5 POINTS OF FOCUS Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to teach a class on making comics and graphic novels to a group of 13-16 year-olds. Teaching comics is not something new to me–over the last couple of years I’ve given nearly two dozen workshops on everything from writing for comics, to developing characters,…
If you’re looking into making your own web comics, then you might want to check out The Webcomics Handbook. Brad Guigar has launched the book via Kickstarter, promising 300 pages of step-by-step tutorials, information on social media and downloads, and publishing.
“This book is a solid debut for Smiley, whose ability to walk the line between winking at genre material and constructing a compelling narrative bodes well for his future.” Read more here.
I’ve just wrapped up the interior artwork for my upcoming book, Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-n-Find Book, and now it’s time to decide on a cover. Let me know which design you like best by leaving a comment below–it just might be the cover that gets printed!
via LincolnNow: The Hello, Again performance started with an idea – reimagine David Bowie’s classic, “Sound and Vision.” But it became more than another cover. It became an experience that presented a fresh take on the possibilities of the once familiar, for both the audience and the performers. The show doesn’t stop with the live performance. In collaboration with Beck, Director Chris…
Last week I introduced my new print, The Kiss, and now I’m happy to announce that I’m offering FREE SHIPPING! The offer is only good via this link through June 16–so order now!
This week I’ve been teaching a group of 13-16 year olds about making comics. We’ve talked about storytelling, writing, drawing, comics terms and forms, character development, perspective and page layout. It’s been a very busy week! IDEAS On Wednesday I gave a short presentation on how I made my graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale,…
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This week I’ve been teaching a 5-day workshop on making comics and our class has been having a blast learning about grid systems, writing, drawing, story structure and comics terminology. See if you can identify each part of a comic and find each comics term in the pages below. (Click on each image to view/print…