Wednesday, April 28, 2010
TONIGHT! Breaking Into the Illustrated Children's Book Market
Published Children's Book illustrators and authors talk about how they broke into the industry, what works and doesn't, and offer tips for success in a competitive market via an informative Q&A panel. Panelists include Patrick Loehr, Joyce M. Turley, Jeff Crosby and Shelly Ann Jackson.
In 2007, Patrick Loehr's debut children’s book, Mucumber McGee and the Half-Eaten Hot Dog (HarperCollins publishers) was nominated for the Borders Original Voices Award. In 2006 he was named a “Top 40” digital artist by the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. Loehr has since released a sequel to Mucumber McGee along with a Japanese language edition of the book, and become the department chair of the Art and New Media Design department at the community College of Aurora.
Award winning illustrator Joyce Mihran Turley, specializes in presenting scientifically accurate images of nature with a painterly style and colorful palette. Published by the Grand Canyon Association, Animals Count in Grand Canyon National Park is her latest book release. It introduces young children to the engaging animals and scenery of the park. Joyce's current projects include The Totally Out There Guide to Glacier National Park, a comprehensive illustrated guide to the park for older students, and One Night in the Everglades, a book detailing current research efforts to return the Everglades to a more sustainable condition. Her loon and osprey illustrations are featured in a series of books for children published by Mountain Press Publishing.
When:
Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010, 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Where:
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Tri Boro Building (across from Rotunda) room 102 (AV theatre)
1600 Pierce Street
Lakewood, CO 80214
Fees:
Alliance Members: Free
Non-Member Professional: $10.00
Non-Member Student: $5.00
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Monday, April 26, 2010
FantasyConstruct.com!
NEW DOMAIN! After kind of a ridiculous run-about way of doing things, I've had to purchase a new hosting package and domain for this site. Now christophermanzanares.com and fantasyconstruct.com are both one and the same. Christophermanzanares.com will take 24-48 hours to reinitiate itself and sink with the new server. Fantasy Construct is the name I use for my blog as well as my Facebook fan page, so I figured that the domain name was the next logical step, it's also easier for people to spell and shorter to type out. Hopefully I won't have this many problems when it comes time to renew, next year! Cheers: to my first successful year online, and for many more to come!
FantasyConstruct.com, click here!
FantasyConstruct.com, click here!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Colorado Alliance of Illustrators 20th Annual Show: The High Five Exhibit
You are invited to come to the 20th Annual Colorado Alliance of Illustrators Exhibit. Attendees on opening night vote for their top 5 favorite pieces. The voting will end around 9 pm and at 9:30 the top 5 pieces of the show
will be announced.
There will be performers, FREE food to snack on, and a lot of great beer generously providedby Del Norte Brewing Company of Denver, CO.
This Event Sponsored By:
Art Director's Club of Denver
AIGA Colorado
Del Norte Brewing Company
and
Anam Cara Living Arts Studio & Gallery
We will also have a Closing Reception with many of the same perks!
WHEN?
June 11 6-10 pm
Art pick-up from
9 - 10 pm
For Artwork Registration or More information Visit:
Colorado Alliance Of Illustrators
Saturday, April 3, 2010
N' YaBass - Duck the Zipper Cover with Font.
Here's the first draft of the album cover with text. Wanted to go for a very comic book action hero kind of feel with a little bit of gonzo Ralph Steadman splash, for Duck's Name. Here's what I came up with. I'd post more explanation, but I've got to run out the door.
If you want to hear the album, it's on Sound Cloud
N'YaBass - Duck the Zipper
If you want to hear the album, it's on Sound Cloud
N'YaBass - Duck the Zipper
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