Archive for June, 2007

Red Hat High 2007

Computers: June 26th, 2007

Red Hat High brings a bunch of 8th and 9th graders together to learn how open source software can be used to do…well, just about anything. Including create comics. And that’s just what Tim Daniels and I are going to help show them on July 9th and 10th. See ya in North Carolina! [...]

Freedom Dance!!

Cartoons & Comics: June 21st, 2007

Hey, I forgot all about this! The animated movie I worked on, Freedom Dance, is done, and you can order some nifty DVDs through our Website!

94 - “Batman Begins”

100 Movies Project: June 21st, 2007

Batman Begins on IMDb
Synopsis: Christian Bale becomes a souped-up ninja that flies through the night and drives a really big car.
Pros: Ninjas…and Michael Caine…what could be better?!?
Cons: Gary Oldman did not play a bad guy.
Verdict: This was cool in the theatres, and it’s still cool even on my little laptop. One of the best comic-to-movie [...]

95 - “Braveheart”

100 Movies Project: June 13th, 2007

Braveheart on IMDb
Synopsis: Mel Gibson to the English: “Two armies enter. One army leaves!“
Pros: Totally hard-core old-school military.
Cons: I was waiting for the guys wearing red at the end to put Mel in the comfy chair.
Verdict: Wow, a very awesome movie. But one of those movies I can only watch once every couple [...]

One Reason Why Drawing Comics in Vector is Better Than in Bitmap

Blog: June 6th, 2007

I just finished inking Page 30 when I realized that I had put the points of the roofs on the wrong sides of the houses!

It only took about four minutes of moving, scaling, thinning/thickening, and redrawing small lines to put them on the right side:

Yeah!

97 - “City Lights”

100 Movies Project: June 2nd, 2007

City Lights on IMDb
Synopsis: Charlie Chaplin follows the saying, “Fake it ‘til you make it.”
Pros: Very, very funny, and very touching at the same time.
Cons: Some gag bits went on for just a little too long.
Verdict: A movie where nobody talks? You mean I actually have to watch this movie? Grumble grumble…oh, all [...]