Monthly Archive: July 2009

Jul
26
2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-26

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  • Trying to focus on packing for the SDCC. How many shirts? How many socks? How to not pack too much and have room to take shwag home with me. #
  • An UNofficial FOTM event for those staying thru Monday. This one is REALLY EXCITING! http://bit.ly/183lw3 (via @fotm2009) hint: my event in reply to fotm2009 #
  • One day to SDCC 2009. It’s hard to beleve how fast the year has flown by. #
  • There is a free iphone/ipod touch app for Comic-Con. Woot. #
  • Q) SDCC 2009 sketchbook theme? 1) Characters from Disneyland Rides 2) Saturday Morning Modern Makeover 3) Super Robots 4) Super Animals #
  • Is at OAK airport on his way to San Diego. #
  • I have arrived in San Diego. #
  • In line for bus tour at the San Diego Zoo. #
  • In line to see the pandas. #
  • Day 1 of comic con is coming to an end. #
  • A fun day of the con followed by late dinner. #
  • Day two of sdcc was fun and long. #
  • The convention is over for me, but my geek quest is not over. Tommorow I am off to Disneyland. Now to sort and pack. #

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Jul
20
2009

updated: July 22-26, 2009 The CAM 3rd annual Sketch-A-Thon at the SDCC

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Well, the San Diego Comic Con is almost upon us (July 22-26, 2009). I will be at the Cartoon Art Museum booth #1930 Thu, Fri, Sat drawing for donations for the museum. Otherwise you can find me on the floor networking and buying things. NOTE: Click on the map at the bottom of this post to find where I will be HQed,

The Cartoon Art Museum’s Third Annual Sketch-A-Thon at the San Diego Comic-Con

Please join the Cartoon Art Museum at booth #1930 for its Third Annual Sketch-A-Thon at the San Diego Comic-Con this summer. Artists will be drawing for the museum all weekend to raise funds to support the Cartoon Art Museum as it gears up for its 25th anniversary celebration this December. Special guests include Phil Foglio (Girl Genius), Jeff Keane (The Family Circus), Keith Knight (K Chronicles), Bobby London (Dirty Duck), David Lloyd (V for Vendetta), Ted Naifeh (How Loathsome), and many, many more.

Please visit the Cartoon Art Museum’s Facebook page or our Twitter page (@cartoonart) for scheduling updates.

–Andrew Farago, Cartoon Art Museum Curator

(updated 7/20/09)
Thursday, July 23
12pm-1pm: Phil Foglio
1pm-2pm: Anthony Hon, Wahab Algarmi
2pm-3pm: Ted Naifeh, Charles Yoakum
3pm-4pm: Bobby London, Art Balthazar
4pm-5pm: Zach Weiner
5pm-6pm: Debbie Huey
6pm-7pm: Brian Kolm

Friday, July 24
12pm-1pm: Brian Kolm, Ron Yavnieli
1pm-2pm: Anthony Hon, Justin Thompson
2pm-3pm: Susie Cagle, Keith Knight
3pm-4pm: Bobby London, Scott Shaw!
4pm-5pm: Dirk Tiede, David Lloyd
5pm-6pm: Mike & Doug Gray
6pm-7pm: Lisa Ann Wilson, Rudy Reyes

Saturday, July 25
11am-12pm: Batton Lash
12pm-1pm: Karen Luk, Brian Kolm
1pm-2pm: Derek Kirk Kim, Jason Thompson
2pm-3pm: Jeff Keane, Ryan Germick
3pm-4pm: Bobby London, Becky Dreistadt
4pm-5pm: Rick Parker
5pm-6pm: Daniel Salcido
6pm-7pm: Lanny Liu, Jason Thompson

Sunday, July 26
12pm-1pm: Ron Yavnieli, Charlie Roberts
1pm-2pm: Lisa Ann Wilson, John Lustig
2pm-3pm: Charles Yoakum
3pm-4pm: Daniel Salcido
4pm-5pm: R. Sikoryak, John Kovaleski

I love to be challenged to draw new things, so come by and help the museum out and I will make sure I draw something awsome for you.

To see some of my pictures from last years event, check out this SLIDESHOW.

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Jul
19
2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-19

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  • Getting ready for my week long class I am teaching: Storytelling for Comics. #
  • My post: Taste of Tooning at the Schulz Museum report ( ) #
  • My post: ( ) #
  • cartoonart says: Mark your calendars for August 15. That’s our Sleeping Beauty opening reception with special guest Ron Dias. #
  • Day 3 of Cartoon Boot Camp went awesome. Finished the CAM banner featuring a giant image of Maleficent the evil fairy at the top. Woot. #
  • My post: Once Upon a Dream: the Art of Sleeping Beauty at the Cartoon Art Museum ( ) #
  • Happy Birthday Disneyland! You don’t look 54 years old. #
  • Just cleaning up after this weeks CAM Cartoon Boot Camp after being distracted by making T-Shirt form for the bookstore. #
  • I just looked at the SDCC map and the CAM booth has a spot in Awesome City! Near small press, DC Comics, Sideshow, and Oni. #

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Jul
18
2009

Hand drawn dummies

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OK, there really not dummies, but shirt busts I guess. When I finished my class I taught at the CAM yesterday I drew these. Really fun.

Go by and say “Hi” to these fellows when you get a chance.

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Jul
18
2009

Graphics for ‘Once Upon a Dream: the Art of Sleeping Beauty’ at the CAM

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Here are samples of the graphics I created for the new exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum.

Exhibit Graphics

Exhibit Banner

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Jul
16
2009

Link: Backgrounds from Samurai Jack

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The Mad About Cartoons blog recently posted some backgrounds from the TV series Samurai Jack. I really love the work and I hope you will go over and take a look. Samurai Jack was an amazing series that was on Cartoon Network and featured cool styalized art.

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Jul
15
2009

Once Upon a Dream: the Art of Sleeping Beauty at the Cartoon Art Museum

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This is the postcard/banner design I did for the new Cartoon Art Museum exhibit that opens on Saturday. I have seen the show and it’s pretty amazing, particularly if you are a fan of Animation and the Disney Studio.

Mark your calendars for August 15. That’s the Sleeping Beauty opening reception with special guest Ron Dias. The exhibit features some non-Sleeping Beauty art by Ron including concept art from the Little Mermaid, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and the Secret of NIMH.

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Jul
12
2009

Taste of Tooning at the Schulz Museum report

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I just want to give a shout out to all the students who made my class, a Taste of Tooning (July 6-10,2009) at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA a great time. I will look forward to returning next spring and/or summer.

Thanks to thanks museum staff Jeff, Jessica, Cherie for making the class go so smoothly.

Thanks to Sean Simons who is teaching the upcoming animation classes at the museum and who helped on Stop-Motion day. Check out his work at: http://www.bigseansimons.com/

Thanks to artist Peter Swehla who helped me teach on Friday and drew the characters from his comic Steam Soldiers. www.comicbookchallenge.com/pitch.php?id=2838

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