My first actual piece of art here on DA! *celebrates* this a project I worked on for a couple of weeks for my Graphic Design class in school. The theme was superhero, and since Katekyo Hitman Reborn is my favorite manga right now, I decided to use Tsuna. This was all done in Adobe Illustrator using the pen tool (so you could say that it isn't exactly my work). I have shoulder pains from getting to close to the computer screen when working, but I'm really proud of this.
In case you forgot some of those awesome recommendations from Boram’s Biographical Novel Presentation, here’s her presentation!
The file was too big again for the 2 MB limit, so you can view it from here: http://www.slideshare.net/Ciera_Johl/biographical-presentation
Hello GNSers,
We will be holding our quarterly Hot Pot event this Saturday at 11:30AM!
The meeting place will be the big flag pole north of Odegaard Library and right outside Parrington Hall.
Restaurant: One of two places TBD, likely Hong Kong Bistro, depending on how many people come.
Hope to see you there!
Joseph Lee
Hello! Just posting the powerpoint on Digital Art that Win and Ciera presented on October 13th and the Perspective presentation on the November 3rd. Credits should be on the notes of each slide or on the title/end slide.
I couldn’t upload the powerpoint directly to the website, so I’ve posted it in SlideShare:
Digital Art: http://www.slideshare.net/Ciera_Johl/digital-art-presentation-10061208
3D game slide: http://www.slideshare.net/Ciera_Johl/digital-photography-3d-game
Perspective: http://www.slideshare.net/Ciera_Johl/perspective-presentation-10136869
Hello Everybody,
This is my first time posting onto the GNS Website, after a couple of trouble shootings. Eliminating all of the blog postings (1267 of them to be exact) took quite a while, but worth the effort! Anyways, here’s the line-up for the fall quarter:
-9/27 – Introduction to GNS, Workshop Activity, Tools and Art Supplies
-10/6 – Crazy Plotlines, Officer Elections (Joe aka Yoshi)
-10/13 – Digital Art Tutorial (Win, Ciera)
-10/20 – Montage, New Flyer (Everybody)
-10/27 – Screentone Presentation (Joe)
-11/3 – Perspectives (Win)
-11/10 – Biographic Novels (Boram)
-11/17 – Meeting Someone New – Character Development Ideas (Ryan)
-11/24 – Thanksgiving Break! No Meeting.
-12/1 – How to Draw a Comic, Comic Improvisation (Joe, Win, Ciera)
-12/8 – Free Manga Paper Day, Read Comics Day, Show & Tell (Yoshi)
Hope to see you there!
-Joseph Lee
Instead of having our regular GNS meetings for the next two weeks, we’re going to have two, that’s right, two presentations by comic artists from the Seattle area! Light refreshments will be served at both presentations!
Plus One Comics, Thursday 5/19, 7PM, SAV 168
Plus One is a webcomic about gaming by Lance Icarus and Dizzy Fox. Read their comic and learn more about them at http://www.plusonecomics.com/. Note that this presentation will NOT be at the regular time but will be at 7PM!
Nate Simpson, Friday 5/27, 5PM, GOW 201
Nate Simpson has worked on video games since 1993. Former employers include the Dreamers Guild, Taldren, GoPets Inc., and Gas Powered Games. Most recently, he led the art team for Demigod, released in 2009 by Gas Powered Games and Stardock. He is currently taking a year off to learn how to make comics. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Jiyoung. Visit his website at http://www.ncsimpson.com/. Note that this presentation will NOT be at the regular time of Thursday but will be on FRIDAY!
We’re planning on securing bigger rooms for these presentations, so please come, spread the word, invite your friends!
Here’s the meeting lineup for Spring Quarter! Note that May 12 to May 26 is not yet fully decided — we’re planning on having some local comic artists come in and present, but the exact dates aren’t confirmed. So keep an eye on this list for updates 
Mar 31 – Comics on a Theme (Joy)
Apr 7 – Crazy Plotlines+ Free Manga Paper Day (All)
Apr 14 – Illustrative Biographies and More (Matt)
Apr 21 – Sakura-Con – Where will you be? (All)
Apr 28 – Character Creation (Sarah)
May 5 – General Member Presentation
May 12 to May 26 – Seattle Artist Presentations, Screentones (Joe)
June 2 – Party!
Here’s the schedule for Winter quarter! Keep in mind this may change a little as we get closer to winter quarter and presenters get a better idea of what their schedules are like. Hope to see you there!
Jan 6 – Doujinshi & Fanfic 101 (Ryan)
Jan 13 – Read Comics Day
Jan 20 – Sketching and Inking Pt 2 (Joe)
Jan 27 – Coloring with Traditional Media (Sarah)
Feb 3 – Matt or Ulysses Day
Feb 10 – Creating a Comic: The Process (Joy)
Feb 17 – Coloring with Digital Media (Sarah)
Feb 24 – Matt or Ulysses Day
March 3 – Visual Novels (Ryan and Sarah)
March 10 – Free Manga Paper Day
Here is the schedule for Autumn quarter:
Oct 7 – Intro, Free Manga Paper Day/Share Your Work Day, Icebreaker
Oct 14 – Crazy Plotlines!
Oct 21 – History of Manga (Matt, Sarah)
Oct 28 – Best of the Worst (and some best of the best!) (Sarah)
Nov 4 – Sketching and Inking (Joe)
Nov 11 – Digital Comics (Sarah)
Nov 18 – Read Comics Day!
Nov 25 – NO MEETING, THANKSGIVING
Dec 2 – Watercolor and Calligraphy Workshop (Ulysses)
Dec 9 – Free Manga Paper Day/Share Your Work Day
Hope to see everybody there!
Here is the tentative Spring Schedule:
Hope to see everybody there!
Scroll down to the Spring Announcements post to see meeting locations and other interesting activities we’re planning!
Hey all!
Graphic Novel Society wants YOU artists out there to submit art for next quarter’s advertising flyers and for the website banner! This is a great excuse to draw something, and you’ll be able to advertise your artwork to boot!
See below for submission specifications!