Lately/Soon
I find it amusing when people begin a post online by apologising for a lack of recent activity. I imagine that most people wouldn’t even… Read More »Lately/Soon
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Cartooning- Week Two
I’m a bit behind on updating this… archiving all my activities takes almost as long as doing them in the first place! This week’s exercises… Read More »Cartooning- Week Two
The Seven Key Steps of Story Structure
I’ve been working through John Truby’s excellent book The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller. Anyone who is interested in scriptwriting, or… Read More »The Seven Key Steps of Story Structure
Cartooning with Ivan Brunetti
I’ve decided that I’m not busy enough, and so have begun an informal cartooning course, courtesy of master cartoonist Ivan Brunetti. Within a week of starting… Read More »Cartooning with Ivan Brunetti
The Goon in China Town
I’ve reached a bit of a stalemate in my progress. So far I have made a bulletpoint list of diary entries from my uni days… Read More »The Goon in China Town
1994- Queensland (in progress)
This, the latest work (besides my daily diary comix) has stagnated in the last couple of weeks due to other commitments. I was waiting to… Read More »1994- Queensland (in progress)
Preparing for Zics
After attending the Zics zine and comic symposium I was high on good vibes and enthusiasm, and started work on this. Drawn mostly straight on the… Read More »Preparing for Zics
1994- Melbourne
This most recently completed strip details events leading up to my move from Melbourne to Queensland in 1994. I had been living with a friend,… Read More »1994- Melbourne
Brainflash results v 1.0
Following up from my post in April (found here), below are some of the results of mixing different styles of representation. For just a small… Read More »Brainflash results v 1.0
Blankets- Graphical breakdowns
In this post I will show you how I have attempted to find some basic underlying patterns within the content and structure of my canon.… Read More »Blankets- Graphical breakdowns
Mimicry pt1
At the behest of my supervisor I have done something I have honestly never even considered before, and that is copying other people’s work.. what… Read More »Mimicry pt1
Chester Brown- I Never Liked You (2002)
Chester Brown’s I Never Liked You (2002) was originally serialized in issues 26 through 30 of the comic book series Yummy Fur under the title… Read More »Chester Brown- I Never Liked You (2002)
Deconstructing Art
The following material references the following. Petelin, G., 2013, Form and Context, PowerPoint presentation, Griffith University, Brisbane. As I progress back into the depths of study I… Read More »Deconstructing Art
Craig Thompson- Blankets
At 582 pages, Craig Thompson’s graphic novel Blankets is a weighty beast of a graphic novel. Blankets was given to me by my amazing principal supervisor to… Read More »Craig Thompson- Blankets
Danny Gregory- Everyday matters (2003)
Danny Gregory- http://dannygregory.com/ Danny Gregory’s Everyday Matters is a “Graphic Memoir” (The National Post, back cover) that opens with him living in Greenwich, New York,… Read More »Danny Gregory- Everyday matters (2003)
Personal canon
This is an initial listing of memoir writers that I will be looking at. This list will grow and no doubt change as I learn… Read More »Personal canon
Post-it-note comics
I made these during spare moments in my previous office job. The challenge was to tell a story in the limited space of a post… Read More »Post-it-note comics