Author's posts
Jul 04
Happy 4th of July
Today we celebrate the Independence of the USA! I hope my fellow Americans all have a wonderful day with their friends and family. Why not check out the Disney and More blog to see original artwork from Disneyland’s ‘America on Parade’ show from the bicentennial. I have faint memories of seeing the show when I …
Jul 03
‘Operation Shine’ poster
This is a poster design I did for one of my co-workers at the Youth Center I work at for ‘Operation Shine’. The poster is to promote a group of people hiking across the country to promote the issues of GLBT homeless youth. www.pridewalk2009.org/ “Estimates are that 40% of homeless youth identity as gay, lesbian, …
Jun 29
The CAM needs artist for the Sketch-A-Thon at the SDCC09
Hey all, I will be in San Diego for the Comic-Con this summer working with the Cartoon Art Museum again. If you are an artist and are at the con and want to help out…. The Cartoon Art Museum Sketch-A-Thon at San Diego Comic-Con needs your help! San Diego Comic-Con International is fast approaching, and …
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 …
Jun 25
Follow me on Twitter
Everyone seems to be Twittering. Maybe even your mom is Twittering. You can follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AtomicBearPress I post updates on classes and events that I am part of. Also I have just installed a plug-in on my site that will (hopfully) Tweet when I post a blog post here.
Jun 25
Puppets are Cool
I have always liked puppets. Here are some videos I have found on-line. Here is a cool scary puppet, Bunrakboo Puppetry Illusions by www.gore-galore.com: Here is Big Bird from Sesame Street singing “It’s not easy being Green” at the memorial for Jim Henson. Puppeteer Carol Spinny is obviously doing a pretty good job to stay …
Jun 22
Asian Art Museum (personal) comic jam
This is a comic I drew this last Thursday June 18, 2009 at the Asian Art Museum at the MATCHA event. Most of the items I sketched from are in the Lords of the Samurai exhibit as well as the demonstration of the Tea Ceremony. I still need to write some dialog, but I feel …
Jun 22
Luxo Jr. animatronic at WDW
Pretty amazing animatronic. I wonder if it can be “puppeted” or just played back as a show. See some more photos by Jeff Lang HERE.
