To celebrate my birthday I decided to invite friends to join me with my first visit to the Walt Disney Family Museum (WDFM) in the San Francisco Presidio. The Presidio is a former military base that is now being converted for other things like housing Lucas Digital (ILM) and the Bay School (who one of …
May 06
New Artwork: Drippy Watercolors
This afternoon I got to play with some watercolor paints in a fun way. I was basically puddling the paint and then tilting the painting surface and blending in more. I then laid them flat with sprinkles of salt and let them dry. I then brushed off the salt and drew details and brushed on …
Apr 11
Q) What format for a comic?
(can’t see the images in facebook/email, view it here: http://atomicbearpress.com/2010/04/11/comicformatquestion/ ) Now that our comic work will most likely appear in multiple formats: print, web, ipad, iphone/ipod touch, Motion Comics, cel phone, e-book reader what is the best format to aim for first? There is….. 1) Standard Comic Book Format (portrait aspect ratio). Pros: Works …
Apr 09
NEW art print: Pirate Muse of Gold and Treasure
At Wondercon 2010 I premiered a new art print, the Pirate Muse of Gold and Treasure. It’s a watercolor piece with a decorative boarder which will be the first of a series if sales are good. Copies are available and I will be figuring out shipping and the details and post it on-line soon.
Apr 09
CAM Cartoon Boot Camp 2010 poster
This June I will be teaching 4 weeks of Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Museum. This is the poster I designed. Find out more about these intermediate classes for students 10-14 CLICK HERE.
Apr 05
Mousetalgia – Episode 75 (the Wondercon 2010 episode)
I was thrilled and honored to meet two of the hosts of the Disneyland/Disney podcast Mousetalgia at Wondercon 2010, a favorite of mine that I listen to each week. Besides the podcast, Jeff is the creator of a wonderful Haunted Mansion website…DoomBuggies.com and Dave is the webmaster of the wonderful blog mousevinyl.com (There you can …
Apr 04
Wondercon 2010 highlights
Well Wondercon 2010 has come and gone, ending this afternoon 4/4/2010. This year was bigger and more crowded with lots of fantastic names in comics and pop culture. I had one of my best years and can’t wait for next year. Below is just some highlights of this weekend. I hope to post more this …
Mar 31
The Road to Wondercon – Artist in person.
Well, Wondercon 2010 is only two days away, April 2-4. The convention is at Moscone Center in San Francisco CA and more can be found on the official site. I will be in Artist Alley table AA48, see on the map HERE. Artist Alley is an area filled with talented artist, here are a few …
