It was work all right. The first part is research and study. But I’ve been doing that all my life.
Even after the drawings are done, there’s all the after effects to ‘age’ the art, then add copyrights- and in some cases even show ink bleeding through from the ‘next page’ (not in these samples, though.) And get the formats right- the size and dimensions have to be accurate. That affects the size of the lettering. Lots of stuff to consider.
Add to that the writing. The gags have to feel right for the period, including the wording. The titles of the artists’ other features need to seem typical of the time period.
It was work all right. The first part is research and study. But I’ve been doing that all my life.
Even after the drawings are done, there’s all the after effects to ‘age’ the art, then add copyrights- and in some cases even show ink bleeding through from the ‘next page’ (not in these samples, though.) And get the formats right- the size and dimensions have to be accurate. That affects the size of the lettering. Lots of stuff to consider.
Add to that the writing. The gags have to feel right for the period, including the wording. The titles of the artists’ other features need to seem typical of the time period.