Comic Book Art Institute Online http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com The West Coast's Only Comic Book Art School Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:05:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Appearing at Geeks Con Tomorrow http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2010/06/appearing-at-geeks-con-tomorrow/ http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2010/06/appearing-at-geeks-con-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:05:57 +0000 MatN http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/?p=145 Don’t forget, I’ll be at Geeks Con tomorrow at Geeks Comics in Whittier - 6747 Greenleaf Ave. (Cross streets: Philadelphia /Greenleaf), Whittier, CA – 12:00pm – 10:00pm

Stop by for sketches, comics, my 2010 ElfSong Sketchbook, Star Wars and even Phineas & Ferb sketch cards!

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For more information on the show, go to: http://rockincomiccon.com/

Drop by, pick up a sketch or a DeadPooh print and say “Hi!”

-Mat N.

http://www.ElfSong.com

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The Comic Book Art Institute is proud to announce:

An Afternoon of Art Workshops with the
COMIC BOOK ART INSTITUTE at RYAN’s COMICS.

Saturday March 6, 2010

the Comic Book Art Institute will be teaching hands on drawing workshops for all ages.

Learn to draw cartoons : 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Build your favorite cartoon character.
Ages 4-12

How to Create a Comic Book: 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Create a comic book page, work with a script, layout your page, pencil, ink, letter.
Ages 10-up

Each person will get a grab bag of goodies!

Each workshop is $10

Seats are limited, First come first serve.

Ryan’s Comics
41539 Kalmia St. #106
Murrieta ,CA 92562
951-696-0088

]]> http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2010/02/129/feed/ 0 Comic Book Art Institute Tip of the Week: Color Contrast http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/12/comic-book-art-institute-tip-of-the-week-color-contrast/ http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/12/comic-book-art-institute-tip-of-the-week-color-contrast/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:47:50 +0000 MatN http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/?p=126 Click here to view the embedded video.

Every week we here at the Comic Book Art Institute will be bringing you a new video tip of the week.  Tips will deal with everything from painting, to anatomy, to visual storytelling, to learning how to draw and create comic books.  You can even send in a request for topics you’d like to see.

This week, Comic Book Art Institute co-founder and instructor, Hal Hefner, offers artists a tip on using color contrast and the color wheel to help make art POP!  Enjoy!

-Mat Nastos, Director
Comic Book Art Institute
http://www.ComicBookArtInstitute.com

]]> http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/12/comic-book-art-institute-tip-of-the-week-color-contrast/feed/ 0 Comic Art and Cartoon Workshops Start Nov 21 http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/11/comic-art-and-cartooning-workshops-start-today/ http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/11/comic-art-and-cartooning-workshops-start-today/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:46 +0000 MatN http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/?p=98 It’s official!!

Today is the Comic Book Art Institute’s official first day at the Frank & Son Show. We’ll be running workshops starting at 9:30am and running through 5pm when the show closes.  In addition to our Cartooning for Kids workshops, we’re also open for adult students and will be teaching Comic Book Art, Anatomy, Storytelling, Inking and more!
 
Frank & Son is located at: 19649 San Jose Ave., City of Industry, CA 91748. http://www.frankandsonscollectibleshow.com/
 
If your or your child is interested in learing to draw cartoons, comic books, anime or manga, stop by booth #807 and learn from 15+ year veteran in the comic book industry, Mat Nastos (Thor, Spider-man, Superman, Elfquest) and award winning illustrator, Hal Hefner.
 
Take care and we hope to see you at the show!
 
Mat Nastos, Director
Comic Book Art Institute
www.comicbookartinstitute.com
(323) 393-0567 phone

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468×60 URL Banner


468×60 Banner


125×125 animated gif


125×125 Classes Banner


125×125 Learn Banner


125×125 ‘Nuf Said Banner


160×60 Logo-URL Banner


160×60 Learn To Create Banner


160×600 Skyscraper Banner

-Mat Nastos, Director
Comic Book Art Institute

]]> http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/11/comic-book-art-institute-banners/feed/ 0 The Comic Book Art Institute now at Frank & Son Shows http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/10/the-comic-book-art-institute-now-at-frank-son-shows/ http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/2009/10/the-comic-book-art-institute-now-at-frank-son-shows/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:43:59 +0000 MatN http://www.comicbookartinstitute.com/?p=8 The BIG news…HUGE news…this week is that the SGV Comic Book Art Academy will be manning a booth at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in the City of Industry, here in the beautiful San Gabriel Valley of California.  The F&S Show is a weekly comic book/collectible super show (think indoor mall on steroids, filled with comic books, toys, trading cards and all things collectible).  We’ll have our own booth near the front entrance, where teachers and staff from the Comic Book Art Academy will be giving free workshops, doing portfolio reviews, sketching and giving information on the school itself to all comers.

If you are interested in drawing, writing or publishing comic books, then make sure to drop by and say “hello!”  We’ll be appearing there twice weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) beginning on September 23, 2009.

-Mat Nastos, Director
The Comic Book Art Institute

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