Advice from the pros
Congratulations to Dave Roman on approaching his 10th year editing at Nickelodeon Magazine! To celebrate, as many others in the comics blogosphere have noted, Dave has put together a comprehensive review of "advice for building a career as a freelance artist and/or paid cartoonist" based on a number of SVA panels and portfolio reviews he’s done through the years. Lots of nice practical points in there, check it out!
And earlier this month, our friend Alan Davis gave an art class to a group of French children at the Lille Comic Art Festival, captured on video by the good folks at Comic Box. Here’s part one:
And part two:
Also confirmed at Lille, the first issue of Alan’s long-anticipated ClanDestine revival will debut in February of 2008.