A couple of pages from my current sketchbook.
Okay, we all know that John Lasseter is the founder and director of Pixar. He’s been instrumental in making computer animation what it is today. This short film shows what day-to-day living and working is like for John, now that Pixar is a household name. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5HN3-l_f-U&feature=player_embedded] I’ve had in-depth discussions with several people this week…
Tonight I am presenting How I Made My Graphic Novel at the Orem Public Library, from 7-8pm. The event is free and open to the public. I’ll be taking the audience through a step-by-step process of how I made my book, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale—everything from the initial idea, to developing the story, making…
For the last few months I’ve been writing the rough draft of a novel I’m calling All Got to Climb Some Mountain, about a preacher in the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. I’ve never written a novel before, and the longest thing I’ve written before this is a story I started…
Cartoonist Bill Alger is developing a new graphic novel for kids called Homeboy, and has started a blog to record his process and ideas over the next year. “Homeboy is a kid who runs away from home, then wakes up the next morning to discover that a tiny version of his family’s home has become…
A. He tells all here. Dustin is the mushy brains behind Diary Comics and Memoir Comics and has been getting a lot of attention in the comics world over the last several months. His scratchy line drawings and funny stories and easy to get into, but hard to get out of. In an effort to…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcuG-CJ2Zc8] “Ever want to learn how to bind a zine, pamphlet or booklet with a needle and thread? Watch this video to learn three different methods for creating attractive and functional bindings.” Thanks, Salt Lake City Library!
I know for a fact that there are some animators and animation students that check out this blog every now and then, so I thought I’d post this link to Preston Blair’s book of animation basics online (the working links are below the post, in the Index of Articles). My city library had a copy…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY&feature=player_embedded] Even if they don’t experience it themselves, everyone who works freelance knows the woes of the provider / client relationship. This video shows just how ridiculous it can sometimes be. Just watching this video gives you a pretty good idea of some of the ways the freelancing industry works.
There are better ways to coloring comics, and Wizzywig makes a great point: just because we can use millions of colors, it doesn’t mean that we should. If you are looking for a unified look in your palette, or have been wondering which colors to use, Wizzywig’s post is a great place to start.