Thank you

Hi, guys. Just wanted to share that this has been a phenomenal learning experience for me as an educator and as an artist. I hope you all gained something of value from our workshop. If nothing else, I hope some of you have been introduced to new resources and processes.
That said, I'd like to emphasize that you all are welcome to reach out to me once the class is finished, and hope that you are all successful in the pursuit of your academic and creative goals. Meanwhile, I'll continue to post new information and links to resources. I hope you all will continue to use the blog to connect with this community. I look forward to seeing everyone's finished pages in class tomorrow!
Cheers,
T E Bak

Turkey Time Family Time

Sorry kids, got family goings-on today. Have fun and I'll see you next weekend.
Angelee

Page 7 COMPLETED

So, since we last met i added a page in between the last two you saw, fixed the one you helped me with, and have gone on to this. It's almost finished. You get the gist.  

Here's the completed thing:

I really like the kitten's expression in the last frame. 

We're an official club! Tomorrow we're up!

It's official,as of tomorrow when we get to put our tri-fold Tomorrow  O_O!! If you have any of the pictures ready, email them asap if you can,otherwise be there tomorrow to the vendor area and work on some picture.

Paper, media and color tools will be provided. Plus interactive events for potential members will be available. If interested let me know via email or show up!
I will be arriving some time between 7-8 to set up. Hope to see any enthusiasts there ;)

No *official* class on the 15th, who's up for meeting anyway?

Hey fellow creators!
I'm sorry I haven't posted any art, I wanted to do so today as I sharpen what I have so far--but that's besides my point I'm trying to make!

Tomorrow, November 15th Todd is unavailible--who wants to meet for a psuedo-class (well, club really!) And show eachother what we've got so far; share how our ideas are coming and have open positive critique?
Also; our board is going up officially soon, so if anyone wants to put art on it--tomorrow is your last chance! 
If you're interested, Let's meet in the art building with all the round tables; the entrance is near the auditorium.  There are a bunch of brand new tables with lots of chairs, and we don't have to worry about noise.

If you have any suggestions or ideas, please don't hesitate to share them!
Hope to see you there, there will be snacks this time! ;)

~Kim

the in between page

And here's the original page, revised. It follows the above page.

Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work

This is a classic tool/device used by comic book artists and cartoonists, used to move the narrative forward in times of crisis (aka when you get stuck); I think this can be helpful, please feel free to refer to it, and even print out a copy to use. It can also be used to kick a narrative that won't start into gear.

Emily--Not Attending 11/8

Hi everyone,

It sounds like everyone got underway on their comics!  Four pages in class, you must have all rocked last week!

I'm sorry to bail for a second week, but for me, November started another project, called National November Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short.  It's a nationwide challenge to kick writers into high gear and write 50,000 words in a month--the average size of a novel.

Sadly, I can't find time to do both comics and writing this week (though Angelee and I are still writing Sin & Virtue, and I appreciate everyone's feed back).  I'll watch the blog over the next week and if I manage to crank anything out, I'll post it up here.

Good luck today!

Struggling with this page

Page four is fine:

It leads into page five, which is giving me trouble. I'd ike some feedback on this page and possibly some suggestions on how to make it a stronger page.

Thanks, Angelee

So, i decided to lighten the window... 

Club Meeting at the Library Tonight!

In Room 120 in the Cascade Campus Library, from 5-7pm is the initial club meeting.  Please feel free to drop by and share your progress, tips, and decorate out club advertisement!

PCC Web Event Calendar November 4th Graphic Novel Creators' Club

We're going to be having a tri-fold in the cafeteria in the upcoming couple of weeks to advertise the club; if anyone would like to help decorate it--come tonight and have at it!!
*Supplies for tri-fold provided, just show up and be creative~! ;)
send me an e-mail if you have any questions or concerns: tethyka@ gmail.com

Why Comics Are More Important Than Ever

My friend and colleague Bill Kartalopoulos recently wrote this great essay on comics for the Huffington Post. A great, well-written read full of links to great resources.
Cheers.

Project progress

On Saturday (Nov 1) we began focusing individually on progress and narrative process for each student's project. From here on out, our work each week will be a guidance session with myself and your student-peers on the 4-page story (or "story episode") we will complete during this workshop, based on what we've determined together are the goals for your work. 

Damien and Kim made real progress in developing their stories this week, and I'm looking forward to reviewing work with everyone else, and helping you all establish character and story arc movement/s that can be developed and worked out as either "establishing" or keystone moments in your narrative, or stand-alone stories, or backstory/biographical pivots, or whatever you think works best. Some of you did not attend the workshop session, but because each project requires input from your peers, we will wait until next week to see where you're at in your story development and/or where you want to take your characters in the 4-page assignment; I'd like to focus on a self-contained story that fits within the larger framework of your project, so please attend next week's session prepared to discuss this, and review progress from the previous week.

Thanks, see you on Saturday!

The Gemini Three

Hi, guys. Here's a link to the first episode of my new comic, The Gemini Three:

http://studygroupcomics.com/main/the-gemini-three-part-1-by-t-edward-bak/

This is kind of an experiment for me, trying new things with different types of characters and ideas. Thanks for taking a look!

Hilary - New idea... to discuss shortly. :)

Trying out a new character. Story developing.

Wordless Back Story

Here is my very casually inked back story for M. It fits with Emily's back story post.

Sin&Virtue page 3

Wordless Backstory : Hilary Pillette's... The Life of Bird?

I'm still wrestling with what to call this angry bird. I'm not sure I want to tell an autobiographical tale through him either. He may just need to take off on his own and tell me why he's holding that pool cue.... He's a detective! Living in San Francisco. He goes on a search to find a missing woman only to discover he IS the missing woman! Some nights he goes to meet with an old buddy of his from rehab, Bubba, to play pool and discuss his latest findings. Its at one of these meetings that they run into Larry Von Hamlish, Devil Worshipper and Kayak Enthusiast, who takes them on a wild ride around the city that gets them into serious trouble with the law and causes them both to rethink their whole identities!! Or... something. ;)

Please note. I'm NOT DONE! ;) That hideous bubble gum pink path and the colors on the floor under his feet need to be finished. I was trying to white them out, but came to find out, acrylic paint (titanium white) will just get absorbed by 111 lb matte drawing paper. AND.. who the F knew?? Inks work better on Bristol board too. Next time! Or... If I want to take this somewhere, I'll use Kim's suggestion to use tracing vellum and redo it on the right surface.

KIM! PUT YOUR SHIT UP! ;)

Some images from Sin&Virtue

                                Page One:

Page two:

Wordless Backstory Assignment -- Emily Miranda

Hi everybody! Sorry I couldn't make it, my friend is speaking at the Retro Gaming Expo and I've been showing him around town.  I did the assignment and wanted to talk a little about it.

So Angelee and I have talked about our main characters, Angel E and Devil M.  But who was this cat?  The cat is kind of complicated--how do I show it without blurting it out?  I left a few clues if you can read between the lines.

First, the cat seems to be watching M.  What kind of cat has a tablet??? What are those icons? The cat zooms in to what M is reading--that's fire + house, by the way.  The cat looks upset.  What to do?  So the cat (who sleeps on clouds???) decides to take action.  The cat plummets down, but lands with a "tink!"  (I tried so hard to get little dust clouds but it wasn't working out). That certainly defies the laws of physics.  

So then the cat is at the house (the house that's going to be on fire???), sneaks in, clears its throat, and prepares itself.    

WHAT ARE YOU DOING KITTY???  Why did you sneak in?  What's with the world's saddest face?  Don't you know what's going to happen??? Yes, kitty does.  And kitty has a plan.  

Sure, not all the answers are on the page.  But then, it usually never is, is it?