6:00 AM, Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
Photoshop has opened a number of new avenues in comics creating, not the least of which is the ability to preserve your penciled art before inking. This video gives you the step by step on how to change your art into non photo blue for inking.
6:00 AM, Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
Sir Ken Robinson is one of the premier experts on creativity. Creativity breeds innovation. Collaboration breeds creativity. All are incredibly important to comic creators and anyone who embraces the desire to create.
6:00 AM, Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
Jeff Smith is one of those guys who created a career for himself in a way that I am almost envious of. He created his own work in Bone and it became so popular and beloved that it opened new avenues for him, including working on one of my favorite characters: Shazam! Here are several video, some of Jeff talking, some of him working, but all of them are united in the coolness that is Jeff Smith.
6:00 AM, Monday, August 30th, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
OK This one won't teach you anything...this one is just for fun and because I'm a geek. I absolutely love the Big Bang Theory. I only discovered the show a year ago and it is by far one of the few shows that makes me laugh out loud. It perfectly skewers our collective geek culture without being mean or condescending...it allows us to laugh at ourselves. At the recent BBT panel at Comic Con, the Barenaked Ladies showed up to sing the fantastic theme song live.
6:00 AM, Sunday, August 29th, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
THE COMPUTERS WILL REPLACE US ALL!!! OK not really, but computers and software have made it easier for artist to create their work and achieve a certain look. In this video, the artist gives a tutorial on creating a figure in Manga Studio.
6:00 AM, Saturday, August 28th, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
You just never know what will inspire you, which is why we at Sketch advocate reading, watching and looking at a wide variety of things. A primary example of this theory in action: Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, Futurama, Life in Hell and more.
6:00 AM, Friday, August 27th, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
Freddie E. Williams is an absolute fountain of information on all aspects of comic art. Here he offers advice on drawing and takes us through how to give a traditional feel of a wacom.
6:00 AM, Thursday, August 26th, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
With the release of the Walking Dead trailer, zombies are once again on everyone's brains (pun intended). The talented artist at I Draw Girls creates a zombie scene for your education and enjoyment.
6:00 AM, Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
Merchandising is a necessary part of the comics business once you get to a certain level. It is rarely just about the books themselves but also about the figures, shirts and so much more. From the early days of the Sci-Fi Channel, the Anti-Gravity Room looks at merchandising.
6:00 AM, Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 - Posted by John Wilson
If you know Sketch editor Bill Nichols at all, you will know that there is very little that he is in awe of or "fan-boyish" about. One of those things is the work of Steve Rude> Here Rude speaks about why he abandoned comics recently for the Fine Arts. After, a video trailer of his documentary Rude.
