I got to do an interview with Free Comic Book Day, and talk about my upcoming graphic novel from Top Shelf Productions, and next month’s free comic! Read the full interview on the FCBD site.
Can a person ever get too much Quentin Blake in their life? Didn’t think so.
“I feel that a book influences, and has as much of a contributing effect, on the story as the drawings, ink, colors and paper,” Chris Ware observes. “To me, a book is a fairly obvious metaphor for a human body: aside from the fact that it has a spine, it’s also bigger on the inside than…
I’ve posted this quote before, but the text with Ira’s voice is a different experience. For those of you who didn’t catch it the first time (and for those of us who need a powerful reminder), here is Ira Glass on what makes good work:
For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES. Despite what my name might suggest (and ponytail in this photo), I’m a guy. It’s…
For those of you that missed the “Life, the Universe and Everything” symposium on art and literature, you might want to check out some of these recordings and handouts I put together: -Listen to the “Keynote Address” from James A Owen, as well as full panel discussions from LTUE on “Artist’s Tools“, “Comic Book Publishers,”…
I love Quentin Blake’s drawings. Ever since the first grade, I’ve devoured his illustrations and stories. It’s so exciting for me as an adult to be able to pull up interviews with him and watch videos of him drawing nearly any time I’d like. I recently came across these two interviews, that include footage of him…
Er…maybe I should clarify. Tom Betthauser (www.TomBetthauser.com) draws tiny pictures on a large scale. Take this drawing, for example: This drawing (Untitled Land) is 4 feet by 5 feet. All graphite on paper. What’s just as interesting to me is how Tom works: straight from his imagination, exploring marks on the page. He doesn’t even…
A Viewmaster invitation serves as a great way for couples to integrate their engagement photos into their wedding invitations. Created while at Mélangerie Inc. Event design by Rock Paper Scissors Events. Photography by Jen Huang.* *reposted from Lesley Weiner