How to Ink in Clip Art Studio
Artist Scott Ball demonstrates inking techniques in Clip Art Studio by digitally inking the Follipops comic.
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Piecing Together Make Mine Music
We tracked down all of the segments for Disney’s anthology animated feature, Make Mine Music. We analyze each musical interlude for story, production values and emotional reaction. Does this hodge-podge feature hold up? And why IS Disney keeping it off their streaming service?
The Florida Strawberry Festival 2021
We went to the Florida Strawberry Festival to see what’s available this year and what isn’t. Hobbies and baking contests were pared back but the midway is bigger than ever.
Universal Orlando Mardi Gras 2021
We checked out the 2021 food booths, floats and events for this year’s Mardi Gras at Universal Studios Orlando.
Forget Me Nat and Women’s Memoir Comics
An enthusiastic debate on the role of art in comics as writer Georgia Ball introduces artist Scott Ball to women’s memoirs. We go in-depth on the ideas and execution in Maria Scrivan’s FORGET ME NAT, with some comparisons to women’s confessional comics for adults, from Cathy to Bitchy Bitch to Alison Bechdel.
Disney Springs vs. Pleasure Island, Then and Now
Artist Scott Ball and writer Georgia Ball do down memory lane and look at the changes made that transformed the Disney Village and Pleasure Island into the Disney Springs districts as they exist today. We look back on 8Trax, Mannequins, the Jazz Club, and the Adventurers Club.
Happy Book Birthday to I SURVIVED THE NAZI INVASION, 1944 the Graphic Novel!
The third graphic novel adaptation of the Scholastic series I SURVIVED is now on shelves! The story is set in the thick of World War II and follows two children who join the partisans in Poland while evading the Germans. Comic writer Georgia Ball talks about how special it is to adapt popular author Lauren Tarshis’ exciting middle-grade series to the graphic novel format.
Fate: The Winx Saga and Radical Adaptation
Comic artist Scott Ball gets his first dose of magical girl television with a review of Fate: The Winx Saga. Is there room in a universe full of stories for alternate takes on an existing franchise? Does this show have anything in common with the Winx Club cartoon? Some spoilers may occur.
Why BOOM! Should Kickstart Power Rangers
Comic artist Scott Ball and comic writer Georgia Ball discuss the backlash around Boom! Studios and other larger publishers using indie comics funding platforms like Kickstarter. Why might a publisher need to crowdfund? There are several good reasons.
Bounce Off: Layout in the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels
Thinking of pitching a graphic novel for kids? Publishers have a style they’re looking for. Comic writer Georgia Ball introduces artist Scott Ball to the concept of the Baby-Sitters Club, from the original books to the new show with Alicia Silverston. They discuss comic page layout for a middle grade audience while taking an in-depth look at KAREN’S WITCH drawn by Katy Farina. What do comic artists need to be aware of while working on books for this audience?