But back then, aged 19, getting rid of everything I own, except what would fit in one bag, and then hitting the road, was one of the most liberating experiences in my life. Stuff isn’t important. The more you have, the more you want. The more ’stuff’ you have, the more tied down to one […]

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Here are two designs for the villains lair that is the first thing you see in BTGC. I was going for craggy and spooky. The second drawing shows the fast moving water moving underground where Agacon and his mentor meet. That is more what I am going for, […]

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Sorry for the poor quality, I was feeling lazy and took a digital photo instead of scanning it into the computer. It’s a big drawing.
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So what inspired me to draw a bunch of heads. The below pages are from an article in the 1975 […]

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This link comes from a flyer I picked up at Comic-Con06 this year. Kinuko Y. Craft is an amazing fantasy artist/illustrator who is worth taking a look at. The paintings have a classic look, along with a feeling of softness. Beautiful work.
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Instant Ice Cream made in a Zip-Loc bag?? YES!! When I visited my sister down south (CA) we made ice cream in Zip-Loc bags. Check out the post to see the whole story HERE.
It’s great for kids, either big or small.

You can also see a photo of me making my dessert.
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Kids from age 10 to 14, intermediate level, learn techniques on how to build a cartoon character from the “ground” up. A week long class at the Cartoon Art Museum from August 21-25, from 12-2 every day.
From using 3D shapes to show the character from different angles to using reference to give your character […]

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I just found this on YouTube. It’s a clip of the Turkish made version of superman. It intercuts scenes from the original Superman movie with new footage of turkish actors. It even has a mego doll on wires for the flying scene.
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On Absolute Write’s forums a group of writers are doing a blog chain. The blog chain has one author posting on their blog, and then the next person in the chain has to take a topic that the last person wrote and continue. Here are the participants.

Peregrinas
Pass the Torch
The Road Less Travelled
Fireflies in […]

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