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Apr
29
2012

2012-5-26 Mini-Comic day at the Cartoon Art Museum – Saturday May 26

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I am helping to organize a special inkDrinkDraw San Francisco event on Saturday May 26, 2012, Mini-Comic Day. The event is FREE and open to anyone interested in joining us.

WHEN: Saturday May 26, 2012 – 11am to 5:30pm
WHERE: The Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore
655 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94105
(between 3rd street and New Montgomery St., two blocks from Montgomery St. BART) (415) CAR-TOON – http://www.cartoonart.org

COST: FREE!

DETAILS: Mini-Comic Day at the Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore
For the May inkDrinkDraw we will return to the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco for
Mini-Comic Day. Come join us and take the challenge to create and publish your own Mini-Comic with your fellow artists in a day or less. Paper, pens, pencils, and long neck stapler will be provided as well as printed templates to help make your book and there are two copy shops in walking
distance to make copies to trade and share with your fellow creators. (Sorry, you will have to pay for your own copies.)

From the official
site http://www.minicomics.org :
“On Mini-Comics Day, participating cartoonists from around the world will write, draw, and print copies of a mini-comic, completing the entire process from start to finish in a day or less. Anyone in the world can participate. Mini-comics have been democratizing the art of
making comic books since the 70?s or earlier… with the popularization of photocopiers, it became apparent that anyone with an inclination and some spare change could print a little comic book. Wildly varying in both form and content, mini-comics are a wonderful synthesis of cartooning and hand-made art objects.

Guidelines: To participate, create a mini-comic from start to finish on May 26th, 2012 (including writing, drawing and printing it). You can make your mini-comic by yourself or with other artists.
…” (visit the official site for more guidelines for the event)

So, come on down, grab a seat and make a comic. And don’t be shy about bringing down your mini-comics you have all ready made too!

The Two Copy Shops nearby are:

Copy Central 22 3rd street, San Francisco, CA 0.1 mi W (415) 882-7377 ? · copycentral.com - 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Fed-Ex Kinkos – need to verify location do to wonky web listings.

 

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Sep
09
2011

CAM-JAM 2011 #2 this Sunday Sept 11, 2011 at the Cartoon Art Museum 11:30-5:00

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Once again I am helping organized another CAM-Jam with InkDrinkDraw San Francisco and the Bookstore at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco CA. Were calling it our Spectacular Super Sonic Paper Monster Party X. The theme will be making Paper Toy Monsters from basic shape constructed of card stock and decorated to add details the models do not have. See below for all the details or visit

CAMJAM 2011 #2 Paper Monster Party

 

Where we meet next:
InkDrinkDraw presents:
Spectacular Super Sonic PAPER MONSTER PARTY X

Location: Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission St. San Francisco, CA http://www.cartoonart.org
Date: Sunday September 11, 2011
Time: 11:30am to 5:00 pm
Being an artist can be a solitary job, so we want to find a way to meet more like minded artists who are interested in Comics, Animation, Illustration, Video Games and more! After all what’s better than to meet, talk and network with people who “get” what you do as a creative!

For our September InkDrinkDraw SF Meet we have teamed up with the Bookstore at the Cartoon Art Museum for another of their CAM-JAM events aimed at artists of all levels.
In the past we done everything from create animation to draw full mini-comics and even designed a tarot deck, but this session we will be having
a Spectacular Super Sonic PAPER MONSTER PARTY X.

In last few years some new type of art forms have appeared, making customized toys with artistic flair. For us we will be cutting, folding and customizing simple paper shapes into characters, embracing the limitations and letting our imaginations go wild.

Participating artist can sign in at the front desk and then you will be able to come in and have some fun with us. Planning on coming, why not RSVP to us or to the Museum’s Bookstore at bookstore@cartoonart.org.

Note:
We are asking for a $2 donation from participating artists to help pay for the
materials (as well as some treats and surprises) The museums full admission is required for anyone who is not participating.

“Paper Monster/character creation”
Come Cut, Fold and customize characters of paper and… maybe even with other materials. We will have plenty of blank, pre-printed shapes to use and will have some coloring tools too, but feel free to bring your own materials if you like and even your own customization projects.

“Share and Tell”
Bring your current projects, copies of your comics and art prints and share with us and even visiting guests to the museum.

“More monsters and open projects”
Come and just sit with us and draw and create all sorts of monsters and creatures or even just work on your own projects.

(While It’s not “required” to participate in any of these particular activities, we’ll have them on hand if you wish too.)

“Open Projects”
As always “Open Projects” is working on whatever project you brough with you, want to try or are currently working on.
Please feel free to discuss your projects with the group! We love hearing about what people are working on and will gladly give feedback!

To stay in touch you can:
On Twitter Follow:
@inkDrinkDraw or @NoCashComics & @AtomicBearPress

Read the inkDrinkDraw
Blog at inkDrinkDraw.weebly.com

Hope to see you there!

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Aug
27
2011

CAM-JAM 2011/#1/Animation Jam (final results!)

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This short animation was created as part of the 3rd year of CAM-JAM artist events at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco CA. Produced on Sun May 22, 2011 in 6 hours for the art and then composited in After Effects later. Each event is an art jam with a different theme, from comics about tiki’s to tarot cards to paper toy monsters.

- The event started with some warm-up animation drawn on a white board (purchased at Daiso America store)  and filmed with a iStopMotion.

- Then each artist started drawing a sequence of animation which were then were strung together thanks to some storyboarding by Rick Lucey. The mini animation drawings were composited in Adobe After Effects.

Take a look…

You can see an announcement and find out what our goals were HERE

Artists: Karen Luk, Rick Lucey, Mouser, Brian Kolm and Jeff Plotkin

Technique inspiration: Fran Krause’s sketchbook animation ‘Nosy Bear’ – frankrause.com
editing and compositing: Brian Kolm
music: Kevin MacLeod/incompetech.com
Sound Effects: soundfx-free.com, soundbible.comMike Koenig, pacdv.com
with thanks to: Heather Plunkett and the Cartoon Art Museum and Bookstore/Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco

CAMJAM11-animationMiniposter

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Aug
13
2011

2011/8/22 SF Artist meet-up: InkDrinkDraw Mon August 22, 2011

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My buddy George Webber (No Cash Comics) and I are planning another InkDrinkDraw artist get together for Monday August 22, 2011 at the Church St. Cafe, starting at 6:30pm. This is a chance for Bay Area/San Francisco artist who are interesting in Cartooning, Comics, Illustration, Animation and similar art forms to meet up, hang out, network, work and create. The last meet-up two months ago at Hooters San Francisco was a blast, and this location is easier to get too as well.

The cafe is an old favorite being a former location for the Cartoonist Conspiracy SF to meet and is lively and fun.

Below is the press release from the official blog:

LOCATION UPDATE !

Hello Everyone,

From George Webber / NoCashComics & Brian Kolm of AtomicBearPress !

OK, so here’s the FINAL inkDrinkDraw Meet-up UPDATE !!!

SF Pizzeria could not accommodate our meeting this time around, SO .. New Location ….

LOCATION:
Church St Cafe (260 Church St – between 15th St & Market St – San Francisco, CA94114 (Neighborhood: Castro)

http://www.yelp.com/biz/church-street-cafe-san-francisco

DATE:
August 22nd

TIME:
6:30 to Whenever (10 / 10:30 most likely)

HERE’S WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING:
Being an artist can be a solitary job, so we want to find a way to meet more like minded artists who are interested in Comics, Animation, Illustration, Video Games and more! After all what’s better than to meet, talk and network with people who “get” what you do as a creative!

(While It’s not “required” to participate in any of these particular activities, we’ll have them on hand if you wish too.)

“Meet & Greet with a Nosh”
Come on by and hang out with other artists, talk shop, share what your working on and have some food and drinks too !
The Church St Cafe has nice sandwiches, cookies & coffee, but you might want to have dinner before hand and have desert at Church St Cafe as they don’t have big dinner type meals.

“Working with Faces”
It seems that one of the major challenges with many artists is being able to draw a unique cast of characters without drawing the same character over and over again with just minor differences, so we came up with a few different challenges having to do with drawing faces.

There is NO simple smiley face drawings in these challenges (try one or all of them):
1. “25 Character Expressions” challenge.
2. “Book of Faces” challenge.
3. “iPhone Face Off” challenge for those with nerves of steel.

ALSO feel free to bring some photos of faces that you would like to share with the group as we work to increase our mental database.

“Working with Copic Markers Demos”
George Webber be geared up to do his Copic Demo for anyone that wants to learn about these markers and he’ll have some extra markers on hand for people to try them out a little.

“Open Projects”
As always “Open Projects” is working on whatever project you brought with you, want to try or are currently working on.
Please feel free to discuss your projects with the group! We love hearing about what people are working on and will gladly give feedback!

To stay in touch you can:
On Twitter Follow @inkDrinkDraw or @NoCashComics & @AtomicBearPress
Read the inkDrinkDraw Blog at inkDrinkDraw.weebly.com for updates.

Make sure we have your email so we can keep you up dated !
P.S. please let me know if you got this email, it’s a new list and need to make sure it’s working.

thanks
gWebber & Brian Kolm

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Sep
08
2010

Meet me at the Schulz Museum this upcoming Saturday Sept 11, 2010 from 1-3 and other stuff happening

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Hey all, just a reminder I will be at the Sketch-A-Thon at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA this Saturday Sept 11, 2010 from 1-3. I will be doing sketches and chatting with anyone who comes on by.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ? 1–3pm
Cartoonist Sketch-A-Thon Celebrates 60 Years!
Celebrate 60 years of Peanuts with Bizarro creator Dan Piraro and over a dozen other guest cartoonists. From 1–3pm visitors can meet, watch, and talk to a variety of guest cartoonists including Dan Piraro, All Over Coffee creator Paul Madonna, digital caricaturist Rhoda Draws, animator Mike Gray, and more. Cartoonists will speak with visitors, share and demonstrate their work and sketch something for the Schulz Museum’s collection.

At 3:30pm, Dan Piraro will give a presentation and speak about his work. Piraro recently won the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.

Sketch-A-Thon cartoonists include:

Brent Anderson
Michael Capozzola
Rhoda Draws
Alexis Fajardo
Brian Fies
Shaenon Garrity
Mike Gray
Debbie Huey
Greg Knight
Jonathan Lemon
Paul Madonna
Brian Narelle
Thien Pham
Lark Pien
Dan Piraro
Frank Roberson
Brian Kolm

also…mark your calendars…

September 9: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.

September 19: In gallery demo and activity at the Cartoon Art Museum (more info coming up)

September 23: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.

October 2-3: 24 Hour Comic Book Day in San Francisco. I will be participating, will you?

October 10: Tarot Art Jam at the Cartoon Art Museum (more info coming up)

October 14: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.

October 23: Family Day at the Cartoon Art Museum. I will be demoing and and supervising art activities. (more info coming up)

October 28: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.

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May
30
2009

CCSF Comic Jam at the Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore, TOMORROW Sunday May 31, 2009

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This is sort of late, but since more people connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, DeviantArt, etc I have not been updating the blog as much.

TOMORROW is an event I have been helping put together for the Cartoonist Conspiricy San Francisco comic jam group. May 31, 2009. Sunday. We will have a comic jam in the lobby of the Cartoon Art Museum with our sponsor, the Museum’s own Bookstore.

The FREE event will begin at 11 am and end at 5pm and allow artist to come together and create comic stories. NOTE: Admission to the Museum is NOT free. It’ cost $6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors and $2 for kids.

Many local artist from the group will be there along with a lot of new people too. It’s going to be fun and exciting. So come on down and draw with us.

You can find photos from the event at Flicker HERE: http://www.flickr.com/groups/cartoonconspiracysf/

You can answer questions to get ideas on both TWITTER: http://twitter.com/CAMBookstore

and on FACEBOOK by friending SPARKY JOE: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=100000016205524&ref=ts

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May
15
2009

CCSF collabrations are fun.

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The Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam was great last night (Thursday May 14,2009). We did a new challenge where two artist teamed up to pencil each comic panel of a story on individual index cards. Each artist drew at least one specific character and worked together to tell a story when they interacted. So one artist might draw, lets say a character being hit, and then the other artist might draw the other character throwing the punch. In many ways the process resembles how animators will each do a different character in a movie.

After all the art is penciled, one artist will ink all the drawings in a story to keep the final look consistent. We did not reach that step as of yet.

The index cards allows for the teams to shuffle and rearrange the cards to edit the story adding, changing and combining them. It meant that the story could change very easily and quickly and allow for new possibilities. After the order is decided, the back of the cards in each story are numbered.

Many of us were enjoying the process enough that we stayed longer then we usually do at the Café. That is a good thing.

I will post some images of the final story I did with my partner when they are avalible.

Next time you are hanging out with your artist pals, give it a try. It should work on stickynotes and scraps of paper or cardboard as well.

- PICTURES: photos via http://www.flickr.com/photos/miromi/sets/72157618101813429/

- SLIDESHOW: slideshow via Flickr, check it out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/miromi/sets/72157618101813429/show/

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Mar
23
2008

Valentines Day CCSF Comic Jam

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On February 14, 2008 a few members of the CCSF (Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco) got together to do a small Valentines Day themed Comic Jam. Check out the results on the official site. I was one of those artists. Check it out.

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