Profile: Jim8ball
October 24, 2008 by madBADcat
Filed under Panels & Gutters & Zip Ribbons, Profiles, Sequential Art, Top
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.
::: Artist(s) Name:::
Jim8ball
::: Title of Work(s):::
Samurai Cat
::: Publisher::: (self-published?)
I self publish as Eight Ball Graphics
::: Website:::
http://www.jim8ball.blogspot.com/
::: Q ::: Tell us about yourself.
Jim8ball aka Jim Coon was raised in the dark mines of evil dwarves living in Poland. He was fed only oatmeal and licorice. On Thursdays he was given the task of entertaining the dwarves by reenacting scenes from Fred Astaire movies. Do you know how hard it is to dance like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at the same time? At the age of 15 he was able to escape the mines and book passage on a small freighter headed for "parts unknown". Those parts turned out to be an island full of dinosaurs and a large gorilla. After a short stint on the island (the natives loved the Fred Astaire routine ) Jim found himself on the docks of the greatest city in the world! New York City. It was in New York that Jim discovered he really didn’t like people so he moved to Cortland NY where he now resides. Okay, that’s not how things really happened, but it’s way more interesting than the truth. Read more
Drawing on my Computer…
October 23, 2008 by Wendy Arnold
Filed under Commerce, Digital Lifestyles, Hardware, Software, Top, Workflow
One of the most amusing things I feel about my job is the lack of knowledge most people have of it. I often have people ask what I do for a living. If they know I office out of my home then I their fist vision of me is sitting around in my PJs watching opera with a diet coke in one hand and letting my nails dry on the other. I may or may not have a computer sitting next to me, but most likely not or else it would be in the way of those feet I am propping up.
Profile: Jaye Frisina
October 8, 2008 by madBADcat
Filed under Panels & Gutters & Zip Ribbons, Profiles, Top
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 question is probably the essence of Ms. Frisina’s talent.
::: Artist(s) Name:::
Jaye Frisina
::: Title of Work(s:::
FIN cartoons, and Thirteenth Story zines
::: Publisher:::
Self-published
::: Website:::
ThirteenthStory.com
Profile: Todd Gnacinski
October 1, 2008 by madBADcat
Filed under Panels & Gutters & Zip Ribbons, Profiles, Sequential Art, Top
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 McKean.
::: Artist(s) Name:::
Todd Gnacinski
::: Title of Work(s):::
Satellite State
::: Publisher:::
Self Published
::: Website:::
www.satellite-state.info
www.myspace.com/satellite_state
::: Q ::: Tell us about yourself.
I was born and raised in Milwaukee WI. I began drawing when I was around 12. I majored in illustration at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design graduating in 1995. I began working as a freelance illustrator just after graduation. In 2004 I began writing my first pages of a yet untitled story, which after revising and tweeking became Satellite State. Read more
LAYERS: The Complete Guide To Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature
June 23, 2008 by Dr. Michael N. Roach
Filed under Books, Featured Stories, Graphics, Photography, Software
When I pick up a book to read it I have an almost overwhelming desire to know something about the person writing the book before I even flip the pages of that book. I want a connection between that person and myself in order to justify committing myself to their momentary care. I look first at book forwards or introductions or at least the author’s brief inside the front cover. This is true whether the book is a work of fiction or a technical manual. Without this beginning I have a hard time relating myself to the author; I have this need to know something about them.
Some almost 50 years ago when I was a beginning college student I always avoided classes taught by "staff" or "to be announced" if there was an option, and when there was a name listed for a course I got out my college catalogue and looked up the faculty member teaching the course and tried to find out as much about them as possible before I committed myself and my hard-earned tuition money to their care.
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Exposure & Lighting for Digital Photographers Only
April 25, 2008 by Dr. Michael N. Roach
Filed under Books, Digital Lifestyles, Featured Stories, Photography, Workflow
I recently encountered a relatively new book by Michael Meadhra and Charlotte K. Lowrie entitled Exposure and Lighting for Digital Photographers Only published by Wiley Press in 2007. Read more
