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Brian Kolm

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Feb 02

Le Studio Ghibli (Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli)

Le Studio Ghibli is a wonderful web-site on the films from Oscarâ„¢ winning Animator Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli. Even thought the website is in French, it has a whole lot of production artwork to look at. Photos of the Ghibli Museum in Japan. Photos from the exhibit Miyazaki is having with French cartoonist Mobius. And …

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Feb 02

Wallace and Gromit Movie Teaser

The Wallace and Gromit Movie Teaser (video clip though iFilm). Nuf’ said. This will be one of 3 stop motion movies out this year, including Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (trailer Quick Time) _____________________________________ 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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Jan 30

BTGC #2 – 5 of 5 pages done. WHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

All the main art has now been composited into the desktop program. Now I have to just edit the dialog and word balloons and its done. Below are pages 25 and 27. _____________________________________ 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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Jan 29

Hiëronymus Bosch Action Figures?

This link comes from a good friend of mine. Most art students know the work of Hiëronymus Bosch. Bosch was born during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and is considered the forrunner in the area of surrealisim. The Paratsone studios in The Netherlands has worked to bring these figures off the …

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Jan 29

Garret Izumi at the Cartoon Art Museum

On last Tuesday (Jan 25,2005) the Cartoon Art Museum hosted an evening reception for Xeric Grant award winner Garret Izumi. A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area till recently, Garret is a talented cartoonist and author. His latest work is a hand made book called Three Grey Women. The opening was an intimate affair …

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Jan 29

BTGC #2 – 3 of 5 pages done. YAAAAAA!

3 pages scaned and composited. Rough dialog added, and image manipulation added.2 more to go+correct spelling+word balloons+…well you get the idea. _____________________________________ 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 drawings.

Jan 28

BTGC #2 – Almost done (pics)

Here is all the pages of my comics layed out on a table. 30 fully rendered pages. I have to say that I had a moment of pride when looking at the whole I felt pretty good about what I have done. Below are the new panels fully shaded and ready to go. _____________________________________ Visit …

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Jan 28

Separated at Birth? (pic)

I was imediatly surprised when I saw this poster at the BART station. The women in the Secret ad looks a lot like my character in my comic book, Beyond the Great Chimney. The photo on the left is the ad, on the right is Kate Murphy from my comic book. hmmmmmm……. _____________________________________ Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ …

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