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HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES.
For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES. Despite what my name might suggest (and ponytail in this photo), I’m a guy. It’s … Read more
DORRENBOOM’S ILLUSTRATION PROCESS
I came across this process post from Pieter M. Dorrenboom via the Drawn! blog, taking us through Pieter’s illustration process from start to finish: What I would like to do, is to tell you something about the making of the illustrations. Several times I’ve noticed that some people don’t realize how an illustration is made and how … Read more
CULTIVATING CREATIVITY
Ben Chestnut is the CEO and co-founder of MailChimp.com, one of the most successful e-mail marketing companies around, with over 1.2 million users. They were recently featured in “Fast Company” for their non-traditional corporate culture and creative environment. In this Creative Mornings presentation, Ben talks about the history of the company and what he does as … Read more
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
Rich Burlew has been self-publishing his “comedy-fantasy-adventure” webcomic The Order of the Stick (OOTS) since 2003. Over the last seven years, Rich has built up an incredible fan base, with over 23,500 fans on Facebook alone – and remember: this is entirely self-published, so Rich isn’t enjoying the benefits of a large publishing house marketing and printing … Read more
FREE COLORING BOOK PAGE
Here’s a free page from my Monster Coloring Book for you and the kids to color. Click on the picture to get the full printable file and click here for even more free pages to color! Rate this:
FREE COPY OF “DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS” – TODAY ONLY
James A Owen is giving away 1,000 copies of his inspirational book, “Drawing Out the Dragons” today only. Go here to get your copy. If you were at LTUE this past weekend, or got the chance to hear James’ keynote address, then you know this is an incredible gift. From James’ blog: “As a grateful … Read more
NEEDING/GETTING MUSIC VIDEO
OK GO does it again with their music video for “Needing/Getting.” Amazing! Rate this:
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
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ADVENTURE TIME COMIC PROCESS
After an incredible week of visiting high school classes via Skype and speaking at LTUE about creative processes, it’s nice to know that the fun can continue! To all of my friends who love the Bone comics from Jeff Smith, I recommend Eisner Award-winner Aaron Renier’s The Unsinkable Walker Bean. It’s incredible. Aaron’s ability to tell … Read more
LTUE AUDIO RECORDINGS & PHOTOS
For those of you that missed the “Life, the Universe and Everything” symposium on art and literature, you might want to check out some of these recordings and handouts I put together: -Listen to the “Keynote Address” from James A Owen, as well as full panel discussions from LTUE on “Artist’s Tools“, “Comic Book Publishers,” … Read more
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