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Brian Kolm

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Aug 30

NEW! Blog Syndication

Hey now you can get an XML syndication feed to my blog. Just click on the orange XML button under the blogger logo. It should work as both RSS or Atom formats. _____________________________________ Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ to see my production art for my comic book, Beyond the Great Chimney as well as other art, sketches and …

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Aug 29

Pixar Benefit for the Cartoon Art Museum (Oct 2, 2004)

I’ll be there, will you? presents: Behind the Scenes at Pixar Animation Studios A Benefit for the Cartoon Art Museum Saturday, October 2, 2004 Find out how movies really get made at Pixar Animation Studios! This special evening starts with a reception at Pixar’s Emeryville campus. Over wine and hor’s d’oeuvres you will see a …

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Aug 23

Drawing Games: random characters (pictures)

Someone once said that artist are creatures of habit. We work with what we know and like, and we don’t like trying things new. Sometimes But it is important for us to expand our powers of creation to new ideas and subjects, if only for a moment. Bellow I have outlined a few of my …

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Aug 23

Posting Comments

If you want to add comments to any of my posts, please do. Just click on the comments links under the article you want to comment on. Then click add a comment and you will be redirected to register at blogger.com(if you havent allready). Then add your comments, just keep them clean kids. _____________________________________ Visit …

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Aug 21

Kids Cartooning Class (Aug 20, 2004) – Reminder

Tommorow (saturday August 20, 2004)I will be teaching the Kids Cartooning class at the Cartoon Art Museum. The class is from 1 pm to 3 pm. Visit the musuems offical website for more information. Heres a press release: Cartooning classes for kids continue on Saturday afternoons from 1-3pm. The attendance fee for each student is …

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Aug 21

Class begins! (lots of images to load)

I have been taking a watercolor class in Oakland, CA for about 3 years now. At the point I mostly work on my own stuff. The first day was today, and I am going to use the blog to show off what I do. Dr. Druid from Marvel comics. This is a concept sketch for …

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Aug 18

Beyond the Great Chimney #2, #3, and anthology story update

I finished scanning in the rough draft for issue #3, so I am now noticing where I need to make changes. I will have to go back and figure out where things don’t feel right and then I’ll draw a more detailed, hopefully final, draft of the comic. I got a quote from one printing …

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Aug 18

This Audience really ‘blows’-up

I recently found a fascinating article about a movie effect. No, not about how they can simulate __________ with a computer, but how a bit of good ol’ fashion creativity that helped create an audience for scenes in the movie Sea Biscuit. You see, a clever man who works at DreamWorks studios, came up with …

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