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A long time ago, in a world that only used film, a lens was developed to see the whole sky. Cloud studies for meteorological use prompted the invention of the fisheye lens. It wasn’t long …

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Profile: Jae Waller, Writer – Illustrator
June 3, 2009 – 10:48 am | 2 Comments
Profile: Jae Waller, Writer – Illustrator

Note: Jae Waller’s web comic is a very vertical  comic. Very Vertical. For that reason, Madbadcat chose to excerpt a panel and link back to the original on the Mill City fiasco website.
::: Artist(s) Name:::
Jae Waller
::: …

Profile: Marc Scheff – Concept Artist
May 27, 2009 – 7:04 am | 3 Comments
Profile: Marc Scheff – Concept Artist

This guy gives me new appreciation for everything Big Phamaceutical has done for us ;-) Don’t miss Mr. Scheff’s book- Alchemy – available thru Blurb.com. Oh and the iphone portraits. Visit his online portfolio for …

Profile: Katie Cook
May 13, 2009 – 7:12 am | One Comment
Profile: Katie Cook

Katie Cook is a very busy girl: she has recently finished the first season of the Starwars.com Clone Wars webcomic, Her 8-page "Tricks of the Trade" was published by Dark Horse Comics in an anthology …

Profile: Jaye Frisina
May 6, 2009 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Profile: Jaye Frisina

 Madbadcat’s Note: The first time I saw Jaye Frisina’s work, I laughed out loud. How is it possible for that whimsical ninja to be endearing and threatening at the same time? The answer to that …

Concept Art Reverie 2009- The Workshops
April 30, 2009 – 7:51 am | 7 Comments
Concept Art Reverie 2009- The Workshops

rev⋅er⋅ie
   [rev-uh-ree]
–noun
a fantastic or visionary idea…
Sunday the doors opened up at 1 pm (now that’s an artist schedule!), and the true meat of the conference began.  Before the opening keynote, Massive Black CEO Jason Manley …

Concept Art Reverie 2009- The Conference
April 29, 2009 – 6:51 am | No Comment
Concept Art Reverie 2009- The Conference

I grew up in bookstores, particularly ones of the used variety and I naturally gravitated towards the science-fiction and fantasy section. In the 80s, cover artists such as Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, and Michael Whelan …

Profile: Mihailo Vukelic
April 22, 2009 – 7:58 am | One Comment
Profile: Mihailo Vukelic

::: Artist(s) Name:::
Mihailo Vukelic
::: Publisher::: (self-published?)
Image
::: Website:::
http://solon-fyre.deviantart.com/
::: 1 ::: Tell us about yourself. Where did you grow up? What’s your favorite color? When did you first realize you were an artist? Did you draw …

Comic Life Magiq: My Troubleshooting Experiences
March 25, 2009 – 10:47 am | One Comment
Comic Life Magiq: My Troubleshooting Experiences

To be honest, I was not always happy with Magiq.  When I first downloaded the 1.0.2 version, it had a problem with displaying and exporting images. The results looked fuzzy and blurred in …

Making a Comic in Comic Life Magiq
January 27, 2009 – 7:59 am | 5 Comments
Making a Comic in Comic Life Magiq

Comic Life Magiq is an unusual product in plasq’s software line, as it’s not meant to be a replacement for Comic Life Deluxe. As an avid fan of the latter, I wanted to see if …

Getting Started in Adobe Illustrator’s Livetrace
January 8, 2009 – 7:57 am | 4 Comments
Getting Started in Adobe Illustrator’s Livetrace

One gazillion years ago (I call it 1989) I used a rather nifty application called Adobe Streamline.  It had the ability to convert pixel-based bitmapped images into a vector graphic image.
But why would you need …

The Pixelmator Challenge: Alicia Vogel
January 6, 2009 – 7:10 am | No Comment
The Pixelmator Challenge: Alicia Vogel

I really love Pixelmator as a painting program.  It has Photoshop-like brushes and a Painter feel.  I popped a sketch I had started in Painter in and was able to fully block it out and …

San Diego Comic-Con 2008: Part 2
October 24, 2008 – 9:26 am | No Comment
San Diego Comic-Con 2008: Part 2

My professional agenda for Comic-Con was fairly simple: Soak in the visuals, get a general feel for the industry and do some basic networking.  With this in mind, here are some useful tips I learned …

Profile: Jim8ball
October 24, 2008 – 8:33 am | No Comment
Profile: Jim8ball

Jim8Ball is such a prolific author we couldn’t decide which of his work we liked best. Don’t miss the slideshow after the  questionaire- it has a story preview for his “Samurai Cat” series and covers to many of his other books.  If you are in the Washington, DC area Oct 4-5 2008, meet Jim8ball and buy his books at the SPX Expo in the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center.

Profile: Jason Franks
October 22, 2008 – 9:08 am | No Comment
Profile: Jason Franks

Madbadcat’s Note: The evolution of Jason Franks’ comic books, from ideas to print, is chronicled in this interview and accompanying images. His manifest passion for, and knowledge of, his medium permeates this article as …

Stephen Colbert Guest Stars In Amazing Spider-Man No. 573
October 20, 2008 – 10:36 am | One Comment
Stephen Colbert Guest Stars In Amazing Spider-Man No. 573

Stephen Colbert Is The Andy Kaufman of This Generation.
Bravery, thy name is Stephen. His performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was the comedic equivalent of the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Marvel Comics …

Profile: Todd Gnacinski
October 1, 2008 – 7:52 am | No Comment
Profile: Todd Gnacinski

Madbadcat’s Note: The retro style and story of Todd Gnacinski’s book grabbed me from the first moment I saw the cover on Etsy and it turns out we share a love of all things Dave …