May 2013
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If I Admit That 'Hating Men' Is a Thing, Will You... →
thefrogman:
I have angered people. I try not to do that. I do think there are people who hate men, but I think it is mostly caused by thousands of years of misogyny, sexism, inequality, and a powerful patriarchy turning inward on itself. If you want to know my thoughts on this issue, this article articulates them pretty well. I think that’s all I will say on the matter for now. If you are really...
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April 2013
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Motivation
How on earth do you stay motivated enough to work on one art thing for hours and hours on end? Seems my habit is to work for an hour or two, goof off for half an hour, then get back at it… with various degrees of success.
Any advice?
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March 2013
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Advice To A Young Cartoonist
ktshy:
(nabbed from James Sturm’s article on www.cartoonstudies.org)
Chuck Forsman and Melissa Mendes were kind enough to return to WRJ last week as visiting artists. They talked about their comics, Oily Comics, and life after CCS. During the Q&A a student asked what advice they wish they had heard when they were students. Chuck was more than prepared for this question. Here’s his...
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3D Interactive Skeleton Reference! →
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pinksparkledogs:
SO I haven’t seen anyone post this yet and I thought it was just too useful not to share….
3D Interactive Skeleton Reference!
Brought to you by Kineman.com!
No more looking endlessly for hundreds of refs! Well…you should still look for several refs but at least this should clear up any sort of issues you may have when drawing a skeleton from a strange angle,...
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Trying Again Tomorrow
All my attempts at art-ing tonight turned to frustration and ultimate failure. But that’s okay! I know better now what I need to do to work forward. A good night’s sleep and a nice breakfast and maybe I’ll actually be able to get some work done! ;)
Here’s only a small part of what I worked on today and had to abandon when I realized it wasn’t working for what I...
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The Myth of the Magnum Opus
julesharder:
Working in comics and graphic novels, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this:
“I’m working on my first graphic novel. It’s gonna take a long time to do but it’s gonna be so great. So EPIC.”
Oh, goodness.
We all want to do something great. We all want to leave our mark on the world, so it stands to reason you want to make your first graphic novel a great one. One to...
February 2013
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Taking orders for The How to Use a Book Book?
For anyone who remembers my “How to Use a Book Book”, know that I’m thinking of ordering a bunch more in to sell to family and friends! If you’d like one (or two, they make great gifts!) do let me know! I’ll be selling them for $10 CAD each to cover shipping costs and all that, and of course I’ll ship them to wherever you are at no charge!
The How to Use a Book...
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Tell me about yourself?
Hey, Tumblr! I just reached 40 followers, which is pretty damned awesome, and I wanted to celebrate! But then I realized I don’t know many of you at all, and that should totally change. So please, if you have the time/inclination, maybe reblog, send me an ask, or reply to this with a little bit about yourself and maybe a cute/funny picture or something you’ve made yourself? I want to...
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About 9gag, sexism and my art
superqueerartsyblog:
A few days has passed since I hurriedly made my last post. I still feel the urge to write a bloody essay a few lines about what happened to one of my comics and elaborating how I feel about that.
For you who don’t know what happened…
I made a comic a while back. It was intended to hilariously expose how problematic some self-proclaimed allies to LGBTQA+ people can to be....
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Erl got a shiny new upgrade!
So I got my Macbook (I named him Erlkönig ‘cos I’m a nerd like that) in late 2008. He was the first generation of shiny aluminum Macbooks. That means he’s four years old now, and his age was starting to show; the last few months using Photoshop on him has been a bit of a chore. If I had more than a dozen layers (which was very often) he would start to chug; some of my larger...
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