Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on April 17, 2013 · 2 Comments
You’ll need the Emanata Comics app (free for iOS and Android) to read it, but I think this comic looks pretty slick on screen.
Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on January 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on January 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Each fall The Center for Cartoon Studies invites 20 of the world’s most promising aspiring cartoonists and graphic novelists to the ramshackle village of White River Junction, Vermont for a no-holds-barred education in comics. Those who complete the two-year program earn a Master of Fine Arts degree and are ready to face the uncertainty of … Read more
Filed under COMICS, DRAWING, PREVIEW, VIDEO · Tagged with art spiegelman, cartoon, cartoon college, center for cartoon studies, chris ware, francoise mouly, Graphic novel, james sturm, jason lutes, Lynda Barry, scott mccloud
Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on January 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
(click on picture to view full image) I recently had the opportunity to make this drawing for my new friend, Steve. Steve is an incredibly talented musician and his band’s sound is close to infectious — needless to say, I jumped at the chance to make a picture for his rehearsal / party room! He … Read more
Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on November 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Frank Santoro is starting his own Correspondence Course, but it’s small: only ten students will be accepted. It is a one-on-one 8-week correspondence course over phone, e-mail and snail mail. He’s going to focus specifically on advancing your understanding of layouts, color, contour line drawing, and printmaking for producing comic books. Frank is an astonishingly accomplished artist, and … Read more
Filed under CALL FOR ENTRIES, COMICS, CREATIVITY, DESIGN, DRAWING, GRAPHIC NOVEL, INSPIRATION, PROCESS · Tagged with cartoon, color, comic book, comics, correspondence course, frank santoro, jordan crane, layout, line drawings, making comics, printmaking, Snail mail, what things do, workbook
Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on September 10, 2011 · 1 Comment
CLICK THE IMAGE TO SEE IT IN ACTION! I made this little animation to conjure an incredible weekend and I hope it works. See you all on the other side of tomorrow! (Here’s a teeny-tiny version)
Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on August 22, 2011 · 2 Comments
The last few weeks have brought in a lot of projects and one of my favorites has been making trading cards for science fiction authors. What a fun idea, right! Pictured above is my ink drawing of Ray Bradbury, easily one of my favorite writers since dad lent me his copy of Green Shadows, White … Read more
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Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on August 12, 2011 · 4 Comments
The Provo Library has been a good friend of mine for a long, long time. I first discovered Stephen King’s writing at the Provo Library. Bill Peet and Roald Dahl were there, too—not to mention M.C. Escher’s work, and books of paintings from Pablo Picasso. Books on writing, drawing, epic fantasies that soared inside my … Read more
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A. He tells all here. Dustin is the mushy brains behind Diary Comics and Memoir Comics and has been getting a lot of attention in the comics world over the last several months. His scratchy line drawings and funny stories and easy to get into, but hard to get out of. In an effort to … Read more
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