Squid Works Webcomic Artists’ Meet

January 17, 2008 in Artist by Vyoma | 4 comments

Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to go to a local comic artists meeting in Denver. I was invited by Lonnie Allen for this meeting. It was quite an effort to get to the meeting place about 15 miles from my home – but I am glad I took the effort. And it was quite helpful that Lonnie offered me a ride in his car from the train station.

If Lonnie’s discussion on comics and art were any hint, the crowd I met at the meeting were up to it. They were a nice friendly bunch of people who ranged in their skill levels. There were professionals, who were quite established in the industry, and there were hobbyists and beginners like me. There were those who had or were having formal art education, and those who were self learnt.

Having such a broad spectrum and mix of people, and meeting them face to face – really has the effect of inspiring and refuelling your creative energy.  So, if you get any chance to be mingle with other artists, do not miss it. The environment it creates becomes a catalysts and you can get a lot of ideas that you can persue.

It is also quite conductive of getting you in the groove. I had carried my laptom and Wacom Intuos3 with me – and I am pretty pleased with the outcome of the artworks I created there. (It is for a webcomic I am working on – and I will be posting it some time in near future).  Having some twenty odd people bustling around you might not seem like a good environment to sit down and create art, but when those twenty odd people are on the same page as you, it can do wonders. Talking with other artists helps you get new ideas, and disucss on issuess that you may not be able to discuss with your friends.

Look out for such events in your locality, and keep practicing in medium of your choice.

  1. Divya’s avatar

    Divya on January 17, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Had to tag you didn’ I, I know this is a blog about your kalaa… but do write about what I ask… would love to know

    http://njoymaadi.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html

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  2. Vyoma’s avatar

    Vyoma on January 17, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Yes, this blog is about art, Divya.

    But no fret – I can write about it on my Personal Blog. :)

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  3. Lonnie Allen’s avatar

    Lonnie Allen on January 21, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    Hey it was awesome meeting you too, Mahesh!

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  4. Vyoma’s avatar

    Vyoma on January 21, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    It was a great experience for me too, Lonnie. Thanks for dropping by. :)

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