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Tag: Cartoon Art Museum

Aug 01

Summer 2009 – San Diego Comic-Con 2009 – part 1

Well, here I am in sunny Southern California getting ready to head back home to the Bay Area. What? You didn’t notice I was gone? Well, I have been surrounding myself in geeky delights for the last week and a half. Would you like to hear what I did? Of course you do. My adventure …

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Jul 20

updated: July 22-26, 2009 The CAM 3rd annual Sketch-A-Thon at the SDCC

Well, the San Diego Comic Con is almost upon us (July 22-26, 2009). I will be at the Cartoon Art Museum booth #1930 Thu, Fri, Sat drawing for donations for the museum. Otherwise you can find me on the floor networking and buying things. NOTE: Click on the map at the bottom of this post …

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Jul 15

Once Upon a Dream: the Art of Sleeping Beauty at the Cartoon Art Museum

This is the postcard/banner design I did for the new Cartoon Art Museum exhibit that opens on Saturday. I have seen the show and it’s pretty amazing, particularly if you are a fan of Animation and the Disney Studio. Mark your calendars for August 15. That’s the Sleeping Beauty opening reception with special guest Ron …

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Jun 26

Cartoon Boot Camp: Story Board to Animatic follow up.

Today was the last day of Cartoon Boot Camp: Storyboard to Animatic at the Cartoon Art Museum. I had a class of 10 kids who all work hard to create storyboard drawings which I then made into an animatic. An animatic (or Lycra Reel or Pre-Visualization) is a technique that was first used by animation …

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Jun 17

Update…

Just wanted to post some stuff that is going on… – My adult cartooning class this last weekend was fantastic. Thanks to all my students for their hard work and great enthusiasm. – Right now I am teaching the first week of the Cartoon Art Museum Cartoon Boot Camp with a theme of Superheroes. I …

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Jun 10

Update 6-10-09

Hey all. Time for another update on whats happening with the ever tall Brian Kolm. – I will be teaching an Adult level class on this weekend June 13-14, 200: Defining the Project Instructor: Brian Kolm Level: Beginning/Intermediate – Adult Days: June 13-14, 2009 Are you thinking about working on a personal comic or cartoon …

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Jun 07

JAM Idea: Sticky Note Comic Jam

Sticky Note Comic JamHistory: We first did it at the Cartoonist Conspiracy meet on Thursday May 28, 2009 with added printed template layouts on May 31, 2009 at the Cartoon Art Museum Jam. Idea:This Jam was following up from the Index Card Comic Jam in which we had groups of two or three people join …

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Jun 07

Comic Jam Idea: Speedy Comic Jam

Speed Comic Jam History: First done at the Cartoon Art Museum Comic Jam on May 31, 2009 Idea: The idea of this jam is to work fast. Some of us artist have a habit of getting stuck on our comics projects and spending too much time. The jam produced interesting results and has some different …

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