Here’s an artbook I bought a month ago: Kim Jung-Gi 2011 sketch collection. I found out about the book and the artist in Parka’s blog (great artbook blog to check out) At $132, this is the most I’ve ever spent on a book and I don’t regret it. But more on the price later. This … Read More
inspiration
Encouragement from Albert Dorne
Albert Dorne was an American illustrator from the 1930s-1960s. His life story is a classic rags to riches story and worth a read. I love his drawings / illustrations and I wish there was a book of his work for sale. Anyway, while searching online for his artwork, I found this advert for his Famous … Read More
My kid could paint that
I saw a documentary last week called “My kid could paint that”. It’s about Maria Olmstead, a 4 year old girl (at the time) who sold abstract paintings for thousands of dollars, thereby vindicating the millions of people out there who think a child could do abstract art. As the documentary progresses doubts are raised … Read More
Portfolio tips for mainstream comics
I’m not going to lie, I’ve been wondering how one goes about working on superhero comics for DC and Marvel. More out of curiosity than any concrete plans to work for them in the future…Although it would be fun to draw buff guys for a living :). Here are some handy portfolio tips from Marvel’s … Read More
Degenerate craft fair: the report
Just finished showing and selling stuff at the 2-day Degenerate Craft Fair and man, I really need to get a table partner! Once again, I couldn’t see a lot of what other exhibitors were showing, so I can’t report on that. I liked the stuff the few things I saw though :). Especially the exhibitor … Read More
Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival part 2
Yesterday was the BCGF, and I had a good time. Experiencing the festival as an exhibitor and not as an attendee is very different. For one thing, I was there for the whole nine hours, and by the sixth hour, I was starting to space out and get really really hungry. Thankfully, a couple of … Read More
Desert Island Comic Zine Party Part 2
This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to show and sell my work at the Whitney Museum as part of the “Desert Island Comic Zine Party”. Other artists showing their work included: Jungyeon Roh, Noah Lyon, Chris Uphues, Partyka Collective, Jen Tong, Sto, and Chris Patch. I never signed my name as much as I … Read More
New York Comic-con
Went to my very first comic-con last Friday. Although I’m a big anime / manga geek, I’ve never been to a convention because it looked intimidating with all the people dressed up as characters. I decided to give it a go this year for two reasons: first I found out some artists I like would … Read More
Art / animation blog to follow
Here’s a blog I stumbled upon recently which I recommend to any artist: Animation treasures (or one1more2time3’s weblog…i’m not sure which is the actual title of he site). The author of the blog is Hans Bacher, an animation production artist. He actually has a book out called Dream Worlds. Anyway, the site catalogs visual references, … Read More
The Storyboard book: Steamboy
For students of animation and film making, here is book containing the storyboard for the anime movie “Steamboy”. I wasn’t too crazy about the movie when I saw it, in fact I can’t remember the story, but visually it’s a very nice movie. It was directed by Katsuhiro Otomo , of “Akira” fame, and I … Read More