Comicpalooza 2010? Awesome!

This past weekend I went to Comicpalooza, and had an amazing time. Definitely looking forward to what next year’s con has to offer…

The biggest thrill for me was getting the chance to meet a number of artists I’d followed for years, and in a couple cases get them to draw something for me:

Phil Foglio

IMG_3010_Foglio_ Comicpalooza 2010 - Phil Foglio - Growf (web)

Humberto Ramos

IMG_3006_Ramos_ Comicpalooza 2010 - Humberto Ramos - Impulse (web)

Jim Mahfood

IMG_3009_Mahfood_ Comicpalooza 2010- Jim Mahfood - Drink and Draw (web)

Andy Kuhn

IMG_3012_Kuhn_ Comicpalooza 2010 - Andy Kuhn - Hulk (web)

Ethan Van Sciver

IMG_3014_EVS_ Comicpalooza 2010 - Ethan Van Sciver - Wonder Woman (web)

Still kicking myself for not asking David Mack for a sketch – have to take care of that next time!

Doodle Time! (19-Feb-2010)

So, a couple weeks ago I fired up my geriatric tablet PC and started to doodle while the kiddos watched a movie. Both of them were pretty interested in what was going on, so I asked Cole what I should draw and he and I came up with the picture below:

Cole - Truck (19-Feb-2010)

And McKenna took a swing at it herself:

McKenna - Alien (19-Feb-2010)

I don’t draw nearly as much as I used to, so needless to say the whole thing was pretty fun to do. Hopefully we can make this a semi-regular thing and I can post the results when I get a chance.

The nitty gritty, for those that care:

  • The tablet is a Compaq TC1100, which makes for a decent (though laggy) poor man’s Cintiq 12WX. Mmm… Cintiq…
  • The program I’m running is the demo version of ArtRage 2.5, though if this becomes a regular thing I’ll definitely be springing for the full version. A very natural way to draw on a computer.