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WIP report Feb 2, 2012 – NEW ART!

Work-in-Progress report for Feb 2, 2012. Sneak peek of a panel for my new comic premiering at the Image Comic Expo on Feb 24-26, 2012. Stay tuned to the blog to see more updates and the full reveal of my new comic!

New Art! – Sketch Tuesdays January 31, 2012

Last night I had a great time at Sketch Tuesdays at 111 Minna. The event takes place in a gallery/bar space where artist create art to sell. The place was packed and loud, but the creativity in the room was amazing.

NEW ART – Lizard and Bird watercolors

Two mini watercolor paintings inspired by a March 2003 National Geography Magazine by Brian Kolm. Click above for slightly larger image.

Motion Art Moment: January 2012 Gorry Bug

Can’t see the video, visit Motion Art Moment: January 2012 Gorry Bug from Brian Kolm on Vimeo. I would like to share with you something new I am doing for 2012, a Motion Art Moment. These will be short monthly videos that take a recent piece of my artwork/illustration/comics and animate them using digital tools. …

NEW ART – Celebrating the Year of the Dragon.

Hope everyone is having a wondrous Lunar New Year!

NEW ART! – McRabbit

This is a drawing I did in one of my cartooning classes that I teach where I was showing the kids how I inked a drawing over blue pencil lines. For the inking I used both a brush pen and some sharpies of different widths. I also liked the art enough to give is some …

New Art: Gorey bug at the beach (now with video animation clips)

My first drawing (posted) of the new year. I drew this guy at my Parent/Child at the Cartoon Art Museum and to me it looks like it was designed by Edward Gorey. Below is a test for something new. My hope is that at lest once a month I will take one of my drawings …

Stop and Go kids stop-motion animation at the Schulz Museum – winter 2012

Last week I taught two classes at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA. The above video is the final result of the one day stop-motion class which we call “Stop and Go”.

A special holiday greeting from me to you

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday to everyone no matter how/what/where you celebrate. Every year I have illustrated an original Christmas card for my family to send to family and friends. The earliest Christmas cards we would make were silk screened and my father took my art and cut it by hand into …

New Art/Motion Comic Magic: Animatics and the Puppet Tool

I just started a new workshop at the youth center I work at featuring one of my favorite applications, Adobe After Effects (as well as Photoshop and Illustrator too). I love After Effects since there is so much versatility in what you can do. The program is also great since it can accommodate huge differences …

New Art-Life drawings from the Dickens Holiday Fair 2011

As mentioned in my trip report from the Dickens Fair this past weekend I attended the Pre-Raphaelite Artist Salon at the Adventures Club at the event. Here we were transported to a period drawing session with models recreating a religious scene while live harp music was played and poetry recited. It was a pretty awesome …

2011-12-03 Holiday CAM-Jam and Cartoonist Boutique at the Cartoon Art Museum – Dec 3rd

Hey all, here it is the last of the CAM-JAM 2011 events I am organizing with the Bookstore at the Cartoon Art Museum and inkDrinkDraw San Francisco. The events this year have really been quite fantastic with the final results being Animation and Paper Toy Monsters! But for this one we will be using the …

2011-12-28 Winter Parent-Child Class: Critters, Creatures and Monsters

Here is a fun parent-child cartooning class I will be teaching in San Francisco at the Cartoon Art Museum Wednesday December 28th, 2011. December 28th (Wednesday) Critters, Creatures and Monsters Ages: Parents and Children (7 to 12 years old) recommended Time: 11am – 1pm Cost: $10 per person (all children must be accompanied by an …

2011-12-27 Winter Parent-Child Class: Heroes and Villains

I will be teaching a parent-child cartooning class at the Cartoon Art Museum on Tuesday December 27, 2011. December 27th (Thursday) Heroes and Villains Ages: Parents/Guardians and Children (7 to 12 years old) recommended Time: 11am – 1pm Cost: $10 per person (all children must be accompanied by an adult, ideally no more than two …

New Art – Spooky Pirate, Super Spooks

Some Halloween drawings from last month. Watercolor, pencil, sharpie pen.

Happy Halloween everyone! Boo!

Hope everyone has a great Halloween!

New art – “Maharaja” sketches

Sketches done at the ‘Maharaja’ exhibit at the Asian Art Museum at their MATCHA event. www.asianart.org/maharaja/index.htm

New Art – Painted Pumpkins for Halloween

At one of the locations I teach cartooning we painted mini pumpkins, which I had never done. It was surprisingly easy and they came out pretty great I think.

CAM-Jam 2011 #2: Paper Monster Party follow-up

Last month on September 11, 2011 I helped organize another CAM-Jam with the Bookstore at Cartoon Art Museum and InkDrinkDraw. These art jam events happen around 3 times a year for the past 3 years and always have a different theme. You can read up on past events HERE. This CAM-Jam we decided to have …

‘Brian Kolm: Portfolio 2007-2011′ now avalible through Blurb.com

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 …