Thursday, December 13, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
New Course
FRANK SANTORO CORRESPONDENCE COURSE for COMIC BOOK MAKERS. NEW COURSE STARTS JANUARY 1st 2013 - Email me capneasyATgmail for application guidelines. Ten students per course. 8 week course. 500 bux. Payment plans available. I will work with you. This is the 6th course I have done and I have it down to a science. Great way to study comics for those who can never find the time to make them. Correspondence method works with your schedule. I will show you. You can do it! Applications due by Xmas - unless we all die on Dec 22…
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Pompeii hype up
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Fall Course
FRANK SANTORO COMIC BOOK CORRESPONDENCE COURSE FOR COMIC BOOK MAKERS - new course begins September 10th. Deadline for applications is September 7th. Eight week course. Tons of drawing, sequencing, mapping and editing. I will teach you how to make comics that you can edit. I will teach you about rhythm in comics and why the grid is the true secret of understanding comics. Email me for application guidelines. capneasyATgmailDOTcom. Correspondence method of learning comics works with your schedule. Perfect for people who don't ever have the time to learn how to make comics. You can do it!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
new sale
FRANK's COMIC BOOK SALE - this Saturday August 11th! Mark your calendars. Bus yourself in for this one, folks. 451 West Side Hwy (lower) Manhattan NYC 10014. Between Bank and Bethune streets. Black door by the scaffolding. Noon to 7. Lala Albert, Ben Marra, and Jonny Negron will be in attendance. Please tell all your New York friends. Come on down and just hangout. Meet and greet your favorite comics makers. I've got all the wacky back issues that NYC stores do not have. Talk shop, talk shit, come on down! This Saturday!
Monday, July 23, 2012
SALE NYC
COMIC BOOK SALE - SATURDAY JULY 28TH - 11 TO 6 - 451 West St New York, NY 10014 Google map it - My last sale was a big success so I am doing it again. I've now got over 5000 comics for you to paw through. Quarter books, Dollar books, Priceless books - come check out the best comic book selection in NYC. I've got all the wacky shit that the stores here do not have. Please pass on to your NYC friends.Thanks! IT'S THE BLACK DOOR NEAR THE END OF THE SCAFFOLDING between BETHUNE and BANK streets. West street is aka the West Side Highway. 451 West St.10014 JONNY NEGRON APPEARANCE AT 1PM - HE WILL HAVE ARTWORK FOR SALE!!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Comic Book Sale NYC
COMIC BOOK SALE - SATURDAY JUNE 16TH - 11 TO 6 - 451 West St New York, NY 10014 Google map it - My last sale was a big success so I am doing it again. I've STILL got over 2000 comics for you to paw through. Quarter books, Dollar books, Priceless books - come check out the best comic book selection in NYC. I've got all the wacky shit that the stores here do not have. Please pass on to your NYC friends.Thanks! IT'S THE BLACK DOOR NEAR THE END OF THE SCAFFOLDING between BETHUNE and BANK streets. West street is aka the West Side Highway. 451 West St.10014
JONNY NEGRON APPEARANCE AT 1PM - HE WILL HAVE ARTWORK FOR SALE!!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Summertime
SANTORO CORRESPONDENCE COURSE FOR COMIC BOOK MAKERS
SUMMER 2012 - Deadline for applications is May 30th
Application guidelines:
The new course begins June 4th. You can start late if need be. The course is a walk through my process of how to make a 16 page signature. Lots of fast drawing and composition. Lots of simple sequencing. We focus on timing. And color. And working in layers like a printmaker. If you are interested - please send me some work - small jpegs of things you have done. And tell me about yourself a little bit. There are ten spots open right now. I also need to see 3 figure drawings and 3 landscapes - all done on blank 3 x 5 inch index cards in direct pen - no pencil underdrawing. You should be able to do these 6 drawings in less than one hour. Draw fast and loose.
The course is 500 for eight weeks. I ask for a good faith payment once you start - half if possible. If not talk to me and we can work something out.
Basically it can be done on your own time - it is intense for the first four weeks and then you are more on your own. The idea is to use me during those eight weeks as an editor. After the eight weeks I will be less available - so if you don't finish - that is okay - you can finish on your own time. It has worked well so far as a projected deadline. And if you blow it, so what? You do it when you can. But since so much of comics is about getting it done - I try and get you to work in a system that can get it done.
Check out a comic done for the course by one of my students here.
email me - capneasyATgmailDOTcom
SUMMER 2012 - Deadline for applications is May 30th
Application guidelines:
The new course begins June 4th. You can start late if need be. The course is a walk through my process of how to make a 16 page signature. Lots of fast drawing and composition. Lots of simple sequencing. We focus on timing. And color. And working in layers like a printmaker. If you are interested - please send me some work - small jpegs of things you have done. And tell me about yourself a little bit. There are ten spots open right now. I also need to see 3 figure drawings and 3 landscapes - all done on blank 3 x 5 inch index cards in direct pen - no pencil underdrawing. You should be able to do these 6 drawings in less than one hour. Draw fast and loose.
The course is 500 for eight weeks. I ask for a good faith payment once you start - half if possible. If not talk to me and we can work something out.
Basically it can be done on your own time - it is intense for the first four weeks and then you are more on your own. The idea is to use me during those eight weeks as an editor. After the eight weeks I will be less available - so if you don't finish - that is okay - you can finish on your own time. It has worked well so far as a projected deadline. And if you blow it, so what? You do it when you can. But since so much of comics is about getting it done - I try and get you to work in a system that can get it done.
Check out a comic done for the course by one of my students here.
email me - capneasyATgmailDOTcom
Monday, May 7, 2012
Summer Course
New Course Announcement
June 4th start date
8 week course
"Full Course" - layouts, color, geometry - you will make a 16 page comic over the 8 weeks
Deadline to apply is May 30th
For application guidelines please email me
capneasyATgmailDOTcom
10 spots available
500 bux - ask me about payment plans
If you need to start late that is possible - just ask me about schedule
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Wacky Packs
I went thru my comic book collection and made some wacky sets and am selling them. Price includes a sketch of one of the comics in the set. Check it out here.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Kramers Ergot #8 pages FOR SALE
Kramers Ergot #8 pages FOR SALE
I am selling my pages from Kramers Ergot #8 -
the story I did with Dash Shaw. Called Childhood Predators - it is 16 pages.
I drew the story on tracing paper in purple colored pencil. Then I went to Kinkos and copied the tracing paper page on to Bristol board. In color. There are these new color machines that let you use heavy stock paper in the bypass feeder. So I copied my pencils from the tracing paper on to board - and then I airbrushed the colors on to the board. Essentially my "finished pages" are painted over xeroxes.
So I am selling the set of "pencils" and the "painted page" together for each page - for one low price. You also get the page of lettering for the page you buy (I do my lettering on a separate sheet and then layer it in Photoshop). I will also throw in any other little bits I have associated with the making of the page. Sometimes I make stencils, cut-outs, re-draws and you get anything I can find that I used for it.
These are super cheap prices. I am trying to fund another tour and a couple new printing projects. Please consider buying a set. I am asking nicely. If you like my writing, my comics, my workshop talks - please help me out so that I may fund new projects and possibly visit your town on the next tour!
If you want to buy a page - please email me: capneasyATgmailDOTcom. Please tell me which page you would like to buy and also list an alternate. Please DO NOT just PayPal me - ask me if the page is available first. Thanks!
ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING UNLESS SHIPPING EXCEEDS $15 - after that you have to make up the difference. Artwork is mailed USPS - in thick cardboard with delivery confirmation.
Layaway plans are available. Seriously.
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BELOW: Pencils on left - I xeroxed the pencils on to board and then painted it with airbrush - on right
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I would take my pencils - reduce them and print them out as gray. Then I would handcolor them to give me a guide. This guide is what I used to help me paint with the airbrush. I would also figure out the lettering placement on this guide.
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I made a layer of yellow lines on tracing paper and sampled them to add tone
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This is what the final spread looks like with all the layers together
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SET 1 - $200
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SET 2 - $200
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SET 3 - $200
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SET 4 - SOLD!!!
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SET 5 - $200
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SET 6 - $200
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BELOW - page 6 pencils
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SET 7 - $200
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BELOW - page 7 pencils
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SET 8 - $200
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SET 9 - $200
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SET 10 - $200
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SET 11 - $100
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BELOW - page 11 pencils
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SET 12 - SOLD!!!
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BELOW - page 12 pencils and paints
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SET 13 - SOLD!!
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SET 14 - $200
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SET 15 - $200
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BELOW - page 15 pencils
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SET 12 - page 12 - only one piece - $100
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BELOW - page 12 pencils and paints - part collage
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EXAMPLE OF A LETTERING PAGE - each page has a lettering page which will be included with purchased set
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STENCILS - these are various stencils I made for the pages - I would copy the painted page and cut out a stencil from the copy - saves time.
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ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING UNLESS SHIPPING EXCEEDS $15 - after that you have to make up the difference.
If you want to buy a page - please email me: capneasyATgmailDOTcom. Please tell me which page you would like to buy and also list an alternate. Please DO NOT just PayPal me - ask me if the page is available first. Thanks!
