Tag: Art

A few people have asked if I take requests. I think I'm up for the challenge. Let me know if there are any older...

The year creepeth on and now the Russ Manning Award nominees has just been announced. Presented to "the most talented newcomer" this award,...

Earlier this year, the Society of Illustrators announced that for the first time they would be holding a juried show for Comics and Cartoon...

  One of the toughest things about picking covers each week is how many fantastic illustrations I have to leave out because the text laid...

Being that it's the column's one month anniversary, I thought I'd do some reader questions. Except I don't have any reader questions, so instead I'm...

by Carolina Cooney The third annual Spectrum Fantastic Art Live took place this past weekend, and whether you came from the...

The good news is that the Frank Quitely art book is finally coming out! It's called Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely and its out in June.

Last week I asked: "why does anyone still use this layout at all?" My question was answered via a link in the comments to a...

If you've been reading comics for more than a few years, you're probably familiar with the traditional comics trade dress layout: publication information at...

They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but that's never stopped us. We can't help it. If we could, publishers wouldn't...

"Flattiong" is a stage of the coloring process wherein shapes are outlined in flat colors for later embellishment. it's a tedious stage often parcelled...

Yessss! The Art of the Venture Brothers will be a huge collection of original artwork, character designs, storyboards, painted backgrounds, and props from every episode of The Venture Bros. with accompanying commentary on the development of the series from cocreators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer. And as you know, those guys can commentate with the best of them. If you clicked the above link, you will have seen the list price is $39.99. Patton Oswalt pens a foreword.