Showing posts with label Detroit Fanfare 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit Fanfare 2010. Show all posts

Monday, November 1, 2010

Detroit Fanfare Thoughts




Well, the 1st annual Detroit Fanfare was this past weekend and I must say I had a great time. Even though it was smaller than Motor City Comic Con, it seemed much better organized and maintained. Everyone was super nice and the promoters even had volunteers going around asking the artists and vendors if they needed anything and what our thoughts were on the show (all positive), which I thought was very classy. I met some new great people and caught up with some chums, which was very cool. My hat goes off to everyone involved with the event! Can't really say the same for the Youmacon event, but that's a different story altogether.

This was my 3rd convention as a guest and each time is a learning experience. All I have to say is that I will be much better prepared and have more variety for the next convention I will be part of. A good quote I heard in conversation this weekend was "the best way to get into the industry is by diving in head first". Gotta do what ya gotta do and keep doing it.

The two cards above I did during some down time and I think they both turned out well, especially Harley, since I need to practice drawing the female form more often.




Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Detroit Fanfare

Another set of 3 blood-soaked zombies. My favorite part of doing these is the addition of the "blood"; I make a few droplets of food coloring fall onto the card, then I just shake it to give it a more random look. I'm not sure if I'll do more of these at the convention; I don't think the promoters would appreciate me flinging blood everywhere.

Set of 3 Hellboy-themed. A cartoonish version of red head, the badass Croenan, and Ron Perlman as Hellboy.

A set of 4 of a few Bats villains. Clockwise from top left: Joker, Harley Quinn, The Scarecrow, and my personal favorite baddie, Two-Face. Really fun to do these, and I'll try to get a few more of these done this weekend.


This weekend I'll be in attendance with Andrew Shirey in the Artist's Alley at the 1st Detroit Fanfare in Dearborn, MI. I'm really stoked for this one, as it just seems like a much more rounded convention and the promoters have really brought together alot of great events for charity, comic fans, and fans of art in general. I'll be on hand with these you see right now along with a slew of other goodies. See you there!