May
18
2012
(can’t see the video, visit the blog post in your flash equip browser to watch)
This is my new animated trailer for my Cartoon Boot Camp Classes at the Cartoon Art Museum this Summer. It uses the artwork created to promote the class and manipulates it in Adobe After Effects.
To find out more about the classes, visit the official page at: http://cartoonart.org/2012/04/cartoon-boot-camp-summer-2012/
May
09
2012
Promotional illustration for my Cartoon Boot Camp class at the Cartoon Art Museum: Comic Book Creation.
The class runs the week of July 9 to 13, 2012.
Sign up at: cartoonart.org/2012/04/cartoon-boot-camp-summer-2012/
May
09
2012
Promotional illustration for my Cartoon Boot Camp class at the Cartoon Art Museum- Intro to Stop-Motion Animation.
The class runs the week of June 11 to 15, 2012.
Sign up at: cartoonart.org/2012/04/cartoon-boot-camp-summer-2012
Sep
25
2011
I wanted to find a unique way to show samples of my artwork that would stand out, so I decided to create a hard-cover book that I could use at conventions and professional meetings. The book features samples of my artwork from 2007-2011 including illustrations and personal work.
The books are Print On Demand through Blurb.com, who do a high quality job and create a very slick final product.
You can order the hard-cover book (with an on-line preview) HERE
This is the 4th book I have made through Blurb.com and I have been very happy with the results. The books are always printed beautifully and come to you looking very professional and slick.
Now, one of the best things about Blurb.com is that they are constantly updating their services aimed at their target audience: artists. So they have made their own software BookSmart more customizable, but also finally have an option for folks who wanted a more professional options. This year they introduced a plug-in for Adobe In-Design that not only generates the templates for a book/cover, but also a way to correctly output a PDF to upload. This means that you can pretty much layout the pages any way you want and can use files in formats like Photoshop .psd that BookSmart can not use. Considering I have lots of art as high-resolution .psd files, that means I could place them and not have to convert them to .jpg files first.
Uploading the final book as a Adobe PDF was easy to do and the website will let you know if any of your images are too low-res for print, but I would always make sure to carefully look at your PDF yourself to make sure there are not unexpected surprises which sometimes do not show up in In-Design.
If you are familiar with Adobe InDesign I would definitely consider using the plug-in since it was a lot faster and more powerful, but the BookSmart program is really good if you want something pretty nice.
To find out more about editing your book at Blurb.com visit HERE.
May
02
2011
And the rest of the art I created at Wondercon 2011 (April 1-3), this time all original characters by me.
Octopus – click above for a bigger image
Some creature thingy – click above for a bigger image
Steam punk women – click above for a bigger image
Archer – click above for a bigger image
Fantasy women – click above for a bigger image
Batman Tiki – click above for a bigger image
Cat – click above for a bigger image
Dead pirate – click above for a bigger image
Dragon – click above for a bigger image
May
01
2011
Here are some more art I created at Wondercon 2011 (April 1-3).
Pokemon creature – click above for a bigger image
Etrigan the Demon from DC Comic – click above for a bigger image
Vision and Scarlet Witch from Marvel Comics – click above for a bigger image
the Might Thor from Marvel Comics – click above for a bigger image
Aug
13
2010
I will be exhibiting at the San Francisco Zine Fest on September 4-5, 2010. Hosted in the County Fair Building on the edge of Golden Gate Park, come and see the latest in comics, art and zines. Admission is FREE and there is something for everyone!
When and where is the SF Zine Fest?
Saturday, September 4 from 11:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, September 5 from 11:00am – 6:00pm
(Labor Day Weekend)SF County Fair Building
(formerly Hall of Flowers)
9th Ave. at Lincoln Way (in Golden Gate Park) map
We are very excited to be returning to our new home at the San Francisco County Fair Building! The SF County Fair Building is easily accessible by bicycle (lots of parking right out front) and also by public transit: The N train and the 6, 16BX, 43, 44, and 71 bus lines all drop you off within a couple blocks of the Fest! Parking can be more difficult, the adjacent lot is for loading and unloading ONLY. There are some paid parking lots in the nearby Inner Sunset district.
Find out more at: http://blog.sfzinefest.com/
May
21
2010
Here is a RPG character portrait I was commissioned to do recently. I am pleased with the energy in the drawing.
