I finally got my Alcatraz photos on-line. They are in the FUN section. Enjoy. The post about my last day can be found HERE. Alcatraz Island Nation Park, early morning. _____________________________________ Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ to see my production art for my comic book, Beyond the Great Chimney as well as other art, sketches and drawings.
August 2005 archive
Aug 10
Ducelot’s Family Line-Up
In Issue #3 of BTGC we get the first glimpse of the rest of Ducelot’s adopted family. So I thought it would be fun to show the first sketch I did of them. From Left to Right: (these characters might change by the time of publication.) – Ducelot: the wizard, human. Was raised, as well …
Aug 09
more…Asterix and the Vikings movie
One of the few exciting 2D(cel) animation projects in the works is the Canadian/French film based on the international favorite Asterix. It seems the future of 2D animation lies in Europe and Asia, not the US. But with a modern world of communication, we can find out about it faster then ever before. First off …
Aug 09
Introducing Sea-man Six
I recently taught a Comic Book Illustration camp at ZEUM in San Francisco. The object was to create a 4 page story in two weeks, including Design, Pencils, Inking, Scanning, and Graphics. I felt that it was not fair to ask the kids to do this, if I did not do one myself. So here …
Aug 09
Beyond the Great Chimney production log
I have stared a new Production Log for my fantasy comic book, Beyond the Great Chimney. From now on most progress posts will appear in that area. Check it out right now, HERE. Feel free to give me any feedback on either of my Logs/Blogs, including this one. _____________________________________ Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ to see my production …
Aug 09
Designs for BTGC #3 (images broken)
With a new directon to replace the troublesome opening to Issue #3, the next step is to deal with some design issues. Here is a more detailed sketch of Agacon watching a celebration from the shadows. I have also drawn in the figure of his teacher and master, a powerfull magic user.Here is a picture …
Aug 07
Zippy LIVES!
I used to enjoy reading Bill Griffith’s Zippy the Pinhead in the paper. But being the odd, artsy kind of strip it was, it was one of the ones that vanished from the paper. I never thought, till now, to read it on-line. Check it out HERE for wierdness and chuckels. Want to help support …
Aug 06
Comic Drawing Book Recomendation
For all my students from my ZEUM Camp on Comic Book Illustration (and everyone else), here are some Amazon Links to the books I used for the class. Some of these will be a bit more advanced for you guys, but I know a lot of you could get something out of it. To see …
