RON SWANSON: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND Last September I made this portrait of Parks and Rec character, Ron Swanson. I love the reserved libertarian and his deadpan antics, so I couldn’t help but draw the guy. Not only did Parks and Rec tweet the picture across the Twittersphere, but the limited-edition print found…
(Continued from Part 5: Character Design & Wordless Comics) WHAT’S A JAM COMIC? A jam comic is a collaborative comic between students, where the focus is to celebrate and play off of each other’s creations. One student might draw all of the pictures, while another adds the text. Another jam could be made while playing…
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/90469488″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This is a song I wrote, called “You Bring Me Back”. My favorite part is the guitar at 1:54-2:10.
Just a quick reminder that the digital version of my graphic novel,ย Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is on sale for just $1.99 through Sunday, July 21.ย Get it here!ย Top Shelf wanted to find a way to include everyone in the celebration at Comic Con, so they’re offering a good chunk of their catalog at a…
The digital version of my graphic novel,ย Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is on sale for just $1.99 through Sunday, July 21.ย Get it here! I printed some bookmarks with GotPrint.com to promote the book, and the printer liked ’em enough to blog about them!ย
(Continued from Part 4: Brush and Ink) CHARACTER DESIGN There are countless ways of developing new characters. For this exercise, we’ll be working on faces.ย Ask students to draw a 9-panel grid in their sketchbooks and to draw a different abstract shape in each square. The shapes are not supposed to represent or look like anything…
Avoid the Alt Press Fest! If you cannot stand to be around amazing handmade books, comics, clothing and zines, then DO NOT show up to the Alt Press Fest tomorrow at the Salt Lake Library from 12-6. I will be selling books, handing out coloring pages, and keeping very important secrets. You’ve been warned.
CELEBRATE THE SUMMER OF FREE! 2013 has been a busy year for me – I moved into a new studio, finished two books for children, made a t-shirt for DisneyPixar’sย Toy Story, and taught a 5-day workshop on making comics for teens. Phew! I thought I’d take just a minute to breathe in some of that…
(Continued from Part 3) REVIEW Ask the students which comics and books they read yesterday. Ask if they watched any movies or tv shows and if they were able to pick out signs of a three-act structure. It’s a big concept to take in at first, but once students are able to see the structure,…
The Alt Press Fest isย a one-day independent zine festival featuring artists and authors, music, demos and workshops, held at the Salt Lake City library, home to one of the largest zine collections in the world! The Alt Press Fest is a great way to meet local artists and authors, to load up on mini comics…