Metropolis - Chapter 23

Hi.

I've been learning a lot about different pencils and drawing instruments recently.  Even though the final product might not seem that different, it really improves your drawing technique and ability to know about the tools you use.  That goes for digital tools too.  You pros already know this, but kids, you should definitely study your different pencils.

...I wish I could draw like Jeff Smith...

Here is the latest chapter.  Enjoy.

Download the F.Y.O.C version here.



Have a good day.

Metropolis: The Gallery Show... will Return!

Hi

So today I took down the gallery show that was hanging in the Gateway Theatre lobby.  If you missed it, don't worry.  The show will hang at the Richmond Cultural Centre for the entire duration of February.  Please stop by and take a look.

The Richmond Cultural Centre is located at 7700 Minoru Gate Richmond, BC V6Y 1R9.  It is the same building as the main branch of the Richmond Public Library.

Here's a picture of me at the opening of Fiddler on the Roof (Which was awesome.  Sorry if you missed it.).

I was looking a little rough for the pictures taken at the installation of the gallery show.  I'm dressed a little nicer, but the photos are fuzzy because they were taken on my wife's cell phone.

Have a great day.

Joao

Metropolis - Chapter 22

Hello

I tried to release this before Christmas, but the season proved way too busy.  I have excellent video of my son tobogganing for the first time, though.  He loved it.

Here's the latest chapter.

Download the F.Y.O.C version here.


Have a great day everyone.

Joao

Metropolis: The Gallery Show

Hi all

As I mentioned earlier, Metropolis had been accepted to hang in some community galleries here in town.  Here are some pics of it hanging in the lobby of the Gateway Theatre in Richmond, BC.

I would like to thank my friend Morley for helping me hang everything.  (Check out his stuff here.)  He's an artist with lots more experience at hanging stuff.  Notice that the wall is convex, which makes hanging difficult.  Fortunately, most of the frames were the same size.

I look a little rough in this picture.  November was a tough month.

This gallery presentation will be hanging at the Richmond Gateway Theatre until Jan. 6, 2013.  Please stop by and check it out.  You might as well buy a ticket and enjoy Fiddler on the Roof while you are there.

I'll be there opening night to check out the show and watch people read Metropolis during the intermission (I hope.... gulp).

Joao

Metropolis is getting around..... kind of.

Ok.

So, I Googled myself today.  I've found my Metropolis comic strips hosted on sites that I never heard of.  It turns out that there are websites out there that scrap archive.org for content. 

I won't comment (too much) on how some of the sites don't seem to be 100% kosher....  I don't think I can ask them to take it down as my comic strip is Creative Commons.  It's free to anyone who wants to share it.  And some of the sites seem legit anyway, so why not let them.

So I just want to let everyone know that there is only 3 places on the web where I post Metropolis the comic strip:
1) On facebook.
2) Here on this blog
3) The Metropolis Comic Strip webpage


Joao