Scroll down to the bottom of the page for IMPACT wallpaper and click the desktop background you like. We’ve got stuff from Extreme Face Painting and Buddy Scalera’s Comic Artist’s Photo Reference. After the image has loaded, just right-click (control-click on a Mac) and select “Set as Background” or “Set as Wallpaper.” The newest images are at the top.
J “NeonDragon” Peffer, IMPACT author of the popular DragonArt series reveals some of her favorite digital art secrets in Digital Dragons. In this DVD, you’ll learn digital inking and coloring techniques and tips for creating special effects all in one place! Includes digital files so you can follow along with “NeonDragon” as she demonstrates her step-by-step techniques for how to draw dragons and create their otherworldly settings. Purchase your copy in the NLShop today, and save 20%!
With the occasional drift of brown, falling leaves, the anticipation of dressing up and painting our faces is overwhelming. Luckily, one of our favorite releases of the year is on special—10% off! What do you have to do to get this great discount? Just watch the video on YouTube and enter the discount code, found in the video description box, into the North Light Shop upon checking out.
Click here: Extreme Face Painting! Dim the lights, pop a mini bag of popcorn and enjoy the short, but spectacular, show!
It’s a good week for comic book lovers as Marvel is releasing quite a few comics on Wednesday (the 18th). This will be particularly exciting for Spiderman fans, as there are 6 Spiderman comic releases (2 reprints among them).
Now here’s a shocker: Stephen King collaborated with Scott Snyder (another sci-fi author) and Rafael Albuquerque (illustrator) to make a comic book for Marvel Comics! It’s titled American Vampire, and though vampires seem to be everywhere lately, it’s probably worth picking up. It was released last spring, so if anybody knows anything about it or has an opinion, please share!
Did you know that you’ll save 34% by pre-ordering your copy of Extreme Face Painting? Award-winning artists Nick and Brian Wolfe share more than 50 step-by-step demonstrations that turn everyday faces into sweet, funny or frightening works of art. Full of friendly instruction for beginners and fresh inspiration for seasoned painters, this book also includes a bonus DVD featuring two videos of face painting in action!
Well, we’re packing up and road-tripping it to lovely Indianapolis, Indiana for Gen Con from August 5-8!
Gen Con, “the best four days in gaming,” is the longest running gaming convention in the world. With more than 28,000 attendees last year, this year promises the same kind of exciting art exhibits, jaw-dropping costumes, opportunities to interact with gaming industry professionals, and sneak peeks of the latest in games and gaming technology. You’ll even have the opportunity to play your heart out with fellow gaming enthusiasts.
Events include an Anime Rooters Room, art shows, Asian film screenings, a Gen Con-wide costume contest, a Pajama Jammy Jam dance, an eGame arena, live music, belly dancers, film-making seminars, writer symposiums and more (including non-gamer activities for friends and spouses who get sucked into attending Gen Con against their will).
Guests of honor include artist Tom Baxa, author Elizabeth Vaughan (best-selling author of Chronicles of the Warlands series), a slew of professional game testers and designers, cast members of “The Guild,” and champion of Geek culture, Wil Wheaton.
DragonArt Evolution, How to Draw Everything Dragon by J NeonDragon Peffer is now available in the North Light/IMPACT Shop!
Discover how to draw dragons by following demonstrations with step-by-step instructions for 20 all-new dragons. Learn how to draw dragon anatomy and how to assemble different parts into an original dragon of your very own!
At the Comic-Con in San Diego Jeph Loeb, Executive VP and Head of Television of Marvel, announced that a series of Marvel Comics will be brought to television via the G4 channel (the gaming channel). The shows will include Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, and Blade.
Iron Man is expected to launch in spring of 2011, while the rest will fall into place shortly after.
For our international readers, check with your cable company to see if you have G4 or Animax, as the premier of Iron Man on Animax is in October.
For more detailed information and to follow up in the future, see G4 TV’s website at http://g4tv.com.
If you guys don’t know who Mark Crilley is, you should really visit his website and Youtube page!
He’s an awesome artist/illustrator/cartoonist/author and the creator of the manga series Miki Falls and Akiko. His Youtube page currently has 100 videos that give advice to artists on how to draw manga, including topics like “How to Draw ‘Realistic’ Manga,” “How to Draw a Female Body, Manga Style,” and “Manga Boby Proportions.” His “How to Draw a Realistic Eye” video has almost ONE MILLION VIEWS! If you’re looking for advice or inspiration, watch one of his (free!) video tutorials.
And if the words “Miki Falls” and “Akiko” mean nothing to you, here’s a summary of each of the series. Anyone out there a fan?
Miki Falls is about high school senior Miki Yoshida who falls for Hiro Sakurai, the new boy in school at Fukuyama Har Dand High in Fukuyama Har Dand, Japan. At first Hiro rejects Miki’s attempts to become his friend, so Miki spends most of her time following him around. Their eventual friendship gets the duo into several complicated situations. Turns out he’s a “Deliverer,” a being sent to earth to try to preserve love, which seems to be dying. Rumor is that Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt’s Plan B have acquired the rights to adapt Miki Falls into a feature film.
Akiko follows the adventures of a Japanese-American girl and her life on planet Smoo. Originally an Eisner-nominated comic series, Akiko has been adapted into a children’s book series. The series has been described as a blend between The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars.
Although Mark’s from Michigan, the series are truly inspired by Japan. Mark’s time spent teaching English in the Far East (in Japan and Taiwan) after graduating from Kalamazoo College in 1988 led to the invention of Akiko. He also drew heavily on the beauty of the Japanese countryside to illustrate Miki Falls.
