man you have to write a post about how you do that incredibly elaborate ornamentation. it’s very different from the mechanical feel of chris ware’s circuit-diagram style, but still so precise!
looks beautiful as ever. now that you’re working in a larger format, how do you digitize your artwork? (seems big for a traditional scanner). is that something the suits handle for you?
Craig, thanks once again for your gracious hospitality this past weekend in Portland, and for your friendship always. I had an amazing time last week and you should know that you have support from an endless number of quarters everywhere — the book is going to be great.
Wow, Craig. Thanks so much for making your process available to us. Watching make Habibi is so much like having a back stage pass, and it is both inspiring and intimidating. Thanks for letting us in!
as amazing as it’s looking so far, i can’t help but notice that grip on the brush, same as the blog picture. it must contribute a great deal to arthritis and hand pain, clutching it like that. and of course, learning a new, more nimble way of holding it is probably way too late at this point. a pox on whomever never corrected that in the first place! hope it’s doing ok,
that looks awesome. thit shot just gives you enough of the drawing to really show the complexity of the page.plus im also loving the surrounding borders around every page ive seen so far
So I’ve basically decided to create a Craig Thompson inspired piece for this progression/sequential project at my high school illustration course. Living in New England, I wanted a snowy environment, and I’m sincerely afraid it will look too much like Blankets! But I told my teacher that I was going to use inda ink as my medium of choice for this project, and I’ve already sketched out the rough draft. Hope my little tribute does justice!
Your mastery of drawing gets better and better wich each new work!
Those arabesque patterns you are drawing are amazing. Some of them are very intrincate and I guess you must have researched quite a bit about their complex geometry.
Craig, I first met Blankets in a store two years ago. Only now I could finally read it! And I fell in love. You´re a great artist, and an inspiration!
Hope we can talk more, now that I found your blog.
Best wishes!
Hey Craig! Once more, the work is phantasmagorical! I just want to say, I’m working on a graphic novel due soon for a company out in CA, and it is an inspiration to see the passion you have in your work. A lot of artists draw well, but the viewer cannot relate to the work, or it just doesn’t hit home, and to see the way you put elements of your life in your work is a breath of fresh ART. Thanks for the inspiration, man! I only hope to do the same!
April 30th, 2008 at 9:21 am
I’m loving you.
April 30th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Beautiful!
No wonder your hand hurts sometimes.
April 30th, 2008 at 11:00 am
It feels you are crafting a masterpiece!
April 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am
i can’t wait for this to come out
man you have to write a post about how you do that incredibly elaborate ornamentation. it’s very different from the mechanical feel of chris ware’s circuit-diagram style, but still so precise!
a big fan, from chicago
April 30th, 2008 at 11:06 am
oh thats just absurdly awesome
April 30th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Totally exquisite… I am in awe.
Beautiful photo, too!
April 30th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
it looks so awesome. can’t wait to hold it in my hands.
April 30th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Man. This book is going to be AMAZING.
April 30th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
I can’t wait!
Your work is beautiful.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
dear craig,
looks beautiful as ever. now that you’re working in a larger format, how do you digitize your artwork? (seems big for a traditional scanner). is that something the suits handle for you?
all the best,
jeremy
April 30th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Ooohhh.. Just when I thought that it’s not possible to love your work more and more!
May 1st, 2008 at 9:16 am
Hey Jeremy, Craig’s pages will still fit on a 12″ x 18″ scanner, and he does scan those himself.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Reminds me of monastic illumination.
May 1st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Always come back here, and all always get impressed by your art, is not easy found someone with a personal world and your style…
thanks…
May 1st, 2008 at 6:15 pm
This comment is a contradiction because I am completely speechless.
May 1st, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Craig, thanks once again for your gracious hospitality this past weekend in Portland, and for your friendship always. I had an amazing time last week and you should know that you have support from an endless number of quarters everywhere — the book is going to be great.
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 am
Fantastic!!!
I cannot wait till it’s finished and gets published in The Netherlands (though I will probably buy an English version..) 
Keep it up!
Much love,
xx
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:47 am
Wow, Craig. Thanks so much for making your process available to us. Watching make Habibi is so much like having a back stage pass, and it is both inspiring and intimidating. Thanks for letting us in!
Blessings,
~bird.
May 2nd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
as amazing as it’s looking so far, i can’t help but notice that grip on the brush, same as the blog picture. it must contribute a great deal to arthritis and hand pain, clutching it like that. and of course, learning a new, more nimble way of holding it is probably way too late at this point. a pox on whomever never corrected that in the first place! hope it’s doing ok,
dan
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Please take care of your hand, Mr Thompson.
Thanks for the update, those border designs are BOSS.
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:35 am
combien de litres d’encre tu utilises chaque mois?!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:43 pm
you are epic and i love you for it
May 4th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
that looks awesome. thit shot just gives you enough of the drawing to really show the complexity of the page.plus im also loving the surrounding borders around every page ive seen so far
May 5th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
So I’ve basically decided to create a Craig Thompson inspired piece for this progression/sequential project at my high school illustration course. Living in New England, I wanted a snowy environment, and I’m sincerely afraid it will look too much like Blankets! But I told my teacher that I was going to use inda ink as my medium of choice for this project, and I’ve already sketched out the rough draft. Hope my little tribute does justice!
Keep working; your art is so inspiring!!
May 6th, 2008 at 1:54 am
great expectations!!!!
May 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Your mastery of drawing gets better and better wich each new work!
Those arabesque patterns you are drawing are amazing. Some of them are very intrincate and I guess you must have researched quite a bit about their complex geometry.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Hey, cheers from Argentina, we hate you, you’re so fuckin good!
May 7th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Stunning…I’m excited for this book
May 8th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Craig, I first met Blankets in a store two years ago. Only now I could finally read it! And I fell in love. You´re a great artist, and an inspiration!
Hope we can talk more, now that I found your blog.
Best wishes!
May 9th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Hey Craig! Once more, the work is phantasmagorical! I just want to say, I’m working on a graphic novel due soon for a company out in CA, and it is an inspiration to see the passion you have in your work. A lot of artists draw well, but the viewer cannot relate to the work, or it just doesn’t hit home, and to see the way you put elements of your life in your work is a breath of fresh ART. Thanks for the inspiration, man! I only hope to do the same!