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LiamRSharp — NEMESIS pin-up
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This one is from 1987!!! I was really happy with this, and one of the editors asked if he could buy it. I said no. And I never saw it again.I was 19, and too young to do anything about it at the time...
Somebody was really slating my 2000ad work online recently - I mean, REALLY saying I was bad - but when I look at this stuff, and think how old I was, well - I'm sorry, but they're full of shit.
A little aside - her badge reads "Credo", which was the Nemesis catch-phrase, or word in his case. At the time Watchmen was huge, and everybody was wearing smily-face badges. This was my attempt to tap into that zeitgeist!
Take care,
Liam.
Copyright Rebellion.
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Thank you so much. Really appreciate it.
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Yes, that is a good piece of art for anyone, especialy for a 19 year old. I especialy like that you had the balls to draw Nemesis in a your own way, he doesnt look much like any other Nemesis I can think of.
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Liam, I've seen this image in its published form and I love it - and I well know the trials of being an artist, and the games that people play with artists. The fact is, unless they can do better, they have no gorram right to say squat about your work. The moment that they can do better then fine, let 'em comment, but until then, they can mind their own gorram business and leave it to the people who ARE artists. Nuff said. Finally nice to be able to say THANK YOU in person for illustrating part of one of my best days after all these years (I used to pick up 2000AD every weekend and spent almost an hour reading it, taking in every detail of the work - and I absolutely loved this back image panel).
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Thank you so much for the kind words, and forgive the lateness of this reply - been stupidly busy recently and I've barely been able to get on DA...
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No problem at all - hope you have a wonderful day.
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I loved Nemesis!! Did you draw for that comic too? WOW!
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That's what it says on the badge!
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Really good work to do the old Warlock Justice.
Have to say. Knowing that you did this when you were 19 does make my balls shrivel a bit. That's partly to do with personal experience though because at that age i was still trying to find my voice and thinking what kind of artist i wanted to be (anime, cartoony, western comics, abtract etc) when i arguably should have focused on being a proper good artist in the first place.
The impression i get off your artwork here, and you may disagree, is that it looks like you knew what you were gonna do with your art, and that's why it looks really good for that age period. And of course you got better and better.
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Thank you! But no, actually, I had no idea at all! This was done in a kind of Glenn Fabry style at the time, he was doing amazing work on Slaine back then. A big inspiration. Other stuff I did at the time looked like Moebius, Bolland or Bisley - and not as good as any of them! LOL!
Take care, and thanks again,
L.
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I just read through... pretty much this whole thread of comments and it's truly very inspiring. I think the internet is both a blessing and a curse these days. There's a great amount of hope and clarity from reading about your personal experiences in the industry, especially for me, as a student. I'm soaking up way too much knowledge and find myself improving every time my pencil or brush hits the paper, and yet it's NEVER good enough. I was at a con recently and it's surprising how completely genuine a lot of artists are in this industry and really willing to just chat with us rookies. I think guys like you, and them are just what we need to not get too discouraged, and for that I thank you. Your work is quite great and I want to see more Conan! As far as I'm concerned you're Frazetta's successor in your depictions of the great barbarian!
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Very kind, and thank you. I tend to use DA as my cornerstone, the place I can be just me, say how it is and trust I won't be misinterpreted as whining. Certainly it seems people appreciate it here - and that's something I, in turn, get a lot out of. Life is for sharing after all I think!
Take care and very best,
Liam.
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Back was I was a wee lad, my big brother used to collect 2000AD. I wasn't pushed about Purity at the time, but this is one of my favourite pictures of Nemesis - I still have it stuck to the wall of my old bedroom! Just found your gallery, and I'm having a blast looking through it. Thanks for putting all this up
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Wow! Still got it up!
I was so pleased with this way back when. In a lot of ways it kind of still stands up I think.
Take care, and happy New Year!
Regards,
Liam.
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Holy shit! Liam Sharp! Excuse me for a wee bit of hero worship here, but I grew up reading 2000ad and really got into drawing and comic art around the time this was published. When Bisley was getting all the cred- and he was good, back then, I always thought your work was a lot tighter and sharper. A lot of people tend to frown on this period of 2000ad, but for me this was the comic at it's strongest- Nemesis, Dredd and the ABC Warriors were at their most dark and sinister, there were dour Future Shocks and light relief came from Time Flies. Which had people getting butchered by chainsaws.
Aaanyway, I remember this picture so well- on the back cover of an issue if I recall. One of the best- and sexiest- pictures of Purity Brown and one that illustrated their bizarre romance very well.
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Thanks man.
Bah, whatever the nay-sayers think, this was 2000ad at it's peak. Fabry, Bisley, Hewlet, Dillon, Higgins, Weston, McCarthy, Davis... bloody hell, the future of US comics was birthed right there! And it was selling 180,000 copies a week (I believe it's 6,000 now, if that.) No idea why people would frown on this period.
Hey, we know they're wrong! LOL!
Thanks man, and take care,
Liam.
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Wow, thanks for putting all this old ABC/Nemesis stuff up lately! I loved all of that stuff. As far as your attitude goes, you do have a lot of fans out there. Even 'hot' artists get slagged by shit-talkers, probably more than their fair share. But as far as saying something sucks or not, well... that's not even being constructive. I've always loved your stuff, even when I was a little kid. I have the comics to prove it!
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I recently went to a comic shop in birmingham for the first time in alot of years. I picked up alot of comics looking for inspiration to take back with me and I was honestly appalled at the artwork. The latest issue of ghost rider looked terrible, really bad pencils & ink and about 3 colours in the entire book.
I really miss the old comics where they were a beauty to look at and a wonder to read. How anyone could say your work was bad when all I see is a great peice of work in the 2000ad style.
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wow these 80's pieces really kick! a shame you never got the original back for this one... it's real stunner!
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Yep, heaving steaming piles of too.
Just like the bitchwhore Philippine President.
Words cannot describe.
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LOL! Thanks for that. Made me laugh.
Best,
L.
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Great pic, & a hell of a lot of positive feedback! Completley off topic, what am I gonna be able to buy off you at Bristol? New books?
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There will be - but I can't tell you what yet!
L.
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Gorgeous figure work and fine style. I love the colors and outfits. Awesome skills.
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Liam, you've got a great attitude from what what I'm hearing here. It sounds like you've really found your center.
Like you said, the only competition you need to be concerned with is yourself. Worrying about where anyone else is career-wise is just a circular hole, and so easy to fall in to. But then beating our selves up does seem to come par for the course in most forms of art. So why look to others to throw in?
By the way... that is a really amazing piece up there. And at such a young age. I was working a few years later than you, and honestly, nowhere near as far along as you were. And you've continuously pushed yourself forward, a lot of us out there really can't say the same.
Anyway... you've certainly got the right attitude, one I try to nurture as well. In this day of easy information it's become easier and easier to find all the negative things that people like to spew, and it can beat you down. But the trick is... you have to do the work for yourself first. It's no different than when we were sitting at home, or wherever, drawing as a kid. And that's the place to be now... more critical of ourselves to be sure... but drawing/ creating, because it's what we love to do!
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Tom, thanks for the great feedback man. And for what it's worth, your work is making my eyes bleed. Wonderful stuff.
It's a fine line, being honest - and believe me, there are pros out there who've advised me against it, saying I should just kind of sell sell sell, you know? But if you're an artist, and honest with yourself, it's sort of a duty to tell it as it is I think. Certainly I've found that people respond to that - they WANT to know what it's really like, not just kind of bask in a perceived glow. So I'm glad that it's coming across as a good attitude, because that would be my main concern. Things can be read so many different ways if you're not careful, and I'm certainly wary of that...
Take care mate, and thanks or taking the time to share your thoughts here. It's much appreciated.
Very best,
Liam.
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Unless they can back up their whining with incredible artwork of their own...
(which in this case I doubt) I wouldn't worry what someone is saying. You do great work, and are able to get paid for it (which is better than the majority of us). Ignore the ignorant!
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Yeah, don't worry, I don't take any notice these days.
Thanks man.
Liam.
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Nemesis, was a killer friggin book, wish I could get my hands on the old issues!!! 19? Awesome job at any age Liam, you are a true talent!!
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There was some amazing, diverse work being done back in the day... Hard to believe those days are gone really. Sad.
Cheers for the kind words man.
L.
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Jesus you were so good so young, man! as you said in a comment to someone else, you KNOW you are overlooked, but Funk everyone else, I suspect you do comics for YOU! You will have a great body of work that will stand the test of time. Because it's WORK, not 'work' that you do. Keep it up man, you never dissapoint me.
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Thanks man. It used to bother me a LOT - for about 15 years I took it very personally. Part of what kept me changing, looking back, was a lack of faith in myself. I was looking for something that was probably under my nose. Believe it or not my lack of big success - probably because I and everybody I knew EXPECTED me to have a lot of success (now THERE'S pressure!) - had me almost downing pencils for good two years or so back. I thought I must be pretty bad, or that maybe my work was ugly, or maybe it just wasn't appealing - I drove myself nuts trying to understand. And I HATED drawing with a passion. So sad. And I learnt that nobody treated me as bad as I did myself. I stopped putting that unfair assumption of success upon myself, stopping wondering why I was struggling to get jobs or pay the mortgage when all my life people told me I'd be rich one day. I put that stuff to bed, and just got back to work. I looked at all I'd done, and I felt proud. So yeah, I never became hugely famous or rich, but I'm well-liked and appreciated by my peers, loved by my family, and - I think - finally getting some, albeit low-level - genuine appreciation for what I've done.
It's tough out there, believe me! And I'm not the only one who ever felt like this!
Take care, and cheers again.
Liam.
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I think that your new peace of mind is paying off and you're focussing on just the right things to build on what you've done
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Funnily enough, just recently I've felt like I've been going through a big learning curve and actually getting better! Great to have that confirmed!
Thanks man.
Oh, one thing - I'm keen not to be interpreted as whining, or bemoaning my lack of fame and riches! I'm very rich in so many ways! I just think it's important for people to hear genuine experience, as clearly and pragmatically as I can tell it, so people understand all of the possibilities, and that nothing is writ in stone or at all certain. There's so much I wish I'd known setting out...
Very best,
Liam.
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There's so much we ALL wish we knew when we set out, ey? And for the record I definitely see no "whining, or bemoaning my lack of fame and riches..." in what you're saying. You are simply very honest with yourself, and therefore with whomever ends up reading your journal.
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Phew!
Nothing like the faint whiff of desperation and self-pity to send people running! LOL!
Actually, with the rise of the emo that may no longer be the case!
Cheers pal.
L.
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Emo? I thought that was dead already...then again, punk died in like what? 79? and they still pretended it was relevant well into the mid 80's...
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LOL! In this sleepy little forgotten city it's still thriving!
Punk only lasted a year, but you'd think it was as big as bloody hiphop the way it's talked about...
Cheers bud.
L.
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Amazing for your age. I need to work on my skills I guess
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To be fair, I was way ahead of myself as a kid - a so-called gifted child (yuck). It's more a curse than a blessing, as my expectations were so high. I beat myself up for years because I didn't seem to get any better. I plateauxed, while everybody else around me improved, and eventually sailed past me into the sunset... It happens a lot with gifted kids I now understand, and I wouldn't wish it on anybody. Young gifts don't always cary through. People catch up with you - you don't STAY ahead.
Room to learn is a good place to be my friend.
Take care,
Liam.
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Hm I'm not sure but I think you are still way ahead of a lot of artists. You just improved at a younger age which is much better in my eyes.
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Thanks man. But I'm still more an artist's artist than a fan fav. My name doesn't shift comics, and compared to many, I get pretty low hits on here! I'm not looking for an ego-boost, but in my trade I'm one of the most over-looked guys out there. I'm clear-eyed enough to see that. Talent and skill doesn't always add up to much if you don't have whatever that secret magical ingredient is!
Cheers mate.
Liam.
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Yeah you are really over-looked. But you are not the only artist with this problem I guess
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I just wrote this in reply to another thread:
"Thanks man. It used to bother me a LOT - for about 15 years I took it very personally. Part of what kept me changing, looking back, was a lack of faith in myself. I was looking for something that was probably under my nose. Believe it or not my lack of big success - probably because I and everybody I knew EXPECTED me to have a lot of success (now THERE'S pressure!) - had me almost downing pencils for good two years or so back. I thought I must be pretty bad, or that maybe my work was ugly, or maybe it just wasn't appealing - I drove myself nuts trying to understand. And I HATED drawing with a passion. So sad. And I learnt that nobody treated me as bad as I did myself. I stopped putting that unfair assumption of success upon myself, stopping wondering why I was struggling to get jobs or pay the mortgage when all my life people told me I'd be rich one day. I put that stuff to bed, and just got back to work. I looked at all I'd done, and I felt proud. So yeah, I never became hugely famous or rich, but I'm well-liked and appreciated by my peers, loved by my family, and - I think - finally getting some, albeit low-level - genuine appreciation for what I've done.
It's tough out there, believe me! And I'm not the only one who ever felt like this!"
So you see, it's never easy - but you're right, I'm not alone.
Take care man.
L.
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