Aug/100
Things! So many things!
Heya folks!
Just thought I’d keep the rest of you up to date about certain designs and business ideas that I’ve been implementing lately.
First things firs, I found a combination that would get you a full color 2×5 vinyl banner and stand AND bag AND including shipping, for $77.76. I’m making one, in fact that’s today’s goal. The banner you can purchase here and the you want this stand. This seems like a pretty winning combination, but I can be the guinea pig for this first batch as well, and I’ll give status reports.
I’ve also been implementing a lot of store changes, but those’ll be further along when I have more merch. But for now, I’ve started slipping these in with commission orders. I put my business card in the holder there, and since they’re printed off on cardstock, I can also draw a little promo sketch on the back. On the back of my business card, I write the code which they can then use on their next purchase. These were just introduced yesterday, so I’ll let you know how they do. I’ll also be giving these out at AWA.
Speaking of AWA. Those of you who are going, I still need your press kits. I have most of Daves, but remember, I need your bio including when you joined MM, a short sample interview/FAQ, and three samples of your work. The purpose of these it to make a CD that we can hand out to people with press badges, letting them know a little about us. Good sample questions would be, “What got you into comics, how do you make your comics, and who are your major artistic influences.” Send it to me at tabts.comic(at)gmail.com
So there! Nyah!
Jan/100
Did Hell Freeze Over?!
No, no it did not, but somehow, someway, Carly Mizzou is making a post. Oh, OH NO, and not just any post, a post with art. Art and news, thanks to my Dad, a guy named Jeremy (that looks strikingly like Shaggy from Scoob Doo), and a 40% off coupon for Blick I now have a 156 prismacolor marker set. An AMAZING set full of colors, *ahem* colors I do not know how to use, YET! Just you wait then you’ll be sorry, wait, no you will be happy because I will draw with something other than sharpies. Oh my beloved sharpies. oh and James, Joey, Zac, and Julianne can use them anytime. YAY! (I said YAY goddamn you!)
Nov/091
Promised, and Delivered-
I promised to upload some of the trading cards when I scanned them in didn’t I? DIDN’T I?!
Well here you go. Drawn on 2.5×3.5 Bristol squares, and colored with prisma colors. All of these will be available for sale for $2 at the next convention.
I’m contemplating mounting them on foam board, but we’ll see how many of these I end up making, as that will determine my drive to cut out ten zillion foam board squares.
~W
Nov/090
Daily Studies! ACTIVATE!
So I’ve started doing the speed paint practices again, just to try and improve my production time. I’ve been trying out a few new ways to slowly phase out lineart in the larger pieces, but progress is slow.
In other news, I’ve just finished a fun little trading card series for cons. I’ll upload pictures once I finish scanning them in. At a local art store, they were selling packs of 2.5″x3.5 Bristol paper for like $1 for 20 sheets. They’re really great for tiny sketches, and super easy to color with marker. If people are interested, let me know, and I can send you some. That, or you know, you could get a giant sheet of bristol and cut it. Hahah! Still, they’re fun.
That’s about all I got. That and Carly and I will be hitting up the Dickens Festival here in SF. Which, is pretty much a Ren Fair, but set in Charles Dickens’ time period. I’m bringing my monocle.
Jealous? You should be.
-W
Feb/092
Erm
Hey guys, First of all check out Barry’s post below.
It sounds like a lot of fun, and maybe if you all agree we can set up some sort of swap soon.
Just thought I’d pop in and post since I haven’t in ages, and EVEN PIXIE posted something recently.
Very pleased with everyone’s work TOO!
Secondly, just a little Coraline pic I did, because I thought Henry Selick’s (NOT FUCKING TIM BURTON) interpretation of the Neil Gaiman novel was a lovely, frightening masterpiece.
Also, working at the movie theatre, I hear people attribute Tim Burton to Coraline all day, and I want to slap them. Tim Burton didn’t even have too much to do with Nightmare Before Christmas.
Henry Selick is the genius, and people should stop giving tim burton credit for things he doesn’t make. Ugh.
Anywho, later guys
