AAD 610 Comparative Technology – Eric Schiff

Week I

My idea for this course is to create an actual Comics website for my series of comics. I had the opportunity to submit my comics to the Register Guard in 2012. However, they did not get into print and I did not receive any official feedback. This was a great learning experience for me since I know I still have to work on my drawings, identify my stories and learn how to market my work appropriately. This page is an opportunity for me to explore what my interests are in the area of publishing my comics on the web, continue to expand on my skills with Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop and get real feedback from real published comic artists. I plan to attend Linework NW  – An Illustration and Comics Festival in Portland, Oregon April 18th & 19th. This event is free and open to the public and will be a smaller venue compared to Seattle’s ComicCon. I think it will be a great opportunity for me to continue the journey to learn how other artists work, how they are disciplined and how they continue on professionally. My end goal in 10 weeks is to have a 4-6 comic panels illustrated on large vellum paper, edited in Illustrator and have an official comic domain that represents me professionally. This is is starting point for me. I have always admired artists that work as cartoonists full-time and are doing it successfully.

Here is an example of a talented artist that has a very nice site.

http://www.redinkradio.com/p/aboutcontact.html

Sophie Goldstein is a 2013 graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies.  In 2014 she won an Ignatz Award for her mini-comic, House of Women, Part I.  Her work has appeared in various publications including Best American Comics 2013, The Pitchfork Review, Maple Key Comics, Sleep of Reason, Symbolia, Trip 8 and Irene 3.

Her first book Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, co-written with Jenn Jordan, was self-published in 2013 with funding from Kickstarter. Her second book, The Oven, was released by AdHouse Books in April, 2015. Sophie has also illustrated a children’s book, Poopy Claws, written by Gene Ambaum.

She currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA.

She can be contacted directly at redinkradio (at) gmail.com