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2008 archive

Feb 27

Wash Comic Covers

Over at Golden Age Comic Book Stories, Mr. Door Tree has been posting comic book covers from the 1950’s and 1960’s that have been rendered in ink washes with flat comic book color on top of it. This is a technique that I have been using myself in 2007 and really enjoyed the effects. Go …

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Feb 26

Happy Malcolm White day!

One of the founders of the Cartoon Art Museum, Malcolm White celebrated his 75th birthday today and the museum threw him a surprise party with his friends, family and colleagues. As a special surprise mayor Gavain Newsome declared today as Malcolm White Day in San Francisco February 26, 2008. Sadly this special new holiday is …

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Feb 26

Brraaaaiinnnssss!

[singlepic=414,320,240,,] This is for Joe who says I can’t draw anything by nice and cute. Ha. He’ll eat your brains if you call him adorable. A watercolor sketch started at Wondercon 2008 and finished last night.

Feb 26

Artist Ben Walker

I did not buy much at Wondercon 2008. When you have your own table you are more focused on making money more then spending it. But one of my new favorite artist is Ben Walker. I first saw Ben’s work at APE a couple of years ago on a postcard on the freebie table. Ben’s …

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Feb 25

Making more art at Wondercon 2008

So, before I posted images of art I created for others at Wondercon 2008, and now I get to show some personal pieces I did during the convention. The first one is a fan piece, a watercolor painting of the villainous Maleficent from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. [singlepic=413,320,240,,] Then I used a photo I took on …

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Feb 25

Making art at Wondercon 2008

Being an artist at a convention like Wondercon means that I want to make money from my Art. I was lucky enough to do that. First off are drawings used in the Maps Magic and Menagerie Convention Sketchbook. Each of the 32 page books had space for a new character and also a spot on …

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Feb 24

more Wondercon 2008 costumes

Another great costume from Make-Shift Monsters…. and Robin the Boy Wonder (Batmans youthful sidekick)…

Feb 23

Welcome to everyone from Wondercon 2008!

A warm welcome to everyone visiting my site who I met at the convention so far. I hope you enjoy your visit.