Bored Panda reached out to the artist from Australia once again to ask him some questions about his recent work. First, we wanted to know what Paul’s favorite moment or element of the comic creation process is, from conceptualization to the final product. He told us: “My favorite part is definitely the initial concept, I will often be doing something completely different and not thinking about comics at all and a joke will come to me.”
The artist continued: “I will try and draw out a rough sketch on any paper I can get my hands on, sometimes napkins, envelopes or on newspaper, then later draw it again properly on art paper. I also write a lot of notes to myself on my phone with ideas or dialogue.”
Asked about his favorite tools or software used for creating “Insert Brain Here” comics, Paul Woods answered: “I always use pencil to draw the comic on paper. I don't use a tablet. I will then trace it using an art pen, then scan it into Photoshop. I'll add the color, shading, text, etc. I'm pretty old school with my comics. I've used the same process for nearly 15 years.”
We were also wondering if Paul could describe a pivotal moment or experience that significantly impacted his growth as a comic artist. He shared with us: “It's a small thing, but I remember a friend contacting me saying he was working in a mine in Western Queensland, Australia in a really isolated place. He went into their mess room, a room where they all got coffee and food before heading out on shift. He saw that someone had cut out one of my cartoons from a newspaper and stuck it on the noticeboard because they thought it was funny. When he told me that, I was really happy, you don't have to have your work hanging in the Louvre to make an impact.”
