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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 …

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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 …

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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.

Jun 20

Valhalla Cat comic

This is a silly little comic that I drew while experimenting with using Sticky Notes. It was all draw with washes of black watercolor and pasted on sheets that provided the black boarders. I scanned and colored it in Photoshop. Click on the images to see them larger on my Flickr page.

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 12

This weekend: Defining the Project

Reminder, this weekend is the adult level cartooning class I am teaching: 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 project? Do you need some motivation to get the ball rolling? Come to this hands-on workshop where like-minded …

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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 10

‘Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland’ production work

I am doing production work on Alexis Fajardo’s second graphic novel “Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland”. This is a sample of one of my favorite panels that I watercolored for the prologue to the book. The actual printed book will be in black and white, but the art was created in color for …

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