I’ve been working with the good people at Comic Strip Tees to make this Skate Bird t-shirt, and it’s out today! The shirt features the skateboarding bird from the Comics Grab Bag and you can get yours at ComicStripTees. SPREAD THE WORD Wanna help spread the word? Just copy and paste this Tweet to share the news:…
(reposted from the BOOM! Pen) Step 1: Based on Ryan’s script, we do a pencil sketch. By doing this on a computer rather than on paper, we can move things around, resize them, and generally make things easier to read. We also sketch in the word balloons, roughly as big as they’ll need to be,…
From today’s interview with Gavin’s Underground for City Weekly: “Gavin: What’s the process for you when creating a new comic, from first idea to final product? Jess: One fun way to start is to put three characters you’ve made together, and start an idea map (or idea web) and jot down little ideas about each character.…
That’s right – I’m making wedding announcements! I was asked a while back to make a fun, hand-drawn and hand-lettered announcement with a portrait of the bride and groom, and I haven’t been able to stop since. It’s nothing I’ve advertised for up until now, but I’ve been having so much fun making announcements, and couples…
CALL FOR COMICS #1 (from Emi Gennis and Hic + Hoc) Hic & Hoc Publications is planning to publish their first anthology next fall, and they have selected me to edit the book. I’m very excited about this! The theme of the book is Unsolved Mysteries, and we’re looking for submissions of short, nonfiction comics that fit within…
For those of you who have been following the news about Tattoo Club‘s collectible packs of limited-edition temporary tattoos, you’ll appreciate these Skate Bird tattoos. This little fellow likes to skateboard on arms, legs, backs and faces, all while listening to rock ‘n’ roll on full-blast! If you were one of the generous backers to my…
Someone likes me and it is Motor City Rocks. They wrote up some nice things about me, so that’s what makes me think they like me. For whatever it’s worth: I like them, too. They posted a short comic I made, so maybe you will like me, too?
Here are a few highlights on character development from Moth City creator, Tim Gibson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IChyAiOAlBg
Are you an artist or a writer and looking for a great way to spread your work to the masses? You might want to check out Emanata – a comic and visual story reader for the iPad that lets emerging visual storytellers show their work and interact with readers.”Some are funny, some sad, and some…