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CCS Diary Comic # 10

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Seth has discussed this with much greater eloquence, but it was still sort of fun to draw a cartoon brain.

One of the nicest things about being at CCS has been talking to other cartoonists about those quiet, indescribable aspects of drawing comics.

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CCS Diary Comic # 9

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I’ve found it a little difficult to come up with interesting diary comics now that most of my life consists of sitting in a chair moving a pen back and forth. Luckily my brain doesn’t seem to sleep when I’m sleeping…

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CCS Diary Comic # 8

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The story in this week’s diary comic became a weekly occurence throughout the semester.

It’s hard to constantly be exposed to so many brilliant creators without feeling a little overwhelmed and insignificant.

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CCS Diary Comic # 7

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Every year, Steve Bissette takes his Drawing class to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) to sit in a classroom and draw owls, falcons, and vultures (and one turtle). I was really taken with the turkey vulture.

Maybe it was just because I was listening to Tom Waits’ Bone Machine, but I couldn’t stop thinking about scavengers when I got home. They don’t seem to garner the sense of awe that eagles get, but I’m glad someone is there to clean up everyone’s messes.

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Fable Funnies

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The Fable Project is the first time in Cartooning Studio that CCS students are free to draw a comic however they wish. The assignment uses a handful of fables as springboards, but how the story is told is up to the student.

I ended up going with the Tortoise and the Hare. And because I’m a dorky overachiever, I also did a screen printed cover (also, I want to get good at screen printing, because I like it lots and lots). The emphasis of this fable was showing fast and slow speeds. This is what I came up with…

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Ed Emberley Assignment

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Many of the initial assignments at The Center for Cartoon Studies are all about reducing cartooning to its bare essentials so that students can focus on the important inner workings and guts of comics. We all come here with our own styles and approaches to comics making, but I really like being forced outside my comfort zone. I mean, if I wanted to draw the way I always draw, I could have stayed at home, right?

The Ed Emberley assignment, removes the problem of drawing from the cartooning process by simplifying how students draw.

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CCS Diary Comic # 6

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Whew! After an intense couple of weeks of non-stop drawing, I’m back online and ready for some updates. To start, let’s get some god damn diary comics up! I’ve been trying to get these things posted every Tuesday. Technically, it is still Tuesday as I write this, so we’re still on schedule.

I was sick with the CCS Plague 2010 a couple of weeks ago, though I didn’t have it as bad as some. The worst part about it was realizing that standard Canadian remedies aren’t necessarily sitting on the shelf at the local corner store.

For my American friends who may be unfamiliar with Buckley’s Mixture. It’s a cough syrup that has been marketed with the slogan “It tastes awful, and it works” since the 1970s. It tastes a little like pine needles, mint, and gasoline, but it’s really not as bad as it sounds. And it really works. Oh how it works. It scares a cough away. I think you can actually get it in the States, but only at certain drug stores.

Just saying, if anyone is looking for a Christmas present for me…

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