Boulder and Fleet's Last Stand?
May 23, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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Quick digital sketching at Roos Roast. Using the +Papyrus app on the Note 10.1.
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Boulder and Fleet’s Last Stand? Quick digital sketching at Roos Roast. Using the +Papyrus app on the Note 10.1. #comics #boulderandfleet #sketches
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Astronaut Academy Day Winners!
May 22, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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Thanks to everyone who participated in Astronaut Academy Day! It was a fun to watch Twitter and Tumblr over the course of May 14 and watch the excitement spread for Dave Roman’s Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry.
And while we should definitely keep plugging the book, it’s time for me to thank the participants in the contest by awarding the prizes!
The Winners:
Prize 1: One lucky participant will get a chance to co-host my Comics Are Great! show and interview Dave Roman, the author of Astronaut Academy! — Winner: Nathan Seabolt!
Prize 2: One winner will receive an original drawing of the characters from Amulet by the book’s author, Kazu Kibuishi! — Winner: Adam Shaffer!
Prize 3: One winner will receive a massive collection of tablet-ready digital comics! – Winner: Crystal Brunelle!
Prize 4: Two winners will receive a signed copy of Chris Giarusso’s G-Man vol. 1 Learning to Fly and vol. 2 Cape Crisis! The greatest superhero comic for kids (and kids at heart). – Winners: Eti Berland and Ruben Bolling!
Prize 5: One winner will receive and original drawing of Astronaut Academy’s Thalia Thistle by G-Man’s Chris Giarrusso! — Winner: Katy Manck!
Prize 6: One winner will receive a black and white inkwash portrait by Raina Telgemeier of Smile and Drama! — Winner: Erick Reilly!
Prize 7a: One classroom or library will win a free comics workshop held over Skype by Jerzy Drozd! — Winner: Colby Sharp!
Prize 7b: One classroom or library will receive a video collection of Jerzy’s Comics Fundamentals workshop series. 4 hours of video content that walks through making a comic from scratch, from designing characters to building worlds to putting it all together on the page! — Winner: Mary Ann Scheuer!
Prize 8: One winner will receive an original sketch by Rafael Rosado of the amazing graphic novel, Giants, Beware! — Winner: Jake Fisher!
Winners: email me at comicsaregreat -AT- gmail -DOT- com to claim your prize!
And everyone who participated in the event gets a free digital edition of my out-of-print comic, PPV: Pay-Per-View! Just email me at comicsaregreat -AT- gmail -DOT- com to get your copy.
Thanks again to everyone who participated in the event! But let’s make every day Astronaut Academy Day! Tell your friends about the book, make fan art, and write a review on Goodreads or Amazon!
I love Jon's art. And these sketch prices are a steal!
May 21, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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Doing discounted pre-Comicpalooza commissions starting today through Thursday!
Check my site for details: http://ow.ly/lgt1c
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Pre-show Commissions for Comicpalooza! – Nightmare Pro Wrestling
Pre-show Commissions for Comicpalooza! I’m going to be doing discounted pre-show commissions–starting today and through Thursday you can get a sketch for $15 instead of $20!
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Whoops! Made a rookie mistake on the running pose on this Boulder and Fleet piece….
May 21, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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Whoops! Made a rookie mistake on the running pose on this Boulder and Fleet piece. Thankfully it was an easy fix. Ray Frenden's Photoshop brush presets made the fix even easier.
You can get his PS brush presets here: http://frenden.myshopify.com/products/photoshop_pencil_and_inking_brushes They're pretty great.
#comics #boulderandfleet #bears #adventure #fantasy #illustration
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A little peek at what I warmed up with this morning before diving into freelance…
May 21, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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A little peek at what I warmed up with this morning before diving into freelance illustration work.
#boulderandfleet #comics #adventure #fantasy #bears #birds #hippos
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Boulder and Fleet vs the Giant Robot
May 20, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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Working on a test piece for the Boulder and Fleet comic. My production assistant is going to color flat this for me today, and I got a feeling she's going to hate my guts.
Pencil and brush pen on 22×14.5" bristol.
#comics #graphicnovels #boulderandfleet #bears #birds #adventure #fantasy #robots
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Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
May 20, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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+Tony Cliff's amazing fantasy adventure Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant hits stores this August, and Tony has been making some super cool travel posters to promote the book. You can see the collection here: http://tangocharlieesq.deviantart.com/
Read the comic here before it comes out: http://www.delilahdirk.com/
And once you've read it and fallen in love with it, order the book here: http://us.macmillan.com/delilahdirkandtheturkishlieutenant/TonyCliff
#comics #graphicnovels #adventure #travel #historicalfiction
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A sketch of He-Man should silhouette well. So I'm not finishing this one.
May 19, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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Digital sketching on the Note 10.1 in the +Papyrus app.
#sketches #comics #heman #motu
A sketch of He-Man should silhouette well. So I’m not finishing this one. Digital sketching on the Note 10.1 in the +Papyrus app. #sketches #comics #heman #motu
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The Kids Read Comics Celebration is upon us!
May 18, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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This June 21-23 will be the 5th annual Kids Read Comics Celebration, held at the Ann Arbor District Library. Our event is free to the public and features 50 cartoonists who come in from around the country to lead free hands-on comics workshops for kids and adults alike.
We've just updated our guest list. Check out the amazing group of cartoonists you'll be able to meet here: http://mlatcomics.com/krc/guest-list
Wondering what to expect? Check out this video +Dave Roman made during last year's event: Kids Read Comics 2012
Mark your calendars! Ann Arbor's going to be a lot of fun this June.
#annarbor #comics #events #conventions #graphicnovels #kidlit
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This 12-year-old student broke her ring and pinky fingers on her drawing hand this…
May 15, 2013 by Jerzy Drozd
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This 12-year-old student broke her ring and pinky fingers on her drawing hand this afternoon at school. Her doctor set the bones and told her to take it easy, but she DEMANDED to come to comics class.
I tried to give her a different assignment that wouldn't require the use of her drawing hand, but again she demanded to do the assignment the others were working on.
"Doesn't it hurt?" I asked.
"Yeah, all the time," she replied. "But I have comics to make."
I never, ever get to complain about how hard it is to make comics again.
#comics #comicbooks #teachingarts
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