14 Hours Left

14 Hours left and Counting 10pm 

The atmosphere at the Comic event is good. We've just had the Doctor Who hour and every one is still talking and taking it easy 

22 Hours Left

22 Hours Left... Or 2 hours done!

The mood is still good, I've just announced 2 hours done and the general consensus was it, was going good. The mood is quiet concentration and we think Brad has broken the kettle!!

It's still to early to discuss ideas and stories but everyone is now sketching and producing work etc. Have a look at them and compare the effects in a couple of hours.

Vicky Takes up an unusual drawing position... but then again so does Callum

Kieran shows off his new hair cut and also his work in progress Captain Z!

Brad being studious

Alessandra working hard

An over view of the area where we are

Nadia is working in Manga Studio

Dan Planning things out

Vicky straightens her back ... Ouch

Callum posing

Our own Sheldon Cooper - Tara

Kale is drawing a phallic looking object, Oh its a frankfurter 

Which Amuses Tom

Paul doing something about a Monkey

  Lawrence is probably doing an episode of Phantom Menace that doesn't feature Jar Jar Binks

24 Hour Comic Day

We're Off!

24 Hour Comic Day

Once again Staffordshire University Cartoon and Comic Arts students took part in the International 24 Hour Comic Day. The Challenge to produce a 24 page comic from scratch!

Once again it was a good turn out from the 1st Year students with a few more experienced 2nd and 3rd Years there to help guide them along their way.

I'm going endeavour to keep this post up to date with what there are doing through the next 24 hours.   

The normal pose for Cartoon & Comic Arts Students at Staffordshire University

Here there are happy to realise that they will soon be taking part in the 24 Hour Challenge

 Here there are realising they still have 24 Hours to get through

 From right to lefts Lawrance, Paul, Tom (hidden away) and Kale

 Nadia and Tara working away together

 Tony and Dan discussing ideas

 Brad hard at work

 Will being..... well Will really

 Kieran..... there has got to be a story behind the hair cut, but what is it? I bet I find out by the end of the night !!!

Callum, late as ever... but will he finish, Its 50/50 at the moment

New Start of Year 2014

The Cartoon Studio 2014We made it!

It is with great pride that I write. A new start of the academic year, what appears to be a great cohort and a brilliant studio. There is a few people I'd like to thank at the start from this piece, and they include the FACT Management, including Astrid and Mark Garner and Fin Dineen for their faith and support. The Technicians lead by the Fearless Harry Porter have poured sweat and tears into the moving of the equipment and supplying new stuff. For Gareth for his painting skills! and the students, Will Vaughan and Kieran Hayes who did so much for the mural. But a special thanks has to go to Becci Such my PA is waiting, DIY, Painter, Wall paper-er and artist for giving up so much of her summer along with her boyfriend Liam. I am in their debt!

Here is a brief history in images of the birth of the cartoon and comic arts area at Staffordshire University

The Start - What we inherited 

 as you can see from the outset we were up against it with the amount of stuff that had been left behind by the Fine Art team. 

So from this position we had to start to clear the area so we could get in there, clean it and start to decorate it. Unfortunately some of the new equipment arrived so it caused a bit of a bottle neck getting the old stuff out and our stuff in.

 The reduction of Fine Art stuff made the area look a lot better, but there was still a lot of work. The are had basically bee left to fall into ruin, and probably hadst been cleaned out for many a year.

It was going to be a tough job, and with the introduction of a new server the area had to be abandoned for a month while work was being completed.

An when we got back we found this stuck in the middle of a perfectly good teaching area!!

With everything cleared out, the area took a lick of paint well.

 Above is a before and after of the same place.

Table Build

Journalism donate their old desks to Cartoon & Comic Arts. Thanks

 A Finished Room for 1st Year Students

 The painting of the stair well

Becci Such and John Charles drawing together

Adding a little bit of humour to the room

 John Charles (MarvelUK & 2000AD) Will Vaughan cartoon student

Becci Painting

 From top of the stairs down wards, Becci Such, Kieran Hayes and William Vaughan

Becci Tries her hand at wall papering, under the watchful eye of Liam 

TA DA! the finished thing, and it is still hanging.