Hi, people curious about Mini-Melt!  Below is what we worked on last class– COMPOSITION!  This blog will go over what we learned, and include work done by the students in our class.  Thanks for reading :-D

 

COMPOSITION

PLANNING your Panels, Using DIAGONALS , and Changing FOCAL POINTS

A lot of times when you sit down to make a comic, you might be really excited and go right to your drawing and writing.  That’s great, and many people work like that!

However, it can also be really helpful to PLAN OUT your panels a bit before drawing them.  This way, you can decide to use different FOCAL POINTS in different panels, you can also use DIAGONALS (which we will talk about later), and you can PLAN your COMPOSITION.

 

Today, everybody will be doing this lesson, whether a continuing student or a new student.  That’s because this is something that’s helpful to learn at any point in comics, whether you’re just starting or have been out it for a while!

 

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Who:

*Doug Jones (author/actor/mime)

*Eric Curtis (photographer/author)

*Scott Allen Perry (author)

*Josh “The Ponceman” Perry (foreward author & star of the hit YouTube series “Retarded Policeman”)

What:

“Mime Very Own Book” book signing

Where/When:

Meltdown Comics – 3/28, 6-8pm

 

About the book (from MedallionMediaGroup.com):

Photographing this unique project is Hollywood photographer Eric Curtis.Independent filmmaker and funny man Scott Allen Perry (a.k.a. SAP) wrote the book along with the chemically imbalanced Medallion Media Group president, Adam Mock.  Josh “Ponceman” Perry (Retarded Policeman, Free Radiopersonality) mimed the foreword.

A hilarious, visual smorgasbord of some of life’s most awkward moments, Mime Very Own Book will leave you speechless!  It’s an eclectic mix of pop culture, social commentary, and parodies of fairy-tale favorites.

Words can’t describe the feeling you’ll have after reading Mime Very Own Book!

Doug Jones:

Doug Jones is the man behind the make-up in countless iconic film and TV roles. He starred as Abe Sapien in the “Hellboy” movie franchise, The Silver Surfer in “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” both Fauno and The Pale Man in Guillermo Del Toro’s Oscar-winning film “Pan’s Labyrinth” and Billy Butcherson in the Halloween classic “Hocus Pocus.”  Doug’s early career included mime performance, a role he reprised for the creation of “Mime Very Own Book.”


 

MUCHOS KSTEW – a group show at Meltdown Comics paying tribute to the actress Kristen Stewart (star of such films as Panic Room, Adventureland, and Zathura: A Space Adventure, among others).

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a mysterious young woman and stare at her face until it all makes sense.

Witness a bounty of images that are sure to haunt and delight and confuse you forever, courtesy of:

Phil Noto, Natasha Allegri, Erin Pearce, Brandon Bird, Kirsten Lepore, Kali Fontecchio, Kevin Wada, Deanna Rooney, Kelsy Abbott, Abbey Aichinger, Kevin Sukho Lee, Tony Christopherson, Stephanie Max, Joel Fox, Kate Ward, Sophie Kipner, J.R. Goldberg, Kate Freund, Steve Agee, Kent Osborne, Paul Clay III, Jessica Ciocci, Parker Jacobs, Jeffrey Max, Greg Franklin, Julia Prescott, Mac Whiting, Mitch Loidolt, Cat Solen, Nick Bachman, Dave Kloc, Erin McGathy, Austin Salmi, Myke Chilian, Eric Appel, Carlos Ramos, Scott Schultz, Will Kindrick, Lauren Benson, Nico Colaleo, Jeremy Sengly, Peter Atencio, Sara Pocock, Lindsay Ames, Jason Whetzell, Tracy Palmer, and Danny Jelinek

Opening reception to be held on April 7th from 7-10pm, featuring Kristen-themed cocktails and other delights.

The show will run through April 20th.

Get ready for an uncontrollable throng of KStew pushed into your head space by curator Julia Vickerman and Meltdown Comics.

Meltdown Gallery inside Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd. LA, CA 90046 (map)

 

Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles Presents: An Evening with Daniel Clowes. 

“The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”

A one night only event honoring the release of the First Monograph of Clowes’s work. Hosted by Blair Butler (of G4’s Fresh Ink), this night will include comedy, a discussion with Clowes and Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing, and a Q&A with the man of the hour!

Just added: Alvin Buenaventura the Chief Cloweseania Chronicler and Author of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”

Buy one (1) copy of the book from Meltdown Comics and you get two (2) tickets to the evening’s events. An extra ticket can be bought for $10

Or if you’re not in LA, you can just buy a SIGNED copy of the The Art of Daniel Clowes

No individual tickets will be available, as this event is to celebrate Clowes new book, so find a friend and join us for this once in a lifetime event! A short signing will take place directly after the Q&A

The First Monograph on the Celebrated Cartoonist

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MUCHOS KSTEW – a group show at Meltdown Comics paying tribute to the actress Kristen Stewart (star of such films as Panic Room, Adventureland, and Zathura: A Space Adventure, among others).

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a mysterious young woman and stare at her face until it all makes sense. 

Witness a bounty of images that are sure to haunt and delight and confuse you forever, courtesy of:

Phil Noto, Natasha Allegri, Erin Pearce, Brandon Bird, Kirsten Lepore, Kali Fontecchio, Kevin Wada, Deanna Rooney, Kelsy Abbott, Abbey Aichinger, Kevin Sukho Lee, Tony Christopherson, Stephanie Max,  Joel Fox,  Kate Ward,  Sophie Kipner, J.R. Goldberg,  Kate Freund, Steve Agee, Kent Osborne, Paul Clay III, Jessica Ciocci,  Parker Jacobs, Jeffrey Max, Greg Franklin,  Julia Prescott,  Mac Whiting, Mitch Loidolt, Cat Solen, Nick Bachman, Dave Kloc, Erin McGathy, Austin Salmi, Myke Chilian, Eric Appel, Carlos Ramos, Scott Schultz, Will Kindrick, Lauren Benson, Nico Colaleo, Jeremy Sengly, Peter Atencio, Sara Pocock, Lindsay Ames, Jason Whetzell, Tracy Palmer, and Danny Jelinek

Opening reception to be held on April 7th from 7-10pm, featuring Kristen-themed cocktails and other delights.

The show will run through April 20th.

Get ready for an uncontrollable throng of KStew pushed into your head space by curator Julia Vickerman and Meltdown Comics.

Meltdown Gallery inside Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd. LA, CA 90046 (map)

©2012 Meltdown, Inc. WP retouched by the hand of FD for Meltdown, Inc.