How to Draw the Head From Any Angle: Part 3 and 4

Stan Prokopenko is keeping at it!



Parts 3 and 4 of 'How to Draw the Head From Any Angle' are now available. If you missed parts 1 and 2, check them out HERE and HERE.

More Than The First Step

Gregory Manchess



We were all saddened to hear about the death of Neil Armstrong last week. It felt as if we’d lost a part of our evolution, a direct link to our advancement as a species.



Most of you reading Muddy may not remember the moment Armstrong stepped onto the lunar soil, but I was in front of my folk’s b/w tv watching every moment. Forget that the camera perched on the LEM to record the historic event was mounted upside down, that we watched as he came down the ladder and bounced onto the pad of the strut at the top of the screen. (The broadcaster flipped the view for the audience watching around the world before he made that first step.) No one talks about that.



They also never talk about what a critical, hold-your-breath event it was during the landing. It was a scary situation just to put the LEM on the Moon, just to touch down in the first place. Besides all of the other things that had to go like clockwork to put a man up there, that’s the moment that everyone at NASA, including Buzz and Neil, were worried about the most. And it’s straight out of a nail-biting suspense film.



But while reading a lot of articles about Neil being the First Man on the Moon, I found an article that captured the moment so well, that every time I listen to the recording of the landing, and I hear Buzz Aldrin say, “red light”, which signaled Armstrong that they were nearly out of fuel to return, I’m projected back to that amazing feat like it was virtually happening again.



If you’re a fan of the space program this is an absolute must-read by Jeffrey Kluger, at TIME Magazine, that puts it in elegant perspective.



http://science.time.com/2012/08/25/remembering-neil-armstrong-a-man-of-profound-skill-and-preternatural-calm/

Herb Newsomes' 2nd One Man Show

Herb Newsome's next One Man Show, R.L. AT THE CROSSROADS, has been selected to the UNITED SOLO this November and tickets are available NOW.

The show information is below and seats are limited, so be sure to get your tickets early.

For INDUSTRY FOLKS (Agents, Casting, etc.), just email Herb (herbertnewsome@hotmail.com) with the date of the show which you want to attend and I will be sure to have comp tickets set aside for you.

R.L. AT THE CROOSROAD
Written by Steve Broadnax and Charles Dumas
Performed by Herb Newsome

November 11th and November 17th @ 7:30
Theater Row
410 West 42nd Street
New York, NY

Theatrerow.com

To purchase tickets visit telecharge.com. (212) 239-6200

*Note*- that tickets are sold under UNITED SOLO according to date and time and not show title so be sure you have the correct info. Tickets show be purchase under:

UNITED SOLO Sunday Nov. 11th @ 7:30 or UNITED SOLO Saturday Nov. 17th @ 7:30

- Lena

SiDEBAR interview with Michael Kaluta

Once again, the guys at SiDEBAR have added yet another stellar artist to their Barchives.



Click here to hear their interview with legendary comic artist and illustrator, Michael William Kaluta:

http://www.sidebarnation.com/my_weblog/2012/08/podcast-episode-196-michael-wm-kaluta.html

2012 Hugo Award Winners

Congratulations to John Picacio for winning this year's Hugo for Best Professional Artist!



Having been nominated for years, this is John's first time winning, and deservedly so. This was a particularly stellar year for John, having created 12 new pieces for George R. R. Martin's official 'A Song of Ice and Fire' calendar.

'A Song of Ice and Fire' art by John Picacio

The complete list of 2012 Hugo winners is as follows:

BEST NOVEL

Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)



BEST NOVELLA

“The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s, September/October 2011)



BEST NOVELETTE

“Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)



BEST SHORT STORY

“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011)



BEST RELATED WORK

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)



BEST GRAPHIC STORY

Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)



BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

Game of Thrones (Season 1) (HBO)



BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

“The Doctor’s Wife” (Doctor Who) (BBC Wales)



BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM

Sheila Williams



BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM

Betsy Wollheim



BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

John Picacio



BEST SEMIPROZINE

Locus, edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.



BEST FANZINE

SF Signal, edited by John DeNardo



BEST FAN WRITER

Jim C. Hines



BEST FAN ARTIST

Maurine Starkey



BEST FANCAST

SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente

Painting Spider-Man

By Paolo Rivera

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 22. 2007. Gouache and acrylic on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Just a quick post today (but with lots of artwork).  By this point in my career (2007) I had settled into what would become my standard painting technique: a monochromatic underpainting in gouache, followed by a thin layer of Acryla Gouache for color, all on top of 11 × 17″ bristol board (standard size for comic book art).  I use mostly gouache these days, but it's still the same basic process.

I've also included some "Wacky Reference" from the weekly feature on my own blog. I'm nearing the 200th installment and celebrating with a contest. Full details here. It's your chance to win an original painting from me, and be featured on my blog. Happy Labor Day!

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 1. 2007. Gouache and acrylic on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 9. 2007. Gouache and acrylic on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 13. 2007. Gouache and acrylic on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 17. 2007. Gouache and acrylic on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 11. Acryla Gouache on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 7. 2007. Acrylic and gouache on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Pencils

Digital Color Study

Layout. Pencil on paper, 4 x 6".

Sergio Toppi 1932-2012

The great Italian comics artist and illustrator Sergio Toppi passed away several weeks ago. Posting the following artworks is a way to remember him.