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F*$% Environmental Vandals, make comics.

F*$% Environmental Vandals, make comics.

There is something quietly awful about the world we live in. On the surface it is amazing with technologically awe inspiring gadgets and the ability to freely eat whatever we like. We have unshackled ourselves from the constant demands of shelter and food that had tied the hands of humans

Starting at the bottom. Climbing the passion mountain.

Starting at the bottom. Climbing the passion mountain.

Deciding to make something when you have none of the skills to accomplish the task at hand is daunting. Building a house, creating an apple pie from scratch or in my case making a graphic novel is a scary prospect. But I think this is one situation where ignorance is

Twenty Four Hour Comic Day. What to bring.

Twenty Four Hour Comic Day. What to bring.

24 hours to complete a 24 page comic. Scott Mccloud [http://scottmccloud.com/] who invented the idea must have been smoking the good stuff. I'm taking part in my first this weekend. Anyway it doesn't sound that hard. An hour a page, pfft no worries. As

Why god invented erasers and why you should kick that rubber to the curb.

He made them to make us unhappy. Imagine for a second they didn't exist. You created art on a piece of paper using your favourite pen and that was it. It was solid, complete and unchangeable. Like carving into stone. One would have to except what is placed

The Tricky business of figuring out your art process

Finding the best and most importantly the most funnest way to create art is really quite difficult. It is a continual process that I think never ends. Below is my quite convoluted process that I use to go from an idea in my head to something finished and on the

Portraits without environments are boring

Why are we so convinced the human form is the start and end of expression? Portraits have always seemed kind of silly to me. Like only drawing half the picture.I for some time have wondered why I find drawing just people or faces or bodies quite boring. People who