If there were an AP test for Comic Book Design... today would have been that exam. We spent the morning learning the Old School (photocopies) and the New School (InDesign and Photoshop) methods of creating the actual, printed and bound, comic books. Then, after lunch, we got really serious! We learned about World designing. We...
After hours and hours of drills and practice, I can now honestly say that I am definitely a brush person, and NOT a nib person. More on that in a bit... First, I want to show you the bathroom. I was really surprised that the walls of this school are so clean. And white. My...
The teachers here are either wind-up toys or highly caffeinated! They have so much energy and enthusiasm, even at 9:30 in the morning! Me, I'm exhausted just typing the exclamation marks! ;-) Seriously, they are great. Very dramatic and funny... hmmmm... just like cartoon characters? Today we started off with a very...
My hotel room smells like feet. So does the hallway. And the lobby... This place - the Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction, Vermont - is an intriguing mix of blast from the past, mysterious - and "well, that's what you get for the price." I have definitely stayed in much...
I haven't made it very far on my "list of things to do while on my week long sabbatical." Strange how everything really does take longer than you think it will. But at least I have a start on a few things... One of my main intentions was to learn more...
Two weeks! Yes, I have been away for two weeks. I went to Maine for a fabulous art retreat... by myself. I will do another post to tell you about that, but for this post, I want to tell you about learning experiences. Every few years, I get an overwhelming urge to go get my...
