You know that James Kochalka was recently named the country’s first Cartoonist Laureate, right? This is for real.ย James Kochalka is the prolific creator of American Elf, Johnny Boo, Dragon Puncher, Monkey vs Robot and about a billion other books and music albums and he’s currently making another billion books and teaching at the Center for…
Joey Weiser makes the fantastic Cavemen in Space comic (as well as Mermin, The Ride Home and Tales of Unusual Circumstance) and never fails to make amazing comics and characters. While some artists would scoff at the idea of sharing their tools and methods of working, Joey Weiser has posted a fairly in-depth guide on…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3qYk6Fu6eE] Doug TenNapel has been one of my favorite creators, ever since my Dad introduced me to his all-clay computer game,ย the Neverhood, in either sixth or seventh grade. His quirky characters, funky stories and cream-of-the-crop monsters have all been instant favorites of mine and I’m the proud owner of all 10 of his graphic novels.…
Today I finished page three of my new short comic, The Goblin’s Child, and it’s just getting more and more fun to draw the more I work on it. Not that anyone asked, but I’m drawing with a ‘fine’ Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen on 11 x 14″ Strathmore Smooth Bristol board. It’s the same board…
This is strange for me. I don’t think I’ve ever posted to a blog so consistently. Hopefully these posts are doing something good for someone, instead of me just rambling on the internet… This is page 2 from my new comic. It’s slow-going, but steady, so far, and I should be finished with the full…
A few months ago, I was invited to contribute to a comics anthology, but just didn’t have the time (until recently) to work on a story. This comic will be 12 pages long and I’ll be trying out a few techniques I haven’t used before. The trickiest part will be in drawing the detailed, graphically…
Nick Bertozzi has written and illustrated a few of my favorite comics and graphic novels, including The Salon and Houdini: the Handcuff King (that’s right—a graphic novel about the life of Houdini). His drawings and storytelling are true-to-life portraits of people and events and they always leave me wanting more. Fortunately, we don’t have to…
At last week’s Life, the Universe and Everything symposium, we talked a little bit about how we need to work more and talk less about our projects. Whether it’s a movie, a drawing, a story (or finally changing the oil in the car!), we all have projects that we can’t wait to see come to…
You know what’s fun? Paper. Paper is fun. I’m making a MONSTER COLORING BOOK and have been in contact with several printers to find the right papers, binding, print quality and (of course) price. Talking about paper is kind of like describing a color to someone without any reference. Without the paper there in front…
TUTORIALS / PROCESS / INTERVIEWS Coloring Comics Digitally with Kazu Kabuishi Using Photoshop Actions to Speed the Process Various interviews with comics writers, publishers and artists onย The Comics Journal The Personal Touch (audio recording of panel on personalizing your comics) How to Make an Interactive Comic video by Jason Shiga Understanding, Making and Teaching Comics…