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I blame the tools
A minor rant on packaging of supplies for comics artists, with boobs.
This is the old packaging for the illustration board I usually use to draw the comic.
Simple, professional, and you don't have to feel goofy when you buy it, because you are totally a serious artist, and stuff.
And this is the boobified new packaging.
While I understand the marketing reasoning for going with the gigantic eyes and the water-balloon boobs, I'd never pick this up in a comic store, an art-supplies store, or from a convention table. But, of course, I'm not the demographic they're marketing to.
It's not a cheap product (though it looks cheap, now—ooh, see how I used the two connotations of the word—burn). I'd think if you need the more expensive stuff (it holds up pretty well to eraser abuse), you wouldn't need boobages to attract you to the product, you'd simply buy what you need. But maybe they'd like to get artists who don't consider themselves professional level to upgrade to the heavier stuff; one-ply Bristol Board being a gateway drug, and all. In fact, I don't know why they don't just indicate the ply of the paper by the size of the cup.
Good thing there's mail order. I guess.
This is the old packaging for the illustration board I usually use to draw the comic.Simple, professional, and you don't have to feel goofy when you buy it, because you are totally a serious artist, and stuff.
And this is the boobified new packaging.While I understand the marketing reasoning for going with the gigantic eyes and the water-balloon boobs, I'd never pick this up in a comic store, an art-supplies store, or from a convention table. But, of course, I'm not the demographic they're marketing to.
It's not a cheap product (though it looks cheap, now—ooh, see how I used the two connotations of the word—burn). I'd think if you need the more expensive stuff (it holds up pretty well to eraser abuse), you wouldn't need boobages to attract you to the product, you'd simply buy what you need. But maybe they'd like to get artists who don't consider themselves professional level to upgrade to the heavier stuff; one-ply Bristol Board being a gateway drug, and all. In fact, I don't know why they don't just indicate the ply of the paper by the size of the cup.
Good thing there's mail order. I guess.
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Do I want to continue buying a product that has become yet another laugh-in-the-face for women in comics? I don't think I do. One gets tired of this sort of thing after a while, just plain down-to-the-bone tired.
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if it makes you feel better, i don't buy or eat at places if i hate their commercials :)
But I like not having to measure the rows out myself. I was ending up with way too many crookedy lines.
i think i just got used to mine. LAWL. i like the paper and i'd probably end up bankrupting myself getting the fancy stuff for a dicky project :)
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