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…
Top Shelf Productions just announced the release of their Kids Club App (available now on iTunes). “It’s a completely free app that lets you browse and purchase digital versions of our all-ages graphic novels – including several titles at launch, and many more coming soon!” You can also download a free copy of this year’s…
Welcome, all new subscribers, and happy October! I’m giving away a copy of my comic, A Map in the Dirt, right here on the blog. All you have to do is leave a comment on any post between now and October 31. I’ll pick a comment at random and the winner will receive a copy…
Yikes! There are just 3 days left to order your copy of The Chaing Gang issue #1. This is a project I’m super-excited about, but it will only work if we’re able to launch the first issue! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz77mVAXAiY] THE CHAIN GANG is the hilarious 1,000-page ultra comic about a group of unwanted and forgotten bicycles…
6 years in the making. 672 pages. Arabic calligraphy. Islamic mythology. Hardbound. Foil-stamped. Out today. “I never know the endings of the books when I’m working on them. I spent a year on the first rough draft and couldn’t figure out the ending. Then I spent another year on the second rough draft, and still…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbPAjyj1spQ&feature=player_embedded] “1991. 16mm film. This was shot before video assist technology was available. You carefully planned the animation and went for it. But you had to wait to get the film processed to see the shot for the first time.” Five years later, Tim Hittle made Canhead: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCWSQcaWoNk&feature=channel_video_title] “1996. 35mm film. This was shot with…
You can no longer talk about children’s book art in Utah without hearing Willy Terry’s name pop up. This is a good thing. A very good thing. See what I mean? This is a typical painting from Will—and by ‘typical’ I mean teeming with rich, luscious colors, playful contrast between light and dark tones, endearing…
CLICK THE IMAGE TO SEE IT IN ACTION! I made this little animation to conjure an incredible weekend and I hope it works. See you all on the other side of tomorrow! (Here’s a teeny-tiny version)