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Carousel 009: The Context of Fantasy
JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 009: The Context of Fantasy Today’s bookstore shelves are packed with volumes about how to draw fantasy subjects—superheroes, dragons, fairies, aliens, robots, elves. The focus in…
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Maggie’s World 066: Classics
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 066: Classics Did you ever read Stephen Becker’s Comic Art in America? It was a sample-packed volume that introduced readers in 1959 to the…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 059: How to Draw a Seasonal Pumpkin
IT’S THE (SECOND) MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 059: How to Draw a Seasonal Pumpkin Written by Published Updated
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Devourer of Words 058: Someone Else’s Toys
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 058: Someone Else’s Toys There are a couple of ways to make your living writing comics (or TV, or movies, or novels).…
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Carousel 008: Common Mistakes
JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 008: Common Mistakes Over the years, I’ve given my share of portfolio reviews, and there are certain mistakes and problems that I see again and again.…
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Maggie’s World 065: Obsession
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 065: Obsession Compulsion Could it be argued that obsessive collecting has its basis in research? I’ve read issues #103, #104, #107, and #110.…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 058: How to Draw a Pig!
THE LONG-AWAITED PIG POST! (POST, NOT ROAST) You Can Draw with Katie Cook 058: How to Draw a Pig! Written by Published Updated
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Devourer of Words 057: Challenging vs. the Unknown
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 057: Challenging vs. the Unknown I was asked a question not long ago: Of all the types of writing that I’ve done,…
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Carousel 007: “Meanwhile, back on the ranch…”
JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 007: “Meanwhile, back on the ranch…” When you’re in the midst of drawing a scene in a comic, it’s often easy to imagine the next image…
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Maggie’s World 064: It Begins
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 064: It Begins A Social Media Challenge Facebook friend Steven Carroll passed on to me one of those tasks, sent to him by…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 057: How to Draw a Tweeting Bird!
THE TWEETING BIRD MISSES THE WORM! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 057: How to Draw a Tweeting Bird! Written by Published Updated
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Devourer of Words 056: Revisiting Comic-Con
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 056: Revisiting Comic-Con This past Comic-Con was my 18th, by my count. (Which could be off because math is not a “strength”…