Friday, April 18, 2014

10 Things I learned at SLC Comic Con

Things I learned at the SLC Comic Con yesterday:

1. I was supposed to geek out on the famous firefly insect Adam Baldwin but I don't like insects much.


2. I take really good blurry pictures. Most people struggle with this technique - not I. Here is Corel Painter artist Don Seegmiller better known as Neil Young.


3. I enjoy meeting online friends in person like Mathew Armstrong and Jason Kim - Disney interactive artists.


4. Reconnecting with my blurry friends like Disney artist Ryan Wood.


5. ...and gopher turned Japanese poster artist Jed Henry (google Ukiyo-e Heroes)


6. That Ty Carter is trying to bulk up for his next career as an MMA fighter...


7. ...and Jake Parker is already an MMA fighter...so don't disrespect.


8. Oh - and that Bjorn Thorkelson created the "Accurasee sketch caddie" the BEST product I saw at comic con! It's an art tools carrier that fits over the cover of your sketchbook. I was blown away by this nifty device. Many of you know that I mostly sketch on my iPad now but I had to have one of these for the times when I take my sketchbook out. I remember what a pain it was to try to carry everything I wanted - no longer! Check it out at his website.


9. That many of my students from UVU although blurry, have become amazing artists and will be forces to be reckoned with in animation, visual development, and illustration.



10. And finally that Jared Salmond has become completely invisible. People loved watching his pen sign all those posters. When I had him in class he was only "mostly" invisible but through hard work and determination he has finally arrived at his present form of, well, not being there....and for his next feat he will become mute.

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9 comments:

  1. NathalieApril 19, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    I just tried to sketch on my pad and it is kind of hard. What pen do you use? And where there really almost no women on the con?

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  2. Will TerryApril 19, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    I'm just using a really cheap pen from Target. It has the round soft tip that you see in all the cheap pens. I like it because it forces me away from detail when I'm sketching and that's the key to making a great drawing!

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    1. NathalieApril 23, 2014 at 11:43 AM

      And now the video! I got one of exact these cheap pens when I visited a friend and like it better than my finger :D

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  3. ZachApril 19, 2014 at 11:21 AM

    What great UVU representation, I can't wait to hear how it went!

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  4. Nick NebelskyApril 21, 2014 at 11:11 AM

    I heard you say in one of your videos that you use your finger to draw on your iPad. I've tried it and can't get the same detail. Why don't you use your wacom tablet and draw directly into Photoshop. Also when you're drawing in say Photoshop, what dpi do you draw in? I"m really digging your video by the way on Painting the fish girl. Still working on it.

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    1. Will TerryApril 24, 2014 at 12:20 AM

      Good questions - I used to draw with my finger on the iPad until it started to hurt - so now I use a stylus.

      I do often draw right on my cintiq but when I'm out I use the iPad or while watching TV with the fam - it just gets me out of the studio more and that's a good thing :) ...thank you :)

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  5. tosherApril 21, 2014 at 12:38 PM

    Thanks Will! Appreciate the blurry photos and blog post. Checking out the Accurasee sketch caddie right now. Must have for me!

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  6. albertApril 25, 2014 at 5:10 AM

    Bookworm is a wonderful company. I appreciate the individualized approach they have toward our bookfairs. It’s not a one-size-fits-all affair. Teachers and parents browse with smiles on their faces because the books are beautiful, diverse and engaging

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  7. AgywMay 2, 2014 at 2:04 AM

    Loved seeing this. And I'm with Nathalie, Wanna see more of the ladees represented....

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