Understanding Comics: A Glossary

Well, I guess first we should define what makes up our whole curriculum! COMICS!We look at a number of ways of defining a narrative medium as tricky as comics in our first chapter, but after much exploration we fall on… Continue Reading →

Digital Reflections | Navigating the Crossroads of Traditional and Digital Art

How does working by hand differ from drawing with computer assistance? Are you using different parts of your brain when switching between rendering and work making techniques? Are they fundamentally different? These are good questions, and they’re something I’ve been… Continue Reading →

The Fly | AHIS Comic Adaptation!

Decolonizing IDEA | the 244 Reconciliation Project

The Idea, Strategy, Process (and most importantly, self-evaluation) of the No Token reconciliation and storytelling exhibition format. Boy howdy, was this an adventure. Starting out with this project, I was enormously wary when trying to pick an avenue to pursue…. Continue Reading →

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Present Tech and New Horizons: Looking Out and Drawing In, Exploring Our Own (Lecture 10 and 11)

Well here we are, the last blog post of the class! I thought perhaps it was time to do something novel and have a concise post that actually adheres to the brief instead of the shambling hulks that currently make… Continue Reading →

Atop a Dark Horse: Mike Mignola (New Forms, 1990 – 2000)

For this week I wanted to cover an artist I’ve greatly admired over the years, but also gained a deeper appreciation for as I returned to drawing on my own terms. I’ve been an avid lover of graphic novels since… Continue Reading →

Ex Profundis: The Gothic Futurism of John Blanche (1980 – 1990, New Voices)

John Blanche occupies an interesting position in the ranks of illustrators that had influence on me while growing up. When I think back, his drawings (perhaps more than any other) captivated me when I was young. I had seen nothing… Continue Reading →

Lord of Pulp: Frank Frazetta (1970 – 1980, Social Awakenings)

Frank Frazetta has been one of those illustrators I’ve been wanting to write on for quite some time now. Over my adolescence I was a very quiet kid who spent hours in the realm of books, burning through new titles… Continue Reading →

Amongst the Roses, Brambles Grow: Leonard Baskin (1950 – 1960, Postwar Prosperity)

I will admit with some shame that though I greatly admire the craft and technical skill of the illustrators in this era… things sometimes get a little boring, no? (~~~Controversial Opinion Alert Please Don’t Kill Me Jeff Thank You~~~) Now… Continue Reading →

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