Friday, July 31, 2009

Passion for Life by Stephen Silver


I'm reading this book for the 2nd time now and I had to stop and post about it. It's called "Passion for Life" by super talent and fellow Imaginist: Stephen Silver.

Full of amazing art, wise words of wisdom and encouragement! Motivating and honest... I love it.

Highly recommended.

You can purchase it off of Silver's site HERE

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Alvin Lee's Comic Book Portfolio Workshop starts July 31.

My friend and super talent ALVIN LEE has his Comic Book Portfolio workshop on SCHOOLISM.com starting July 31st. Register today and learn from an awesome professional and teacher.

Check out some of the TESTIMONIALS.

And check out Alvin Lee's new site: ALVINLEEART.com

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Kei's Assassin Vinyl is available at Comicon and Alice in Wonderland Trailer!



Hi all,

It was a lovely surprise yesterday to see Kei's vinyl toy has come in as well! Come to our booth at G6 & G7 in the 800 area to get your hands on an Assassin Vinyl Toy! I only have 9 more of these so first come first serve. $80 each.


Bobby

Also just released: Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Trailer! In this trailer you can see a bunch more cool characters we helped designed!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Comicon exclusive Big Foot Vinyl!



Hi all,

My vinyl toy has come in! Come to our booth at G6 & G7 in the 800 area to get your hands on a very limited (100 in total) Comicon exclusive grey version of my Big Foot vinyl toy! I only have 18 of these lovely little buddies so first come first serve. $70 each.



Unfortunately the life drawing book didn't make it to the con. It's stuck in customs.

Bobby

Sunday, July 19, 2009

San Diego Comicon We'll be at G6 & 7 with our Life Drawing Book



Hi all,
Who's going to COMICON this year?
Kei and I (Bobby) will be at tables G6 & 7 (same as last year).
I just learned that we'll also have our newest book "Life Drawing"! Come get them quick because we could only manage to get 100 copies there.

We wanted to make this life drawing book is different. It concentrates on COSTUMED figure drawing with only a few nude poses. Chalk full of tips and words of wisdom from Kei and I.

Unfortunately, we won't be selling the book online until a week or more after Comicon. The books will only be available at Comicon until the full shipment of books arrives at our studio. When the book is ready to be purchased online, people that make a purchase within the first week will get an autographed copy. After that, the books go to our distributor and will not be signed. I'll post more info after the Comicon.

We'll also have a very very limited supply of Water Worlds and Ancient Japan Sketches at the con. These books are currently sold out but I found a few extra copies in a box when we moved to our new studio a couple of weeks ago. I apologize but these will not be available online as well... only at the Con.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Painting People with Jason Seiler!



Schoolism Online Classes:
The Art of Caricature with Jason Seiler - starts July 24, 2009
By the end of this course, master caricaturist, Jason Seiler, will have you looking at people in a whole new way! For illustrators seeking to add high-end caricaturing to their repertoire, this course is a must!

Jason is a personal friend of mine and an incredible artist. I always say the best thing I could teach my students is how to learn not just my way to do things but as many different people as possible. Different ways to draw, paint and think.

9 lesson workshop with personal video feedback from Seiler on your paintings.

Register at SCHOOLISM.COM

Here's a quote from an amazing artist and former student of Jason's: Patrick LaMontagne.
Having drawn caricatures for editorial cartoons for a few years, I was
pleased with the progress I was making, but was looking for some
instruction to bring my work to the next level. Having long been a fan
of Jason's work, I was hoping that taking some training from him could
help me breathe more life into my caricatures, give me more of a dynamic
style and more confidence in my abilities. I wasn't disappointed.

This course requires a solid commitment, and if cost seems high,
consider this...you get what you pay for, and for the amount of
knowledge and skills I gained, plus the individual instruction and
attention, it was a bargain.

Jason's teaching style makes him a pleasure to learn from. He speaks in
a casual, easygoing manner with a great sense of humor, while still
being organized and professional. The lessons are well thought out and
proceed at a manageable pace, each lesson building very well upon the
one before. I never felt as if I hadn't been prepared for what was
required of me in the assignments, and his 'one on one' critiques were
very valuable to help me figure out where I went right and what I could
improve on. Jason was also generous with his time by answering email
questions and regularly offering suggestions and advice. What I was
most impressed with is his positive attitude and optimism.. He has a
passion for his work and obviously wants to foster that in his students.

This course was the best part of my work week from start to finish, and
I was disappointed to see it end. In what seems like a very short time,
my work changed dramatically and I got more out of this course than I
could have hoped for. If Jason ever teaches an advanced course on
caricature or any other course for that matter, I'll be in the first class.

If you're serious about becoming a better caricature artist, do yourself
a favor and take this class. You won't regret it.

Patrick LaMontagne
Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Register at SCHOOLISM.COM

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

New Jason Seiler Book!!!






The books have arrived! This book is "The Best of Jason's Art" created during the 2008- to present day. This is an oversize volume which includes a fantastic and thorough 4 page painting tutorial and some never before seen pieces.














There are a lot of nice surprises in this book one being highly detailed close ups of selected paintings. Jason enjoys painting and brush work and loves to share the detail of his brush work.

Hard cover, 9x12 inches, 48 pages, full-color, full bleed, sewn pages.
Click here to ORDER my New Book.

SEILER 2008-2009 $25.00 + Shipping.