I finished the art and scanned it in. The above animated Gif shows the final details of adjusting the color and inserting the photo. Now it will be printed and mailed to everyone on the folks Christmas list.
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Every year since I have been able to draw, I illustrate my families Christmas card. This year we are moving away from the holiday icons, and instead using the wonders of the nature near the homestead instead.
The first step is to sketch out the design. This is about my third try. I […]

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Michael Ploog is a talented Illustrator and Designer who as created everything from comic book art to conceptual work for movies. I came across his book The Life and Time of Santa Claus based on the novel by L Frank Baum.
It’s a great story and Ploog’s beautiful watercolor tinted comics do the story justice […]

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Have you ever visited the Atomic Bear Press store. There you can buy comics and books and T-Shirts too. Why not drop on by, just click the image below.
The holidays await, don’t delay to get your items shipped out on time.

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This was drawn at the same time as the Batman below. Pen and Ink with Photoshop coloring. It’s interesting that the Joker seems like a more positive character compared to my Batman knight.
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art is ©2006 Brian Kolm with Batman©DC Comics
This is one of two drawings I did at the San Jose Super Toy Show this last weekend. I also have a Joker one to post with more comments on both of them.
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Yesterday I was set up with my wares at the San Jose Super Toy and Record show. While the show was not so good for someone selling art and comics, I met a lot of nice folks who I hope to meet again in the future. The show is mainly for folks who […]

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Pen and Ink with color added in Photoshop. The females arms a bit off in comparison, which bugs me, but otherwise the whole thing came out pretty nice.
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