on the particular Mickey story you were reffering to. The coloring 
seems much too "light" for his stationary style, giving it an obnoxious look 
that almost gives me a headache. I'm sure Scarpa's work looks *much* better in 
black-and-white.

On the subject of coloring, I can't stand the US color in "World Wide Witch," 
especially when comparing it to the Dutch version, which I also own. While 
the Dutch colorist seemed to take time by coloring everything that is possible, 
Susan Daigle-Leach seemingly colored in certain "globs" of art one specific, 
boring color. (The blue papers, boxes, and shelves on the opening page, for 
example.) This is odd, considering I'm usually a fan of her work.

I enjoyed the story otherwise!
-- 
Dane
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