If you want to create comics...
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE COMICS OR JUST LIKE TO DRAW, PLEASE READ!
Tonight I missed The St Louis Artist Guild's Fantasy Sketch night. Its a model drawing session geared towards comic artists and fantasy illustrators, in which the models are dressed up like Conan or Space cadets or whatever.
Its only once a month and its on Friday night, when all good nerds should be watching Battlestar, so I'm going to try to take matters into my own hands and start my own event at the store...
Here's what I'm thinking. A weekly (bi-weekly if needs be) night (Monday or Thursday). Two hours of clothed model posing. (1 hour of short poses, 1-2 long) We've got a wide open basement that isn't really being used. Short ceiling but I think it'd be okay. 5 bucks each to pay for models. sound reasonable? It'd also be a good opportunity for artists to get together, get feedback, and share secrets. I've got some secrets. oh yeah.
Here's what we don't have... Easels or Artist's horses. Costumes. Props. Lights. Models....some of these are obviously pretty important. Others aren't. I don't need an easel myself. A chair and maybe a table will do fine for me. But how are other people gonna feel about it?
It won't happen unless I find others who are interested, so If you are, or if you know somebody who might be...if you're involved with costume design or (gasp) cosplay, if you're interested in modeling, if you think you could help at all or if you have any thoughts on the matter, PLEASE help me get this going- post a comment or E-MAIL me... Nick@starclipper.com.
Tonight I missed The St Louis Artist Guild's Fantasy Sketch night. Its a model drawing session geared towards comic artists and fantasy illustrators, in which the models are dressed up like Conan or Space cadets or whatever.
Its only once a month and its on Friday night, when all good nerds should be watching Battlestar, so I'm going to try to take matters into my own hands and start my own event at the store...
Here's what I'm thinking. A weekly (bi-weekly if needs be) night (Monday or Thursday). Two hours of clothed model posing. (1 hour of short poses, 1-2 long) We've got a wide open basement that isn't really being used. Short ceiling but I think it'd be okay. 5 bucks each to pay for models. sound reasonable? It'd also be a good opportunity for artists to get together, get feedback, and share secrets. I've got some secrets. oh yeah.
Here's what we don't have... Easels or Artist's horses. Costumes. Props. Lights. Models....some of these are obviously pretty important. Others aren't. I don't need an easel myself. A chair and maybe a table will do fine for me. But how are other people gonna feel about it?
It won't happen unless I find others who are interested, so If you are, or if you know somebody who might be...if you're involved with costume design or (gasp) cosplay, if you're interested in modeling, if you think you could help at all or if you have any thoughts on the matter, PLEASE help me get this going- post a comment or E-MAIL me... Nick@starclipper.com.
posted by Star Clipper at Saturday, February 25, 2006
3 Comments:
I think that sounds like a really interesting idea. It's a little hard for beginning artists to get access to a model. Not quite sure how I could help, I don't have much in the way of costumes or props. Lighting isn't too expensive if you get those clamp lights from Home Depot or something.
Excellent plan. I wouldn't mind just bringing a chair and using a sketch board. I have a small dog but I don't think he would hold still enough to make a good prop, but I wouldn't mind chipping in for some cheap lighting in lieu of that.
I too am down for this idea. It sounds great -- too many other opportunities for live model drawing sessions occur during times when we daytime workers are busy or the sessions happen without enough frequency.
$5 is more than reasonable -- and I'm sure you could get people to donate more if the money was going to things like common easels, objects, and lighting.
Let's do this!
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