“They give you a round bat, and they throw you a round ball, and then they tell you to hit it square.”
– Willie Stargell
“Baseball is a perfect excuse to start drawing, but I can think of many.”
– The Artist
This website seeks to provide answers to two simple and sincere yes/no questions:
1. Would you like J. Martin to create a drawing for you? If your answer is YES, the first step is to visit the Commissions page to access all the information you require, including various pricing options. Alternatively, you may also explore the artist’s Portfolio, where you can see different examples of his artwork.
2. Would you like a different style of drawing from the artist? Don’t waste time and effort if your answer is YES. J. Martin abides by the styles established by comic book masters such as Jack Kirby, Gene Colan or Neal Adams. Expecting the artist to replicate any other style would be unrealistic. For instance, don’t ask J. Martin to draw manga style.
Serif: Any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter.
Merriam-Webster
The Graphic Path is going serif. Modern times have brought simplification in the perpetual pursuit of legibility. Minimalism prevails; it is the dominion of the straight lines, leaving no space for peculiarities. Iconography is prohibited; whatever existed is now suppressed in the new modern era. Less is more, we are told. But I digress: less means less.
Avoiding the use of serif fonts steals the personality that the strokes give to every character. Joy lies in the details, and there is much more fun when the word plays with the symbol. In the light of these thoughts, The Graphic Path advocates for a return to the essence of those former brands, where every aspect matters. The figure is not taken out of the equation; the sum of the logo and symbol builds the imagotype, or brand.
The Graphic Path celebrates the art of drawing through baseball. The ballplayer becomes the metaphor for progress: to reach the next base, or even better, hit a home run.
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Welcome to The Graphic Path’s new brand and website.
The preferred method of communicating with the artist is via email. Any other sort of communication will be ignored. This includes text messages sent via any social media platform. The sole reason for J. Martin’s presence on social media is purely and simply to promote his artwork.
Unwanted Internet advertisers, please refrain from knocking on any doors. There will be no response, so please avoid sending invitations to try any product or cluttering the mailbox with spam.
As a conclusion of this crystal-clear policy, AVOIDING WASTE is a wise and beneficial contribution to help preserve our planet. Let’s be honest, THERE IS NO PLAN B. There is no spacecraft available to transport us to another part of the galaxy. There are no parallel universes either. This is our only home, planet Earth-1. There is no Earth-2 or 3 we can jump to. So, please DO NOT GENERATE ANY WASTE.
No AI (Artificial Intelligence) has been used or will be used in the production of any illustration created by Jose Martin.
All artwork featured on this website, as well as any other drawings by J.M., has been executed by hand. This is the only applicable scenario in his illustrations.
Should there be any involvement of AI, to any extent, in any of J. Martin’s artwork, it should be interpreted in one manner only: the artist is deceased, and a form of AI has supplanted his identity.
Privacy.
This website does not collect any user’s personal data without their knowledge and does not disclose any data to third parties. This website does not contain any web forms and does not capture any sort of information that can identify any particular person.
If you are interested in learning more about The Graphic Path’s Privacy Policy, you can do so here, and here for the Cookies Policy.
All characters TM and © of their respective owners. All artwork © Jose (Ghen) Martin, and may not be republished elsewhere without express written permission prior to publishing.