Javen Blog http://www.javenackerman.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Winchcombe: Reflect and Reflux http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/javenackerman/blog/~3/GVM6HE-ZBrs/ http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-winchcombe-reflect-and-reflux/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:53 +0000 javen http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-winchcombe-reflect-and-reflux/
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 Check out the new episode of The Winchcombe:

Reflect and Reflux

Decker has a sensitivity.

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]]> http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-winchcombe-reflect-and-reflux/feed/ 0 http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-winchcombe-reflect-and-reflux/ Q-Burger goes bi-monthly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/javenackerman/blog/~3/hPcpEue_gco/ http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/q-burger-goes-bi-monthly/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:47 +0000 javen http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/q-burger-goes-bi-monthly/ Q-Burger is now going to be published on the first Wednesday of every other month.

I’m not pleased about this, but I’m moving Q-Burger to a bi-monthly schedule.

The month of February showed me that while I could produce 14 pages of comics in a month, it was very expensive when combined with illness and other obligations.

I’m very nearly burned out. And only after doing this for 3 months. So something has to change. And the easiest piece to move around seems to be Q-Burger.

And it’s not just to protect my fragile little mind from the rigors of dealing with deadlines. It’s also to give me a chance to work on improving my craft.

It’s not enough to just make comics day in and day out. I need to practice and learn new skills and tools. I need to work on some anatomy. I need to practice drawing folds in fabric. I think there will be value in learning more about Google Sketchp.

As it stands right now, I just don’t have the time to do any of those things. And I think my work is already suffering and what little skill I’ve managed to develop is beginning to atrophy.

So there you have it. Q-Burger is going to move to a bi-monthly schedule and will next appear on April 7th.

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Q-Burger Comics

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PUFF PIECE

Apparently, Henry Decker’s new endeavor has garnered the attention of the prestigious local media.

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]]> http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-winchcombe-puff-piece/feed/ 0 http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-winchcombe-puff-piece/ Less than 2 months after I buy one, Wacom releases new 21″ Cintiq http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/javenackerman/blog/~3/IHoj557k8IU/ http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/less-than-2-months-after-i-buy-one-wacom-releases-new-21-cintiq/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:40 +0000 javen http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/less-than-2-months-after-i-buy-one-wacom-releases-new-21-cintiq/

Macworld magazine did a little write up on the announcement of Wacom’s new Cintiq 21UX. It’ll be released in early April. You know, like 2 months after I buy what is now the old version.

Typical. Not that I’m bitter or anything.

But you can help lessen the blow.

Pre-order the Cintiq from Amazon by clicking this link, and I’ll get a sweet kickback. You KNOW you want one. They really are quite awesome.

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Links

Wacom announces new Cintiq 21UX pen display

Wacom CINTIQ 21UX (DTK2100) 21-Inch Pen Display – Graphics Monitor with Digital Pen (Amazon)

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]]> http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/nothing-this-week/feed/ 0 http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/nothing-this-week/ The Value of the Doodle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/javenackerman/blog/~3/BUR8EDwLK3U/ http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-value-of-the-doodle/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 javen http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/03/the-value-of-the-doodle/
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I don’t doodle nearly as much as I should. I think it’s fun. And cartoonist Pete Emslie backs me up on this.

I especially like to doodle because I feel I can draw completely in my own natural style, as loose, spontaneous and free of the constraints I might place on myself when drawing for a paid commission, particularly when the client is expecting something to look a certain way. When one doodles, there is the distinct pleasure of knowing that you are doing it just for yourself, not subject to anybody else’s approval nor what they would be willing to pay for it. No, you yourself are the only one to satisfy and, heck, even if you don’t like it, you haven’t invested much time or effort in creating it. If it’s good, maybe you’ll file it away for future reference, and if not, it joins the rest of the newspaper in the aforementioned recycling bin.

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Links

It’s Doodle Time! via BoingBoing

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Links

The Mariana Trench To Scale via Daring Fireball

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OPENING UP

How does the crew react to the rapid departure of Henry Decker?

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]]> http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/02/the-winchcombe-opening-up/feed/ 0 http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/02/the-winchcombe-opening-up/ Typekit: lots of fonts…for your WEBSITE! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/javenackerman/blog/~3/Z0b6lEImwLE/ http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/02/typekit-lots-of-fonts-for-your-website/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:31 +0000 javen http://www.javenackerman.com/2010/02/typekit-lots-of-fonts-for-your-website/ typekit.jpg

From the Typekit website:

“Just add a line of JavaScript to your markup, tell us what fonts you want to use, and then craft your pages the way you always have. Except now you’ll be able to use real fonts. This really is going to change web design.”

Sounds pretty cool. Simple, flexible, and cool.

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Links

Typekit

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Pep in His Step

It’s the night of the Grand Re-Opening, and Decker might be feeling a little…skittish.

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