My recent experience searching for an elusive sketchbook made me realize how little artists disclose about what tools they have found success using. There’s really no reason to keep this information a secret. Is it better to not tell anyone about the perfect, hard-to-find pen only to have that manufacturer discontinue it because no one bought it (except you, of course)? Let’s collectively share what we’ve toiled long hours and lots of money  finding so that the good products rise to the top.

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About a month ago, I came across a video of French cartoonist Joann Sfar cut into four parts (one, two, three, four).

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Big Planet Comics, for those unfamiliar, is a fantastic group of comic book stores in the Washington, DC area. Jared Smith, owner of the Vienna, VA location, contacted me about drawing a comic for them to use in an ad. I always love to see process posts about how a colorized page made its way from doodles to finality so here goes my attempt.

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