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Dilettante 004: Using Photo Reference
WORKING SMARTER Dilettante 004: Using Photo Reference When I was in art school, I was an ignorant fool. Somehow, I’d gotten the idea in my head that real artists don’t…
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Maggie’s World 004: Accumulating and Collecting
ARE YOU AN ACCUMULATOR OR A COLLECTOR? Maggie’s World 004: Accumulating and Collecting A collection. “The difference between an accumulation and a collection is an index.” That’s what Don, my late…
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You Can Draw . . . with Katie Cook 003: Evil Island Lair!
BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! You Can Draw . . . with Katie Cook 003: Evil Island Lair! You Can Draw . . . An Evil Island Lair! Want to design your very own…
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Devourer of Words 003: The Wind-up Before the Pitch
HERE’S THE PITCH . . . Devourer of Words 003: The Wind-up Before the Pitch We continue our ramp up to WonderCon Anaheim with this column by Toucan contributor Marc…
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Dilettante 003: Showing Your Portfolio at Conventions
GET YOUR PORTFOLIO READY FOR WONDERCON ANAHEIM! Dilettante 003: Showing Your Portfolio at Conventions WonderCon Anaheim is right around the corner—click here for details!—and many artists are interested in showing…
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Maggie’s World 003: Plus You Get . . .
MAGGIE’S THOUGHTS ON WONDERCON ANAHEIM! Maggie’s World 003: Plus You Get . . . For the month of March on Toucan, we’ve asked all of our regular contributors to talk about conventions…
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You Can Draw With Katie Cook 002: Super-Cat!
KATIE’S FIRST DRAWING TUTORIAL! You Can Draw With Katie Cook 002: Super-Cat! You Can Draw . . . with Katie Cook: Super Cat! Hello everyone! Step 1: Using a pencil,…
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Devourer of Words 002: Cracking the Codes
SO YOU SAY YOU WANT TO WRITE COMIC BOOKS . . . Devourer of Words 002: Cracking the Codes “It should be hard. I like that it’s hard… But it…
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Dilettante 002: Bring Back Mentorship
A VETERAN ARTIST ADVOCATES MENTORING Dilettante 002: Bring Back Mentorship Making comics for a living is hard. The basics of the craft can take years to acquire, with the subtleties…
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Friday Flashback 004: The Astonishing True Tale of the Comic-Con Cat
Friday Flashback Meet Mooch Friday still seems to be the day for cat blogging on the Internet, so here it is: The secret origin of the Comic-Con cat . .…
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Maggie’s World 002: Squeeze the Day
KATIE’S FIRST DRAWING TUTORIAL! Maggie’s World 002: Squeeze the Day As we advance into 2013, I’m considering what I’ve done in the past to see whether I can do better…
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Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part Two
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part Two Toucan: What was the process of putting a fanzine together like for you and Don? Was there a definite delineation of…
