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Category: tools

Oct 01

Random Ideas generators again

Here is a repeat, some good random idea generators that might be a help for a project, like 24 Hour Comic Book Day. Great for practice exercises. Lee’s Useless Random Superhero Generator: http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/comics/herogen/ Log-Line generator: http://www.lifeformz.com/cgi-bin/idea/idea.fcgi Seventh Sanctum: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/ (Anime/Manga, Character,Humor, Names, Superheroes/Sentai, Writing, etc.) 50 Random Superhero Names: http://www.hoboes.com/RPG/BrandX/Gallery/names/ Random Writing Prompts: http://www.gkbledsoe.com/articles/process/writing_prompt_generator.html Ultimate …

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May 21

Reminder: Cartoon Boot Camp starts on June 7, 2010 at the Cartoon Art Museum!

I just confirmed that there are still spaces available in the Cartoon Boot Camp Classes at the Cartoon Art Museum this Summer in which I will be the teacher. The classes are aimed at students ages 10-14 who are looking for something that goes beyond the basics. The classes move fast and they are designed …

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Mar 29

June 15-19 and 22-26, July 13-17, August 3-7;Cartoon Boot Camp 2009 at the Cartoon Art Museum

Hey all, I will be teaching some of the Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Museum this summer. So if you are an intermediate artist between the ages of 10 and 14 this camp might be right for you. I am teaching all the classes except for the week of July 6-10. Cartoon Boot …

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Nov 02

Drawing With Water: Making the Art for ALAN’S WAR

First:Second has a great making of video from their book Alan’s War. I think I am going to give it a try.

Aug 15

My new computer…

I just got a new iMac this week and I am loving it. I bought it through MacConnection in NH (no Tax, free Shipping). I could have gotten a snazzier model, but this one will last me quite a while. The screen in 20″ and it is no longer the white plastic style, but brushed …

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Jul 24

Wausau paper test with Watercolors

click to enlarge I am trying out a new paper to draw and paint on. It’s Wausau Exact Ice 80lb and it comes highly recommended by a friend of mine. This artist paints on it in both watercolors and acrylics and also does most of his rough and final comic art on it. One of …

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Jun 17

Expanding menus thanks to Flooble.com

Thanks to Flooble.com I have cool expanding sidebars to keep everything clean. You just click on the + and the content expands, click the – close it back up. (you might have to scroll down a bit to see them, but there so Cool, Very Cool. It was fairly easy to add the Javascript to …

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May 15

Tools: Random Names from behindthename.com

This site, behindthename.com will take a data-base of real names and randomize it either generally, or with specific ethnic backgrounds. It definitely can be a great way to come up with character names for any type of storytelling. The only down size is that it can only generate one name at a time and you …

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