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Ka-Blam comes through, again

by admin on September 2nd, 2010
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Yesterday I received a Priority Mail package from Ka-Blam. Inside…

Ka-Blam reprints

My snapshot does not do justice to the quality of Ka-Blam’s printing. I’ll be selling these beauties at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland next week.

Those who can’t wait can order copies directly from IndyPlanet.

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More Lore comics now available in electronic format from DriveThruComics

by admin on August 31st, 2010
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Robots, Vampires and Catholic High School!

Dragona Lore Smith tries to keep his secret. He also tries to keep his friends.

As he makes one small mistake after another, his world starts to unravel.

Originally four 20-page issues, Lore #9-12 have been reprinted in the form of two 40-page comics. DriveThruComics now has electronic versions in watermarked PDF format. These digital editions present Lore at 200dpi — nearly twice the resolution of the free web comic.

Readers can instantly download the 13MB files for $0.99 each.

Lore #9 & #10
Lore Nos. 9 & 10 – $0.99
 		Lore Nos. 11 & 12
Lore Nos. 11 & 12 – $0.99
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Cover art for Lore #9-12 reprints

by admin on August 24th, 2010
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Lore #11 and 12 cover art

I compiled Lore #9-12 into two 40-page comics and drew these covers for the two reprint issues. I have also relettered Lore #9-11 with my more legible “Lore” font.  Both reprint issues will be available soon through IndyPlanet and DriveThruComics.

I drew each of these covers in Manga Studio EX 4.0 on my Motion Computing LE1600 Tablet PC at 1200dpi resolution for a 5.5×7.5″ image. I modeled the pipes, chairs, ceiling and tables in LightWave 3D and imported the LightWave object files into Manga Studio for rendering as background elements. When finished, I exported the layers in Photoshop format as an antialiased 300dpi PSD file. I then used Photoshop for coloring, compositing and text elements.

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Site upgrades…

by admin on August 23rd, 2010
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I just upgraded my WordPress installation, ComicPress theme and ComicPress Manager plug-in. I’m still tweaking the site design, but I love the new options so far.

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Fight fire with water, part 2

by admin on July 23rd, 2010
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Geeks counter-protesting the WBC at Comic-Con yesterday:

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Fight fire with water

by admin on July 20th, 2010
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A nasty group that calls itself the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intent to picket the San Diego Comic Con this Thursday, July 22nd.

Geeks have positive ways to counter this protest, however. The awesome Phelps-A-Thon has set up a fundraiser to benefit The Hero Initiative and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. For every minute the WBC protests Comic Con, another dollar will be raised for the Phelps-A-Thon.

Kelly Sue DeConnick has planned a similar fundraiser where participants donate directly to amfAR and the Human Rights Campaign.

Whether one uses Phelps-A-Thon or donates directly to a cause, these are all excellent ways to counter-protest the WBC. I’ve made a flat-rate donation to Phelps-A-Thon, and I hope others consider donating as well.

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Free animation resources online

by admin on June 26th, 2010
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I compiled this list for a friend, but I would like to share it here.

ANIMATION INFORMATION

Another link worth visiting is the JohnKCurriculum, which features animation lessons from John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren & Stimpy. However, these animation lessons are not technically “free,” since John K asks for donations to fuel the site and content. If you use John K’s lessons, please make a donation.
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I’m still here…

by admin on June 24th, 2010
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It’s been some time since my last update. The past few months have kept me busy. I worked as a RealFlow artist on this commercial…

…and I fell behind on updating this site.

I will start posting pages from Lore #9-12 soon.

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Catching up…

by admin on September 12th, 2009
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I’ll have a table at SPX 2009 later this month, and I will have manga-sized versions of Lore, Vol. 1 for sale. However, I do not know if I’ll have new material ready for the convention. The past year kept me busy.

My “day job” is visual effects. I wrapped up working as a character rigger on Animal Armageddon in April. This summer I worked mostly on commercials. I created this skull-shaped, symmetrical water splash for this Tanqueray commercial:

I used RealFlow, LightWave 3D, and a ton of Python scripting to create the skull-splash.

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16 free graphics software apps

by admin on August 3rd, 2009
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I’ve had several graphics freeware packages recommended to me by friends. This is my attempt to list them all, but I think I forgot one or two.

3D FREEWARE

  • Blender — an all-purpose 3D and compositing package
    Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, Irix
  • POV-Ray — a free render engine
    Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  • Wings 3D — a 3D modeler
    Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  • DAZ Studio — a Poser competitor
    Windows, Mac OS X
  • Google Sketchup — another 3D modeler
    Windows, Mac OS X

2D FREEWARE

  • Irfanview — an image browser
    Windows
  • GIMP — an image editor
    Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  • Inkscape — a vector graphics editor
    Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  • Scribus — desktop publishing
    Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, OS/2 (!!!)
  • Bullzip — a PDF printer
    Windows
  • Project Dogwaffle 1.2 — a paint program
    Windows
  • ImageMagick — a commandline image editor
    Windows, Mac OS X, Unix
  • Pencil — a traditional 2D animation software package
    Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  • ArtRage 2.5 Starter Edition — another paint program
    Windows, Mac OS X
  • HDR Shop v1 — free if used for non-commercial purposes
    Windows
  • CinePaint — HDR image editor
    Mac OS X, Linux, BSD
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