Everybody is probably afraid of getting a bad haircut. But when you are an @dult, you can talk to your hairdresser and discuss your future hair style. But if you are a child and if this is your first haircut ever, you react differently. How? More images after the break...
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Deceptive Beauty
Cutie? She looks pretty cute… But beware photographs and pretty pictures in social networks such as Facebook.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Letter to Joe Kubert
A few months ago, after far too long of a delay, I called up Joe Kubert to thank him for all I learned when I went to his school (from 1983-85). We had a nice chat, but I didn't want to take up his whole day recounting my life story. So I told him I'd follow up with the details, and here is the letter I sent him:
Hi Joe -- as a follow-up to our phone conversation from a while back, I want to share with you how much my education at the Joe Kubert School has meant to my life and career.
I attended the Joe Kubert School from 1983 to 1985. I got an amazing foundation of all the most important drawing and storytelling skills during those years. Up until I went to your school, my artwork had developed in fits and starts…but once I came under the full-time guidance of all the experienced teachers I learned more than I ever thought possible.
The old Kubert School circa 1984
In your Narrative Art class, I learned about telling a story visually. One of the core ideas that has never left me is that the reader is always right. If they get confused it's my fault. The artist has to make the storytelling clear and compelling.
I learned solid basic drawing techniques from Jose Delbo -- his class taught me how to draw the real basics that are often skipped by young artists. I learned figure drawing, perspective, how to use pens and brushes, lettering, coloring and painting. I have used all those skills throughout my career; not only in animation storyboards (for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros and Disney), but as a comic book artist/writer/inker/letterer and full-color cover artist for Nickelodeon Magazine.
Most important was that you taught me about the realities of working for publication and on deadline. You stressed over and over that an assignment is useless if it's not done on time. The professional world is all about production and deadlines, and if you can't hack that, you're dead. Thank you for putting so much emphasis on the importance of good professional work habits
Best of all, I have been teaching others, continuing the lessons and traditions that I learned from you and your crew of seasoned professional teachers. In my role as Storyboard Supervisor and Director at Disney TV Animation, I help teach other artists the solid basics of visual storytelling. I wrote and illustrated a book called, "Cartooning: Character Design" for Walter Foster Books, and I am currently teaching an online class in storyboarding.
By the way, I'll never forget that our first assignment in your class was drawing a comic book story with no words, and only with silhouettes. That assignment broke my brain open to the challenges and opportunities that can be achieved by telling a story with drawings. In my online class, I just taught a lesson on posing, acting and the importance of silhouettes!
Basically -- everything I know about drawing and storytelling had its foundation at the Joe Kubert School. I am eternally grateful that you started this wonderful school, and that you have been so generous with your knowledge.
Gratefully,
Sherm Cohen
Monday, July 26, 2010
Suburban Horror - Kids Book Illustrations you have to see to believe
Check out these scans from a safety booklet for kids from the fifties or sixties. These pics are guaranteed to give any kid nightmares, and keep them away from strangers, bikes, leaf piles, refrigerators and kites forever.
There's a lot more...you really gotta see 'em!
...especially the one about the leaf pile.
http://bit.ly/SuburbanHorror
There's a whole bunch of these
horrifying illustrations
in the original article at:
horrifying illustrations
in the original article at:
There's a lot more...you really gotta see 'em!
...especially the one about the leaf pile.
http://bit.ly/SuburbanHorror
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
A Feast of Severin - John Severin Comics Scans from Cracked Mazagine (sic)
Diversions of the Groovy Kind has a ton of vintage John Severin comic scans for your perusal. I wasn't a big fan of Severin growing up, but over the years my appreciation for his work has grown and grown. He must have drawn thousands of pages for Cracked in the sixties and seventies! Here are some of them:
John Severin Takes on Star Wars and Rocky
http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2009/09/black-and-white-wednesday-john-severins.html
Tarzan by Severin
Charley's Angels and MASH
All the John Severin posts
John Severin Takes on Star Wars and Rocky
http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2009/09/black-and-white-wednesday-john-severins.html
Tarzan by Severin
Charley's Angels and MASH
All the John Severin posts
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Cow-Milking Comics: The Story of Johnny Surge
"The Story of Johnny Surge"
or "Why We Don't Push The Sale of Pine-Tree Milkers!"
or "Why We Don't Push The Sale of Pine-Tree Milkers!"
...ummm...I'm speechless.