This is just a shout out to my students from the first two weeks of Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Museum. As you might have seen here at the blog, the first week’s Character Creation Camp yielded many fantastic characters. Congratulations to: Joey, Len, Rachel, Clare, Decklan, Turo, Olin, Adam, Johnny, and […]

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I was at the Cartoon Art Museum yesterday going over my curriculum for my upcoming Summer classes and I just wanted to send out a reminder. I am really looking forward to the two new classes on drawing a comics page and animation. The information has now been updated at the museums website (scroll down […]

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The weekend supplement for the SF Chronicle did a write up of yours truly and the classes I teach at the Cartoon Art Museum. You can read it on-line HERE or check out the scan of the article below.

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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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I want to extend a big THANK YOU to all the folks who made my first adult cartooning class a success. I look forward to seeing what you all create in the future.

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UPDATE: See my writeup in the SF Weekly HERE. I got a photo and everything. Below is a scan from the actual paper. There is one mistake: I do not give lessons in my home. It would be in my studio and I do not have it set up to teach in at this time.

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“By far one of the best experiences my son has ever had! Brian and the
Museum are wonderful and the concepts/techniques they have taught my son
have improved his drawing by leaps and bounds. We travel all the way
from the East Bay (Antioch) just to enjoy the class, well worth the BART ride.”
Parent: Janet Pearson
Child: Alexander Pearson-Goulart

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“I Can’t Draw!”-Cartooning Basics for Grown-Ups
with Brian Kolm, Cartoonist, Teacher and Graphic Designer
Saturday, February 9, 2008  1:00-3:30pm
Cost per individual class: $40; $30 for CAM members.
Due to popular demand, the Cartoon Art Museum is offering another installment in its ongoing series of workshops for aspiring comic artists, writers and fans of all ages. […]

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