Thoughts from Justine Andersen:

“So in an attempt to tone down the anxiety level regards the more advanced level of this class, let's look at a few more "cartoony" examples of "caves of wonder," and let's start with one of the very BEST! Maurice Noble's backgrounds for Ali Baba Bunny…

In fourth grade I announced (to everyone) that I was either going to be a comic book artist or a dolphin trainer. 
But there were some really big problems straight out of the gate.

Justine Andersen has been busy making Mara again, and here is a glimpse into this masterful work.

Let’s take an inside look at Justine’s process… New Mara, coming soon (enough).

Justine Mara Andersen re-launches MARA and discusses page 1. Justine has been busy prepping her files and pages to discuss with her students. This is a glimpse of a 32-page comic in progress, with valuable insights Justine is offering into the creative decision-making process on each page.

In my lectures I will show you  masterful drawings and paintings and we will examine the layers from the front to the back, and analyze how they arranged and depicted each layer.

The first thing I tell people who want to add more depth and details in their art is to look for the layers. In my classes we examine the layers of masterful work from the front to the back, and then analyze how they arranged and rendered each layer.