Comics-maker Isaac Cates has come up with an incredible 10-issue comic series called Cartozia Tales. “Cartozia Tales is an all-ages fantasy series, with nine stories in each issue, all set in the same world. But Cartozia is not your standard swords-and-sorcery setting. Although it does have gryphons and dragons and elves, it’s also got stork-headed men…
Tag: Kickstarter
I’M MAKING A NEW LOOK-N-FIND SCENE
Who’s ready for another look-n-find scene? My buddy Isaac is running an all-ages fantasy anthology on Kickstarter and he’s asked me to make a new look-n-find scene if the project funds. Check it out and make this happen! http://tiny.cc/vo8a3w
CALVIN & HOBBES DOCUMENTARY
From Paste: Earlier this week we learned that the Calvin and Hobbes documentary Dear Mr. Watterson would be released on Nov. 15. Today, we are treated to the first trailer. Brace yourself for a wave of crushing nostalgia. The documentary, which director Joel Allen Schroeder has been working on since 2007, explores the impact the beloved comic strip had on…
LIFE ON BITCOIN
From LifeOnBitCoin.com: Can a newly married couple survive when every living necessity can only be purchased with bitcoin? Right now, you can buy anything online from soap to illegal drugs with bitcoin—you can date online, setup a WordPress blog, buy bee-keeping equipment, or even buy gold. It’s come a long way, but could you survive…
CLAYMATION GAME ON KICKSTARTER
17 years ago, Doug TenNapel released The Neverhood, the point-and-click adventure game featuring claymation puzzles, characters and graphics. The game is a cult classic and was a complete game-changer for me in my visual artwork and storytelling. While we inhabitants of The Neverhood are still hoping for a tablet version of the game, Doug TenNapel has…
DRAWING WITH A CAMERA LUCIDA
Making Pictures David Hockney has been a favorite artist of mine for over a decade now. I love how his seemingly sloppy and improvised images utilize heavily academic techniques and approaches, as well as hint at historically important works. Hockney is not only an artist, but an art historian, who is concerned with the ways…
LAST CALL FOR MONSTERS
For the last month and a half I’ve been working on my own hidden object book (think Where’s Waldo, but with my own characters). The book is called Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-N-Find Book and it was successfully funded via Kickstarter on March 30. As part of my Kickstarter project I invited everyone (backer or…
HALFWAY FINISHED MAKING MY NEW BOOK
Hey, guys: remember that time we raised over $3k to make an awesome look-n-find book? Yeah. That was awesome. Thanks again to all of you who have taken the time to check out my project and support it in one way or another. 5 DOWN, 5 TO GO I finished coloring the fifth scene (out…
THIS IS REAL
What an intimidating thing, to tell people that you’d like to make a new book but that you need their money and support in order for it to happen. What if it doesn’t work out? What if you fail? Everybody will see you trip all over the internet! Thanks to you, I’ve dodged a bullet…
24 Hours to Find The Rumpus!
Only 24 hours until my Monster Look-N-Find Book project ends! Be sure to let your family and friends know about the book before the project ends by making The Rumpus your profile pic and by sharing this tweet: CAN YOU SPOT THE RUMPUS on @Kickstarter? http://kck.st/15toJi5 by @jess_smiley
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