(Continued from the previous article)

(This article was published in the October 2011 issue of "cgworld Times Travel". All pictures in the article are copyrighted by Mr. Kim Jung-ki)

Mr. Kim Jung-ki's work for the "Funny Funny" column of "Young Jump" magazine?

And the "Funny Funny" column of "Young Jump" magazine is a testing ground for Kim Jung-ki to explore the possibilities of comic expression. . There is a single-page color manuscript depicting such a scene: a young man covered in blood stepped onto the tram, stumbled towards the back of the tram, and dedicated his heart to a lady. The frosty lady wearing glasses looked at the sincere heart held in front of her eyes, and tears fell from her cheeks. I saw her slowly opening her clothes, revealing a knife mark on her chest. I don't know if there is a heart missing in the dense stitching, or if another man's heart has been sewn into it...

Although There is not a single word, but it vividly expresses the pain of "I hate not meeting each other before we are married".

Kim Jung-ki’s latest creative project is to combine Bernard. Welber's 2006 novel "Le Papillon Des Etoiles" ("Butterfly of the Stars", translated as "The Butterfly of the Stars") was adapted into a comic. This novel describes the experience of a group of earthlings escaping from the earth in a large spaceship and embarking on a thousand-year journey in the vast universe. Welby's novels have always been known for their rich imagination. Although they are based on science fiction, they are all-encompassing and involve many fields such as history, religion, philosophy, and biological sciences. At this point, it complements the diversity of materials Kim Jung-ki chooses when creating. However, it is not easy for Kim Jung-ki to restore the vast world and dazzling Milky Way described by Welby.

Talking about the goals and direction of his future career, Kim Jung-ki said: "I have always wanted to draw works that can challenge famous foreign cartoonists. I also want to create professional dramas that depict strong professionalism. For example , in a story describing motorcycle racing, the focus of the story is on the mechanic (Mechanic) rather than the racer (Racer), or you can use a military theme as the main character to create a story with special forces as the protagonist. Story."

Today, when digital painting is becoming more and more popular, Kim Jung-ki still adheres to the traditional hand-painting method. "The computer is a very good tool. If you can use it flexibly, you can draw very good works. However, because I have always insisted on hand drawing, I am more proficient in freehand creation. I believe that I can express myself better with my own hands and pens. The taste of the work. But if I have time, I would also like to learn computer painting and try more painting methods. However, if I rely too much on the computer, my work will have a standardized feel, so I am somewhat shy about digital painting. ” p>

"If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools." Kim Jung-ki's daily creations are naturally inseparable from handy tools. Japanese original needle pens (COPIC Multiliner 0.2, 0.25), German imported Staedtler needle pens (STAEDTLER pigment liner 0.05, 0.2, 0.3), Japanese PILOT ultra-fine ballpoint pens (PILOT HI-TEC-C 0.03), and The original German Rotring Art Pen is his favorite hand-painted weapon. When coloring drawings, oil-based colored pencils and watercolors are mostly used. As for paper, Kim Jung-ki is not picky. In addition to the most commonly used 200g drawing paper and A4 paper, any paper within sight can be used for drawing. This also explains why there are so many sketches in his sketch collection. Just smear it on newspapers and sticky notes. ?

The most amazing thing when watching Kim Jung-ki's paintings is that he never makes a draft before starting to write. He only considers the location, composition, layout, and rules in his mind. This painting method is very similar to the painting method advocated by Mr. Jiang Zhaohe, the master of traditional Chinese painting, of "major body, closer to subtlety. One stroke determines the overall situation, and then the full spirit". At the just-concluded Bucheon International Cartoon Exhibition in South Korea, Kim Jung-ki spent three days painting a parade scene with a fish-eye deformation effect on a huge 9-meter-long white cloth, complete with characters, vehicles and horses, and different postures. , amazing. "Once you decide what to draw, sketch out a rough scene in your mind and start painting immediately. When you start sketching, you don't draw carefully, but just click on it, and then use oil-based colored pencils or watercolors to color it." Kim Jung-ki admitted that compared to other painters, it takes a very short time to draw the sketch on the painting. "Mainly because after imagining the scene, there is almost no need to spend time looking for information. Most of the images seem to be stored in my mind. It will emerge naturally and just be traced. Although a small number of complex images still need to refer to relevant information, most of the pictures and scenes that have only been seen once can be 60%-70% completed when writing. This guy really has a pair of Sharingan eyes!).

”

In addition to having a well-thought-out approach before creating and his masterful writing skills during creation, what makes Kim Jung-ki most satisfied with his works lies in the diversity of painting materials and the breadth of themes. “It can be said that, no matter what, Whether it is a living creature or an artifact, anything that can be seen by the eye is my material and can be included in the painting. "Among the illustrations created by Kim Jung-ki, works with the themes of "mermaid sashimi" (using mermaids as sashimi ingredients), "dentist", "tattooed men and women" and "fishing" appear most frequently. Among them, "mermaid" appears most frequently. The expressiveness of the works with this theme is the most astonishing: in a crowded and cramped sushi restaurant, the master chef is holding a sharp knife and slicing fish from a mermaid. The calmness of the master chef, the indifference of the waiter, and the indifference of the diners feasting on the side are all in harmony with each other. The mermaids manipulated by people form a strong contrast, and the effect is extremely scary. When talking about the source of inspiration for the above works, Kim Jung-ki said: "I usually try to find inspiration from many images and books, as well as my experiences, and I prefer the military. Life, expresses rich human body, mechanical, and animal themes. The reason why mermaids are used as the theme many times is mainly because mermaids can make women's bodies more diversified. The dentist and tattoo scenes are carefully painted because I am more interested in delicate instruments and surgical scenes. As for the many scenes of fishermen going to sea or returning from fishing in the work, it is because I have been living in a coastal city before high school, and I am familiar with the life scenes of fishermen."

Talking about the biggest influence on me Artists and cartoonists, Kim Jung-ki even gushed, “When I was in middle school and high school, I was deeply influenced by Japanese cartoonists. I particularly like Toriyama Akira, Otomo Katsuhiro and Shirou Masamune. When I was in college, I became more appreciative of the Russian critical realist painting master Ilya Yafimovich Repin (1844-1930), the American realist painter John Singer Sagent (1856-1925), who is famous for his portraits, and the The New York Times hailed the illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1942) as "the most popular artist of this century". “When I was in college, I was more interested in realistic paintings, so I naturally got in touch with Chinese painters. I really like "Refugee Picture" by the master of traditional Chinese painting Mr. Jiang Zhaohe (1904-1986), and I once posted it on the wall for viewing. Recently, I also purchased a collection of watercolor paintings by watercolor master Mr. Guan Weixing (1940-). "

? Mr. Jiang Zhaohe's "Refugee Picture"

Mr. Guan Weixing's watercolor illustrations for Ms. Lin Haiyin's "Old Things in the South of the City", as well as the children's heads painted by the old man

< p> Speaking of hobbies, Kim Jung-ki finally showed his otaku nature, “I don’t smoke or drink, and I don’t have any special hobbies. If I have to say I have a hobby, it would be to collect comic books, such as "Contact" by Mitsuru Adachi, "Akira" by Katsuhiro Otomo, "Arale" by Akira Toriyama, and "Crying God" by Ryoichi Ikegami. , "Tokyo University Story" by Tatsuya Ekawa, and the manga of Mobius, I like them all. "Kim Jung-ki is no stranger to Chinese cartoonists and works. He said that he admires Hong Kong cartoonist Ma Wing-cheng's "Wind and Cloud" and mainland cartoonist Huang Jiawei's "伢三".

Mainland China It is a far away place for Kim Jung-ki. He admitted that he does not have a deep understanding of Chinese culture. However, when he was a child, he had watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", "Shaolin Temple", and a lot of kung fu movies. The Great Classics and Confucius' Confucianism are also very popular books and culture in Korea, so they are more or less familiar with them.

When asking Kim Jung-ki to say something for Chinese readers, he wrote the following paragraph. Quote: “Comics are when an artist expresses what he understands and knows through painting, so he must keep learning, collecting information, and accumulating experience. Listen more, see more, experience more, collect more, and then use it in your works. As for me, I put a lot of thought into drawing. If I could learn more about stories, I might become a better cartoonist. In the end, health is king.

”

?