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Jul 20
Schulz Museum Summer Camp 2008: Animation
I taught an animation class July 7-11, 2008 at the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA. The class was a lot of fun and the kids worked really hard. First off is an animatic (a filmed storyboard) for our own action packed cartoon “Super Surf Knight.” I came up with the concept and characters …
Jul 19
Zine Fest this weekend (July 19-20, 2008)
I will be at the Zine Fest this afternoon. Last night I saw a special tie-in event at the Cartoon Art Museum where the artist read there comics aloud to projected art. What a great way to get ready for a comic show of unique voices. I will probably be hanging around with the talented …
Jul 18
Cartoon Boot Camp – Animation: People Stop Motion
Some more silly animation that we did today, the last day of animation class at the Cartoon Art Museum. I will be uploading the final project as well as animation from my class at the Schulz Museum by early next week before I leave for San Diego.
Jul 17
CAM Sketch-A-Thon and the San Diego Comic-Con
Thousands of artist, writers, fans, film makers, sculptors, actors and everyone else will be heading down to San Diego for the big San Diego Comic-Con. The convention is a week away (July 23-27, 2008) I will be found working the Cartoon Art Museum booth at MZ11 on the Mezzanine Level (the space in the back …
Jul 17
Happy 53rd Anniversary Disneyland
It was on July,17 1955 that a new entertainment destination appeared…the first theme park. 53 years ago Disneyland was revealed and changed our idea of what an amusement park could be. Disneyland was opened on July,17 1955. I have not be able to go for a few years, but a trip is in order for …
Jul 16
Cartoon Boot Camp ’08: Pencil Tests of Flip Books
We did a pencil test today of some of the students flip books. There will be more added to this video in the next few days. These were recorded in iStopmotion.
Jul 16
Cartoon Boot Camp ’08: Titan War
Stop Motion film made by the Cartoon Boot Camp students at the Cartoon Art Museum TODAY!
Jul 13
Kid Bewoulf and the Blood Bound Oath printed books.
This last week I received my copies of Kid Beowulf and the Blood Bound Oath from author Alexis E. Fajardo. I did the cover coloring as well as watercolor rendering on the prologue pages too and all I can say is…the cover looks really sexy. The color printing is rich and has a smooth satin …
