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welcome- i'm trav
so you want to be a cartoonist or an illustrator?

well i have some advice:
1. grow a thick skin and learn to take critism and advice. Some of the toughest critics are your best teachers- everyone in the world can tell you how great your are, they are easy to please....yet when you get praise from your toughest critic than all your work becomes worth it.
2. always read the contract
3. never show them an attitude - if your hard to work with you'll never get the same client twice
4.How bad do you want it. yup are you willing to give up spare time, video games, parties, and all sorts of social events to learn your craft. That's what will divide a successful artist from someone that just talks a lot.

I have been in the industry for several years now and though i do not know everything and I to am constantly learning and improving my own work. I still can give a little of that information to you to make that goal a little easier to achieve and also show you what to watch out for.

Due to this being the internet and deadlines are hard to hit - we will make these lessons ongoing- so if you are late that is fine- if you only do one that is fine- the key is being able to learn- from it. and i might make you do it over and over but you will learn from it- most art (i said most) never comes from first sketch but a series of sketches) alsp i will speak my mind- do not think i am singling you out-but most people that elect to take this class come here to learn and learn you shall

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the forge
this is a piece for an upcoming novel

So if you are in let me know... just through a yah out there and watch this wiki. We will start a new class in about a week depending on the size. My classes are questioned based so i will put up a few illustratons and we will discect them - this lets you ask questions and makes things a little easier for you see how I choose to do things - I will not show step by step- what i will show is developing your own styles and getting your feel for your work and not someone elses.

we will deal with the following subjects-
tools of the trade
layouts vs pin ups
spot illustrations
ink & pencil techniques
finished illustrations

to see the varies illustrations i am now showing please go here

page 1 inks the brokenmoon: art by trav
page 2 pencilworks wooden homes:more art by trav
page 3 spot illustrations brokenmoon: spot illustrations
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It has been a bit since we last talked- it is interesting to see how far people are willing to go before they move on - which is fine- i am putting together the next lesson- but i would suggest many of you take a look at the first lesson and continue to review it-

Lesson 1 brokenmoon:lesson 1

prof trav-

also my book is almost out!
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2004-04-28 [Yncke]: Cool!

2004-04-28 [travs the bean]: your gonna need some paper, a ruler, pencil and couple of erasers- you will prob want one non photo blue pencil and a regular pencil

2004-04-28 [Perplexity]: Ooh, I gotta get me a blue pencil then... okies =)

2004-04-28 [travs the bean]: they are incredible it will change the way you look at pencil work

2004-04-28 [Igorina]: erm what bizactly is a non-photo blue pencil please? just like...any old blue pencil like a Prismacolor pencil or what is it?

2004-04-28 [Perplexity]: oh yeah.... good point... can I just use a prismacolor? lol or is that some super special non photo blue?

2004-04-28 [travs the bean]: prismacolor has a non-photo blue but i find the lead to be too thick and heavy for my taste- i use staedtler nonphoto-blue 3108 30 the lead feels more pencil like- but this is more pref than anything else

2004-04-28 [Igorina]: so what are the benefits of using said non-photo blue?

2004-04-28 [Perplexity]: *scribbles on post it note pad* cool, now I can just hand this to the clerk heheh thanks, travs.

2004-04-28 [travs the bean]: non photo blue will not show up for the most part when you photo-copy, scan or cover with tracing paper- only the graphite appears- (ever wonder why my pencils are so clean aimee?)

2004-04-28 [travs the bean]: so i do all my sketching with the npblue and be as messy as i want- when i have it mostly detailed out i then go and pick out the lines i like and want to keep with graphite

2004-04-28 [travs the bean]: the effect is a good clean sketch- but keep those blue pencils sharp- so the detail will still be clear when your ready to go over you sketch with graphite- i use a #f also

2004-04-30 [travs the bean]: your first lesson is up and ready to go please go to the link at the bottom of the page

2004-05-05 [Perplexity]: I am going to have to bow out unfortunaetly. I will not have a scanner, place of residence is kinda up in the air, and there is way too much personal stuff going on in my life for me to concentrate. Im sorry to have missed this opportunity, and hope I can jump in at a later date. Thanks, travs.

2004-05-05 [travs the bean]: perplex- you can still work on it- these are exercises to do in your spare time once you put things in order than throw them up - we'll be around for a bit

2004-05-05 [Perplexity]: ok, thanks, travs. maybe I can buy a new scanner when I get my tax refund.

2004-05-17 [Talvikki]: Hiya. I know i'm kinda late (just slightly...:P) but can I still join?

2004-05-17 [Talvikki]: i will have to get one of those blue pencils, they sound really useful.

2004-05-17 [travs the bean]: they are incredibly useful:)

2004-05-19 [Talvikki]: hey, where can one upload pictures before posting them?

2004-05-20 [travs the bean]: use your elftown home

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