This is just a reminder that I’ll be going over some basic cartoon body types today on my Youtube channel. There should be a number of Earthworm Jim bodies from different angles and I don’t just show you how, but I’ll tell you why these cartoon principles always work.
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It’s a dirty job but someone’s gotta do it.
The Free School of Doug TenNapel
April 5, 2018
I have been making these free facebook posts that contain the basics on the kinds of work I do in my studio. Some of you are looking for how to make art, some are looking for writing tips, some want to combine both and make graphic novels. Here are a number of different live sessions I posted on my Facebook page (they are public so you don’t have to click “like” to see them:
This is my last writing session I did. If you think writing is like watching paint dry you’d be right. It’s about as dramatic as a brick wall, but I’ve never seen a writer actually write something live so I thought I’d be the first.
Writing live on Facebook in case you want to watch.
Here is a tutorial on watercoloring foreground characters. These are just watercolor basics.
Watercoloring foreground characters
This video shows the layering I do to achieve pink worm-flesh for Earthworm Jim.
I use an ink and brush in my comics when I’m not using a Cintique. This is a demonstration I did while inking commissions for my Kickstarter. The one after is about penciling art which I do before I ink it:
Pencil Hall of Records from the Neverhood
Ever wonder how I digitally letter my comic books in Photoshop? It’s all right here.
Just for contrast, this is what it’s like when I ink my comics on a Cintiq:
These videos aren’t supposed to be super-tight, they’re kind of basic and conversational. If I spent the time it would take to properly light things, use a professional mic and edit them I probably would choose just to not make them. Please pass these along to your pals if they’re reluctant to start and just need a little demonstration to get going!
Recent Watercolors for my Kickstarter
March 29, 2018
When fans can request anything for me to paint, almost anything can happen. In this case, anything did happen! Below are five watercolor commissions I got to paint for my recent Kickstarter campaign that I just wrapped up.
For this twenty-sided dice I had to be careful to nail the perspective on the object, or it wouldn’t look authentic:
One of my stranger commission requests, a 20 sided dice.
Next, I got a request to do a Pokemon, and I know a lot of Pokemon, but this one was beyond any of the hundreds I’ve seen. To render Nosepass I kept thinking of the volume for those Easter Island statues:
Perhaps the most obscure of Pokemon. I had to look up “Nosepass”.
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of G. K. Chesterton’s body of writing. His work covers most of the early part of last century and he is the master of so many forms of writing it’s hard to pin him down. He wrote plays, books, over 10,000 articles and his work is still relevant today. Could you write 10,000 articles and have them still be relevant in one hundred years? I’ve read my old blog posts and most of my thoughts only lasted a few years before they stank like cheese– cheese being another topic that Chesterton covered.
Perhaps my favorite writer of all time is G.K. Chesterton.
If animation was a Star Trek movie, mine would be the Wrath of Kahl. I’m Kirk, he’s Kahl and my famous quote would be screaming, “KAAAAAHHHHLLLL!” He seemed like a hard guy to work for, but undoubtedly the best Disney animator, making him the best animator, period. I added sharp teeth to better bite your head off.
The Intimidating Milt Kahl.
Earthworm Jim’s laser blaster was designed by my pal, the great Mike Dietz. It’s a fantastic design that goes back to googie shapes from 1950s science fiction. It’s fun to draw and paint:
Earthworm Jim’s blaster.
For more on this campaign, check out the completed Kickstarter here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tennapel/make-100-doug-tennapel-original-watercolor-inks
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