Mutterdown: A Comic Art Festival Podcast Chat with Gustavo Vargas
As we enter into another UK lockdown, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast brings back Mike Williams and Pete Taylor, having a good old chat with comic creator Gustavo Vargas.
Festival partner Italian Cultural Institute London releases ambitious comics adaptation
If you’re a fan of Inspector Montalbano, created by the late Andrea Camilleri, then you may want to take a look at a terrific comic adaptation of one of his short stories, L’odore del diavolo (The Devil’s Smell”), the work of an international panel of talented young comic artists and graphic novelists, including Jon McNaught and Posy Simmonds.
Ewe Don’t Want to Miss This – Sheep Trek takes off!
Earlier this month, as part of the free online event #LICAFLIVE, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival ran a “Pass the Panel” project, challenging 16 artists to create a 16-page story with the loosest of storylines, directed by Luke and Joe McGarry.
Looking Back on #LICAFLIVE – and forward into 2021
2020 may have been a bit, well, average – to say the least. But for hundreds who tuned in – and continue to tune in thanks to the 90 plus interviews, presentations and workshops still online, and some virtual exhibitions, too – the Lakes International Comic Art Festival managed to put smiles on many a comic lover’s face with #LICAFLIVE, a wonderful online celebration of comics.
In our exclusive workshop, they share their insider tips on how to create professional quality animation on a home computer, add special effects, sound effects, and record your own soundtrack.
Tom Ward (Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman), and Ben Cullis (The 77), share how they approach their successful crowdfunding campaigns and answer all your questions.
He explores - with exercises and thought experiments - where ideas come from; creating characters and imaginary worlds… bringing them to life by underpinning them with real lived experience so they feel and become ‘true’.
Joe focuses on the engines of serialized storytelling: Motivation, Theme, & Cast Building - with a dash of the more granular elements such as panel count, ATP (across the page), and collaboration with an artist.
From the drawing board to the drawing tablet. A merging of traditional and digital drawing techniques using the latest in creative technology from Wacom.
