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Short Order Art

Stephen Green

In Comic-book culture, there’s been a long tradition of doing convention sketches for fans and collectors. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, these used to be quick and free, but thanks to the secondary market, they have evolved into what can be occasionally both expensive and elaborate. If you are a comic artist set up at a convention, there is usually an expectation that you will be doing commissions. This is usually a pretty good…

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Sifting through the Treasure Trove

Sarah Finnigan

December 31, 2024 - For this last day of 2024, I had the idea of sharing my top-10 articles of the year. This is a treasure trove of a website, but with 4500+ posts, I need to bookmark the ones that I expect to revisit. With 253 just this year it proved impossible to narrow it down to just 10 (even with me re-reading all of them in the last month!), especially with the variety of resources amongst them. Instead, today I share 10 MC articles of 2024 that have had the greatest impact on me. Tools, techniques, reviews, etc are very useful, but I seem to have a bias toward the articles that make me think differently about how I approach my art, and fire me up to get back in front of the easel.   Art &…

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