tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53966617316448499042024-03-05T01:56:29.587-08:00SOU Comics & Picture BooksMiles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-978339421016180772014-05-27T12:38:00.001-07:002014-05-27T12:54:21.051-07:00The Week Of Critiquing Dangerously<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> A typical 'small group critique.' Detail from <u>Garden of Earthly Delights</u>, Hieronymus Bosch, c1503</td></tr>
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I'd like to talk to folks in small groups about their work, so...<br />
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If you are ready for it, let's do it. I'll take two groups of five-six on Tuesday, May 27 and two groups of five-six on Thursday, May 29. We'll crit each group for an hour and see what we come up with. If you are not in the current critique group, you are welcome to sit in on the critiques, hang out and draw, hit the lab, or wander the earth in search of love and adventure (a.k.a. working on your damn comics!!).<br />
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'Quiet Week' (a.k.a. 'We are unable to countenance contemplation of the end of our own lives and are under the illusion we will all live forever' week) will be time for you to bring your projects in for a landing. Shift your focus from minute scribblin' to big picture stuff... getting nice clean copies, making sure you have clear narrative structure (if your stuff is supposed to make sense), non-idiotic-looking-lettering, finished 'inks' (analog or digital), and all the other stuff we've been talking about. Your goal is to make something you can keep on your shelf for the next 80 years, so don't worry about individual panels, and think about your book as a complete object.<br />
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<b>Our final is 1:00 Tuesday, June 10. </b>Bring 5 copies of your work for us to read to the final critique. One copy of your work will become a part of the SOU Art 349 Reading Rainbow BiblioBeatDown Van. Yes, for the love of god, go ahead and bring in work you did earlier in the quarter, and/or include in your final project. If you are spending thousands of dollars having your work hand-transcribed by monks, all five copies do not have to be so elaborately duplicated. Finally, update your blogs. Digital archiving is also a good thing... just not as glorious as good old fashioned paper. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodelian Library, Oxford</td></tr>
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<br />Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-43331466259699295012014-05-20T13:31:00.000-07:002014-05-20T13:31:17.904-07:00Thursday Field Trip!!!!Holy cow. It's beautiful. You live in a beautiful place. The weather is beautiful. You've all seen Gravity, right? Let's make the most out of not being stranded in an endless, cold, indifferent vacuum.<br />
We'll meet up in 101 and then trek out to More Fun comics downtown. Bring $ to buy comics and coffee, and dandy-ish clothing and accessories appropriate to the flaneur/boulvardier!Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-9703147143330734262014-05-15T15:17:00.002-07:002014-05-15T15:17:20.951-07:00Tuesday Dummy check in.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Dunn as Doctor Loveless</td></tr>
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Bring in a dummy of your final project, dummy. </div>
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Be ready to give us a short pitch of your idea.</div>
Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-79365500990629974542014-05-13T13:52:00.000-07:002014-05-13T14:13:47.197-07:00BreakDownThursday<br />
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<li>Go to a place you've never been before and write.</li>
<li>Take your writing and do a one-page breakdown or picture book dummy. Edit. Cut. Rearrange.</li>
<li>Add drawings and lettering.</li>
<li>Finish it and bring 5 copies to class on Thursday, May Develop your pitch13.</li>
<li>Also! Bring in your final project work in progress ... <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=29108&page=article" target="_blank">Develop your pitch...</a></li>
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<br />Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-17517490532358609452014-05-12T15:01:00.001-07:002014-05-12T15:01:51.504-07:00Breakdown TuesdayTake a passage of text... a poem, a journal entry, a friend's letter,
a set of instructions, a childhood story, a few sentences from
Thucydides... and do three different breakdowns.<br />
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A
breakdown is breaking up a text into a configuration of panels/pages.
This can have a definitive effect on how the text is interpreted.<br />
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After you've done the breakdowns, add visuals and bust out a page for Tuesday, May 13.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-85980119290356873712014-05-01T14:02:00.001-07:002014-05-01T14:02:24.813-07:00Project 6: One Page... 4 Days... 5 Copies...Quick turn around time for this one.<br />
Do a 1-pager... Finish it by Tuesday. Bring in 5 copies...<br />
While you're at it, bring in your dummy for your final comique! <br />
And Jesse Dewyer will be here to talk coloring, yay!Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-1012558536781869322014-04-22T16:09:00.002-07:002014-04-22T16:10:37.568-07:00Project 5: MIDTERMOkay. Hard Deadline Time!<br />
For Thursday, April 24, bring in a finished page of your work for critique. <br />
For Thursday, May 1, your first 8-page FINISHED comic is due. Make three copies, one of which will be turned in to me. Note: this is the first 8-pager that was originally due April 21. You'll continue working on your <i>second</i> 8-page dummy as well...<br />
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Print 'em up nice...Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-85473408025291865022014-04-17T14:25:00.003-07:002014-04-17T14:27:11.001-07:00Project 4: A Finished 8 Page Comic and a New 8 Pager DummyDummy of new project due Tuesday, April 21<br />
Finished 8 pager due Tuesday, April 21 <br />
Side by Side due Tuesday, April 21 <br />
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Special guest stars!<br />
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<a href="http://ianchachere.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Ian Chachere!</a></div>
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<a href="http://spidersaurus.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Jesse Dewyer!</a></div>
Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-44225725372949634152014-04-08T13:19:00.001-07:002014-04-08T13:19:36.402-07:00Project 3: Cool It Down!Okay, take a deep breath. You've actually done a decent amount of work!<br />
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Now, let's take some time to refine it...<br />
Refinement might involve any combination of things...<br />
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<li>Tightening up the story/script</li>
<li>Developing page layout</li>
<li>Improving panel compositions</li>
<li>Clarifying transitions</li>
<li>Cleaning up lettering</li>
<li>Developing Artwork </li>
<li>Some folks might be ready to add more pages</li>
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Base your refinements on self-assessment and group critique.<br />
Take self-crit notes and take notes during group crit.<br />
Write up what you'll be tacklin' on your blog. <br />
Do it and post side-by-side comparisons and write about the process.<br />
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On Thursday, bring in 5 new copies of your improved work for an in progress critique. Make sure you show us the olde work as well.<br />
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We'll look at final results on Tuesday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://markcrilley.deviantart.com/art/Brody-s-Ghost-Rough-vs-Final-317684756">Brody's Ghost by Mark Crilley</a></td></tr>
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<br />Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-17779195661634586142014-04-03T13:54:00.002-07:002014-04-03T14:12:58.357-07:00Project 2: A 4 Page Comic<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Choi, <i>Six Types of Movie Shots,</i> johnchoidesign.com</td></tr>
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Research.<br />
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1. Read some comics.<br />
2. Find some aspects of the comic you like. Page layout, gutters, transitions, designs, lettering, etc.<br />
3. Incorporate them into your own work.<br />
4. Post the sources and your own work side-by-side on your blog.<br />
<a href="http://soucomics.blogspot.com/2010/04/double-edged-wednesday.html">Example by Miles.</a><br />
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Make a 4 page comic.<br />
Fold it.<br />
Staple it.<br />
Make 5 copies.<br />
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Use the following devices at least once.<br />
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1. A wordless panel.<br />
2. A caption.<br />
3. An establishing shot.<br />
4. An extreme close up.<br />
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Use the following transitions...<br />
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1. Aspect to aspect.<br />
2. Action to action.<br />
3. Keyframe to keyframe.<br />
4. Change of hour.<br />
5. Longer-term change of time.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-83091139672069399252014-04-01T12:23:00.001-07:002014-04-01T12:40:31.135-07:00Welcome 2014 Spring Comic Folk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The great Chris Ware shows us how it's done!</td></tr>
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Let's do it.<br />
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Project 1: Create a 1 page comic. Print 10 copies. Due Thursday, April 3.<br />
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Grading. Doing the work. Doing it on time. Doing it in QUANTITY and DRAFTS.<br />
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First half of quarter will be developing techniques and experience.<br />
Second half of quarter will be your own project.<br />
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Analogue vs. Digital.<br />
Your choice. Mix n' match. Whatever!<br />
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Lettering...<br />
Digital lettering is pretty bad.<br />
Hand lettering is bad, unless it is drawn well. <br />
<br />Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-87350551261227205332010-11-04T13:49:00.000-07:002010-11-04T13:49:59.333-07:00Miles To Wisconsin! Work! Also Comic Template, Ames Guide VidsI'm headed off to Wisconsin next week (November 8 - 12), so work your @sses off while I'm gone. I'll expect to see fresh new dummies, and at least 4 pages of finished work when I get back on Tuesday, November 16.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-68815539258277883982010-10-27T00:03:00.001-07:002010-10-27T00:05:12.749-07:00Morgan Hickman - Children of God<center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/27/2.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/27/s_2.jpg' border='0' width='214' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />
Thanks to Morgan for sharing his stuff with us today. <a href="http://morganschildrenofbabylon.blogspot.com/">Check out the the latest Children of God and keep up with Morgan's mojo over at his site</a>--Drop him a comment and stay in touch!Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-19631588378609044642010-10-22T09:13:00.000-07:002010-10-26T14:39:47.923-07:00Banole by Dave Marshall and Luke Kralik<center><a href="http://34infinity.com/banole/"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/22/s_1197.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" width="313" /> </a></center><br />
<a href="http://34infinity.com/banole/">Banole</a><span id="goog_917029109"></span><span id="goog_917029110"></span> is a cool web comic collaboration by S.O.U. alums Dave Marshall and Luke Kralik. Dig it! Dave will be coming to our class on Thursday, October 28. For all y'all Star Wars types, he's also one of the masterminds behind <a href="http://impstherelentless.com/tek9.asp" target="_blank">I.M.P.S. The Relentless.</a><br />
Hey the links work now!Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-45144963299922991102010-10-21T16:59:00.001-07:002010-10-26T14:40:29.177-07:00Free Olde Animation Night This Weekend!Come check it out. Good times. Saturday at 7 in the Meese Auditorium.<br />
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Talking points for October 19 crit.<br />
1. Clarity. Of action, story, setting, characters. <br />
2. Consistency. Establishing the key visual forms and overall design.<br />
3. Contour. Finishing and varying.<br />
4. Story. Action and tension. Continuity.<br />
5. Flow. Maintaining reader interest.<br />
6. Graphic Power. Composition, composition, composition. Use of black/color. Visual hierarchy.<br />
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Here are Miles' videos on the basics of drawing in Flash.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F2721DD41AC8C505">Here's the direct URL</a> if the embedded video doesn't work for you.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-4726366911996905462010-10-14T12:00:00.000-07:002010-10-14T12:00:07.773-07:00Week 3 - Complete a finished page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIhAAnMuOCr8C_EWh4nliJ5zigrPi8sGprguKRS1STsEaP9nVa3cX2qvzFRQSU5jO2MrO-QI8aSfqqglEEmt-Bmn3HYUtwxrHzUsBm5dVPU7p-lm8-1Cy69KpwzIvmP0bQvZeBAeamxc/s1600/manhunterkirbyoriginal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIhAAnMuOCr8C_EWh4nliJ5zigrPi8sGprguKRS1STsEaP9nVa3cX2qvzFRQSU5jO2MrO-QI8aSfqqglEEmt-Bmn3HYUtwxrHzUsBm5dVPU7p-lm8-1Cy69KpwzIvmP0bQvZeBAeamxc/s400/manhunterkirbyoriginal.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jack Kirby, original art from <i>Manhunter</i>. </span></div><br />
For Tuesday, October 19. Complete a full page of your book. Make 5 copies of the page. We will critique them at the beginning of class.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-91427733799543251102010-10-07T12:41:00.000-07:002010-10-07T12:53:19.932-07:00Week 2 - Visual Research - Influences and Design Guides<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m8MCZWKDbRHL4zcGRUuOsKyC1P88ZIivO5b71b3D7vdxznBbhy8V_bQOrVvnoSGn21G3OCpCc7xZ2XefTn-K9QZ58C4o_zTE_uaGibAmx7B51VfMhrg0czyD5OZaN9VsBt3rHlzYyuE/s400/lynda-barry-winter-memory.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Miles' big influences, Lynda Barry</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m8MCZWKDbRHL4zcGRUuOsKyC1P88ZIivO5b71b3D7vdxznBbhy8V_bQOrVvnoSGn21G3OCpCc7xZ2XefTn-K9QZ58C4o_zTE_uaGibAmx7B51VfMhrg0czyD5OZaN9VsBt3rHlzYyuE/s1600/lynda-barry-winter-memory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>On your web site, write a reflective essay about one or two of your influences. Describe the work. What drew you to their work? What do you know about their working methods? How do they use composition, line, shape? Is the work precise, sloppy, loose, detailed, free, tight, etc? Be sure to post examples of their work to back up your observations.<br />
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Pick a book or two to use as the design touchstone for your book. Discuss margins, gutters, bleeds, typography, lettering, height/width ratio, page measurements etc.<br />
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Work up a proposal for your book and post it to your blog. Include working title, short working description (2-3 sentences) and 5-10 images. The images can be thumbnails, character concepts, anything!<br />
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All of this is due Tuesday, October 12 at noon.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-51262894856912001742010-09-30T11:19:00.001-07:002010-09-30T13:02:46.984-07:00Fall 2010 Week 1 Comics & Picture Books<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRJ9KltIuQpKlkZEbFDi85qWVq5lDkuRHTiSD9fhMR6_fetbAFywWXojV0VC7VAwxmQsqrvdO8m4hkfT71GJpZ_IBQjAPH04F19HXCaROxuvUnVGpW0LWOm42UOOLIOozIEKpd734fpE/s400/volo+1x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="308" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover of <i>Volo</i>, by Miles Inada</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRJ9KltIuQpKlkZEbFDi85qWVq5lDkuRHTiSD9fhMR6_fetbAFywWXojV0VC7VAwxmQsqrvdO8m4hkfT71GJpZ_IBQjAPH04F19HXCaROxuvUnVGpW0LWOm42UOOLIOozIEKpd734fpE/s1600/volo+1x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Your first project is to take the rough breakdowns you brought in on Thursday, September 30, and work them into a roughed out 8-page book by Tuesday, October 5. Make 5 copies of your book for your classmates to read and critique on Tuesday!<br />
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Here's a link to a post on <a href="http://soucomics.blogspot.com/2010/04/miles-working-process.html">Miles' working process.</a> <br />
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Finally, be sure to get your blog up and running today, post the URL with your full name as a comment to this post! I recommend <a href="http://blogger.com/">blogger</a> as it's easy and free and endorsed by Robert Conrad.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrmjJhFUCBhnznu8mYFDEwRuOla2yaGqzdG_DMHXNzxrSIqXImUpblbbgTJjpK4MO0lzI8NRIgCEnJiYG5MYEVCVFPjJbIW7YcEk44vEbegjbKAB_BBZo3InPvmZoOb6Xiyt4bT5MUuo/s1600/Robert+Conrad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrmjJhFUCBhnznu8mYFDEwRuOla2yaGqzdG_DMHXNzxrSIqXImUpblbbgTJjpK4MO0lzI8NRIgCEnJiYG5MYEVCVFPjJbIW7YcEk44vEbegjbKAB_BBZo3InPvmZoOb6Xiyt4bT5MUuo/s320/Robert+Conrad.jpg" width="261" /></a></div>Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-39163153264158683082010-05-24T15:20:00.000-07:002010-05-24T15:23:11.855-07:00Final for Art 450/496 Special Projects n' Capstonez<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGupcvXFU91n_ft9OapJqgzPl_OiLkze3s5iOgA1_giB6S-mXrvYMQLCxtW_lRcDQlaatTwNkbt1pq1JEsGt_xWYALEUQEmXSM4rJb8MqWSD0KQo1V5VdVbZ32vKPT_qodN9uptW0YGnU/s1600/bike-burnout_flaming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGupcvXFU91n_ft9OapJqgzPl_OiLkze3s5iOgA1_giB6S-mXrvYMQLCxtW_lRcDQlaatTwNkbt1pq1JEsGt_xWYALEUQEmXSM4rJb8MqWSD0KQo1V5VdVbZ32vKPT_qodN9uptW0YGnU/s320/bike-burnout_flaming.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Leavin' a patch at the Art 450/496 Final Critique. Eat my fire, suckahs!</span></i></div>Final Crit for Art 450/496 is <span style="color: red;">Thursday, June 3, 5:30.</span><br />
Note! This is NOT the final for the Comic/Picture Book class. See the previous post for Art 349 final crit times.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-79055879775753944692010-05-24T13:13:00.000-07:002010-05-24T15:21:08.869-07:00Final Critique for Art 349 Comics et Picture Books!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzl8vBDNyUsWU3IfjmeIreNU-JGfEN5A3khr9JUT5nBt95rw3YXXsw-J4pKTlxnkOGLUnYl1a0l2GzXTXGjEWAoFGiM_VW9H-VGU9fRT7LyJr_kBNLxFXooLUuOm1IPE6qFZ8FdnjoSPh/s1600/slsbookreview2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzl8vBDNyUsWU3IfjmeIreNU-JGfEN5A3khr9JUT5nBt95rw3YXXsw-J4pKTlxnkOGLUnYl1a0l2GzXTXGjEWAoFGiM_VW9H-VGU9fRT7LyJr_kBNLxFXooLUuOm1IPE6qFZ8FdnjoSPh/s320/slsbookreview2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Students get freak-ay at last year's Comics n' Picture Books final crit.</i></div><br />
Final critique for Comics unt Picture Books is <span style="color: red;">Wednesday, June 2 at 3:00</span> in MA 101. Bring 5 copies of your work, and we'll have a reading festival. Miles shall bring some snaks.Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-79227853828405099962010-05-18T13:22:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:49:26.968-07:00iPad'in<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/04/05/jim-lee-tutorial-drawing-comics-on-the-ipad/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dMlAadk7w1kIyAQYirJ5k1ZFmik8doD-_4QtaWzjGNOdS1Bw3p00sO8b1k-yy16L4NVM6loFnJqtTJq0c1J7yY-aLXN2NfX1bOUxv8GbN6eZjfSPsTOlJqHQdLsk-Clc_PM0Uxt1YH8/s320/Catwoman-1-570x760.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Catwoman, done by Jim Lee on an iPad using SketchBookPro.</i></span></div>Just got an iPad today, and it's groovy. <a href="http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/04/05/jim-lee-tutorial-drawing-comics-on-the-ipad/">Here's an interesting bit on Jim Lee of DC breaking his in as a drawing tool. </a><br />
One of the most exciting things about the iPad is that the SketchBookPro software cost . . . $7.99<br />
That's a difference-maker right there. Compare the costs of the following digital art start-up kits:<br />
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bottom-end iPad ($500-800) + SketchBookPro ($7.99) + some kind of stylus ($20.00-30.00) = <span style="color: red;">$527.99</span><br />
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bottom-end Macbook Pro ($1199) + Photoshop (academic vers $200.00) + Wacom Intuos $309) = <span style="color: red;">$1708</span><br />
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The iPad is not a ready replacement for laptop/wacom set up yet. Intuos pressure sensitive, high res, etc. . . But. . . it's looking real interesting, especially because. . .<br />
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I think the iPad is a bona fide publishing platform with significant advantages over olde-fashioned books. It's extra-spiffy. The comic-viewing capabilities are down-right spectacular. The main difference I felt was that the contemporary full-blast digital coloring techniques in today's comics look loads better on the screen (where they were created!) than they do in print! I wasn't expecting that, but it blew me away. The mac Book reader also comes with a sweet free ebook of Winnie the Pooh. It's splendid, though I still imagine good old kids BOOKS are here to stay. Anyhow, I will bring this new robot girlfriend in to class on Wednesday for y'all to check out. I think it'll be a major development in the way comics n' picture books are "consumed" and created in "the future."Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-5320961765131087712010-04-14T14:27:00.000-07:002010-04-19T09:21:33.413-07:00Assignment for Monday, April 19 - Final Project presentation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DjvNpxOLigIX0QlJbLwCDFg3GI-HK5iXF-NS0ysEAt7jZAJqP8Oy_-OkiqmurS0cNAoP1TqPAKQJb_A12sF6XUSiRA31G7gvHcjsKXVUYsSphAE9rZChuKHEsspbJG2Ci9sV05e5AN4/s1600/sendakfinal-drawings-for-higglety-pigglety-pop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DjvNpxOLigIX0QlJbLwCDFg3GI-HK5iXF-NS0ysEAt7jZAJqP8Oy_-OkiqmurS0cNAoP1TqPAKQJb_A12sF6XUSiRA31G7gvHcjsKXVUYsSphAE9rZChuKHEsspbJG2Ci9sV05e5AN4/s400/sendakfinal-drawings-for-higglety-pigglety-pop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Finished and preliminary drawings from Maurice Sendak's Higglety Pigglety Pop! </i></span> </div><br />
Monday, April 19, you'll present your final project idea to the class via your blog. Your presentation should include: <br />
1. 3-5 images of your own work.<br />
2. 5 images from your visual research.<br />
3. A one paragraph written description of your project.<br />
4. A one sentence description of your project.<br />
5. Specific technical issues you'll need to figure out to get this project done. <br />
6. A timeline for what you're going to have done on your project when.<br />
7. What you will have done by Monday, April 26, which will be our next critique.<br />
These Maurice Sendak images are reproduced from <a href="http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=39005">an article on a Sendak retrospective</a> in the San Francisco Sentinel.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLARGIj76Dg9WfcDoZ-EKr719LCreAN2rfqNx8d2tPzsRhnb41IqQcNx1V82gbmWUuC82L2oVFpa5ObM7Lcjnpxo8IZHpNO9IyVXxaHLE1N3NnlPqpUo2MOG0ndvBmL5Sgu3HnvPOBkQ/s1600/dust-jacket-for-where-the-wild-things-are.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLARGIj76Dg9WfcDoZ-EKr719LCreAN2rfqNx8d2tPzsRhnb41IqQcNx1V82gbmWUuC82L2oVFpa5ObM7Lcjnpxo8IZHpNO9IyVXxaHLE1N3NnlPqpUo2MOG0ndvBmL5Sgu3HnvPOBkQ/s320/dust-jacket-for-where-the-wild-things-are.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Early cover concept for Where The Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak.</span></i></div>Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-27556427256948191512010-04-12T14:22:00.000-07:002010-04-13T11:46:20.954-07:00Double-Edged Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPjQeIub07CpBVf4KT6nUx8Zs2UJqJDvGT_Gnji77pifJxrtSd-vtBhWv2o1u97ScpJZ11v-xSuzlahGJKCioNf3ubM-lXCyw3JaLNIUzdTAVMez-wBBwrglOfv25nRtRX8_kq17I5S8/s1600/milesmajaxshowerclowes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPjQeIub07CpBVf4KT6nUx8Zs2UJqJDvGT_Gnji77pifJxrtSd-vtBhWv2o1u97ScpJZ11v-xSuzlahGJKCioNf3ubM-lXCyw3JaLNIUzdTAVMez-wBBwrglOfv25nRtRX8_kq17I5S8/s400/milesmajaxshowerclowes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Stealin' from the best. My shower scene on the left, Clowes' Ghost World on the right.</i></span></div><br />
If the first blade misses yer beard, the second one does the job. . . yes. Here's the to do list for Wednesday, April 14.<br />
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1. Bring your FIVE copies.<br />
2. Update your BLOG.<br />
3. Write a one paragraph description of your final project idea.<br />
4. Cite a specific piece of visual research you've used in making your latest and greatest work. <a href="http://milesinada.blogspot.com/2010/04/making-of-arms-ether-learningstealing.html">Here's a link to a post I made discussing the example above!</a>Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396661731644849904.post-65736698156454533032010-04-05T13:55:00.000-07:002010-04-05T15:31:07.531-07:00Miles' Working Process<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGEJkbd1xCb-ozNRPnbxX_9a8a_oT9vKZNVuk9d_v4cbkvELUlP67VsUtPvrYHxVzUQ8UBkHJ4b0eGbsZPDY88xu22ez8Z0nY7XYtheeZ9gEEMbY_ah8NBMxUme9A1qkokL3T4-DaBS0/s1600-h/armscharacters.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271022099491500834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGEJkbd1xCb-ozNRPnbxX_9a8a_oT9vKZNVuk9d_v4cbkvELUlP67VsUtPvrYHxVzUQ8UBkHJ4b0eGbsZPDY88xu22ez8Z0nY7XYtheeZ9gEEMbY_ah8NBMxUme9A1qkokL3T4-DaBS0/s400/armscharacters.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 327px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
I'm an un-methodical, un-organized person by nature, but I've been forced to get a little more systematic as I've grappled with making comics and animation. Here are some observations that have helped me to carry out a project like a picture book or comic book.<br />
1. Start a folder. When I know that I'm working on a big project, I go through my scrappy drawings, notes and sketchbooks and pull out stuff that might be relevant to the project; Then I stick it in THE FOLDER. I label the folder with a nice working title, and I'm off and running. From now on, ANYTHING even remotely related to the project goes into this folder.<br />
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2. After I've started the analogue folder, I scan my stuff in and start a digital folder. I then back this folder up to another drive or disk. Regular back up is the key to survival when you work on a long-term project.<br />
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3. Git to work dealing with the nuts and bolts design of your book. Font/lettering ideas, logo designs, panel layouts, etc. Eventually, I work out a template that forms the basis for all of my pages. A key part of this process is settling on a page size.<br />
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4. Get on the phone/internet and talk to printers to get turn-around times and submission requirements. Err on the side of too much information. Revisit step 3 as necessary.<br />
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Here are some more detailed posts on my processes.<br />
<a href="http://soucomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/creating-online-comic-arms-and-ether.html">How Miles makes his Arms and Ether web comic.</a><br />
<a href="http://milesinada.blogspot.com/2008/10/comic-time.html">How Miles made the Arms and Ether comic book.</a> <br />
<a href="http://soucomics.blogspot.com/2009/10/sleazy-comic-page-template.html">A link to Miles' Arms and Ether comic book page template.</a><br />
<a href="http://armsandether.com/classArmsTemplate.png">Link to Miles' Arms and Ether web template. </a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkVV9xxCHE">Link to The Ohio Players, Love Roller Coaster, 1975. </a>Miles Inadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192681416035727896noreply@blogger.com1