Darkbound Takes You Where You Fear Big news for fans of horror, thrillers, and good writing: today marks the release of best-selling author Michaelbrent Collings’s newest horror novel, Darkbound! “The New York subway system has: 656 miles of track… 468 stations… 31 thousand turnstiles… and 1.64 BILLION fares yearly. For six of those fares, the…
Make It What It Needs To Be Ever since I realized that my newest comic is actually supposed to be a novel (surprise!), this has been my motto: make it what it needs to be. I’ve been drawing Jack Tinn and the Aquanauts for almost an entire year and just realized two weeks ago that the story is actually…
Trent Kaniuga is the creator of the widely popular web comic (and soon to be game) Twilight Monk. Trent is often asked about his process for drawing, lettering, and composing pages, and he recently created a video to show how he does just that. It’s great insight for anyone interested in creating their own comic,…
My Comic is not a Comic Have you been following my new web comic, Jack Tinn and the Aquanauts? Well, I have some news for you: my comic is not a comic. What is Jack Tinn? I don’t expect many people to know about Jack Tinn yet, since I’ve only been sharing the comic online since…
The wonderfully talented illustrator Emma Reynolds shared with me this blog-it–and-pass-it-along interview for artists and authors to introduce their newest upcoming work. Her timing couldn’t have been any better, as my next book is just around the corner. Now I get to pass the interview along to three of my favorite creators and keep it going.…
Where Ideas Come From More than anything, this is a note to self. I’m been trying to be more “present” and take advantage of moments, rather than size up everything I experience and weigh it against my long-term goals. Of course I have no intention of throwing away my long-term goals, but I’ve lived too…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agmDxXIZHNY&feature=related DAY AND NIGHT Look familiar? “Day and Night” ran before all showings of Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” back in 2010. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the making of the short. Related articles The Writer Of ‘Toy Story 3′ Has Been Hired To Write The Script For ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ (pinkisthenewblog.com) Is Disney…
This is absolutely mesmerizing. Can your Pentel BrushPen do this? Thanks for the link, Drawn! Below is a bonus video of the same artist, Kim Jung Gi, drawing with magic marker on a dry-erase board. Amazing!
Jannie Ho makes some great children’s books. Her illustrations are so much fun – I love her characters and color palettes, and her compositions are always integral to the story. With 11 books under her belt, it’s a unique pleasure to get a peek at her process for creating the “dummy” (or rough draft) for…
Beck has released a barrage of incredible music – everything from Odelay to Sea Change, and Midnite Vultures to Geuro. “The four-time platinum artist rose to underground popularity with his early works, which combined social criticism with musical and lyrical experimentation. Beck is known for creating musical collages of a wide range of styles.” (wikipedia)…