Month: May 2020

Sketching Holiness: Romanian Hieromonk — lessons from a monastery

Below is an excerpt from my book The Sweetness of Grace: Stories of Christian Trial and Victory, published by Ancient Faith Publishing. Purchase your copy of The Sweetness of Grace through Ancient Faith Store or Amazon.com. BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED The Yoke of Monasticism, pp. 247-249 IT’S A WELL-KNOWN FACT that monasticism is […]… Continue reading Sketching Holiness: Romanian Hieromonk — lessons from a monastery

Drawing Setups: analog and digital — 8umpy World

I always love when I get to see the behind the scenes of how illustrators work. Wrap magazine has been showing interviews of artists/illustrators and their WFH situations, which has been super helpful for me. I’m always asking myself how illustrations are made. Is the illustrator sticking to digital processes and screens only, or are… Continue reading Drawing Setups: analog and digital — 8umpy World

Director Biography – Chun-Yao Chang, XuFei Wu (A POEM IN BAMBOO)

Xufei Wu is a 3D artist with specialties including but not limited to lighting, animation and storyboard. He comes from a strong 2D background and will continue using his 2D aesthetics as his ultimate inspiration. After years of drawing on paper, he discovered that tablets and computer software are very powerful tools to create exciting… Continue reading Director Biography – Chun-Yao Chang, XuFei Wu (A POEM IN BAMBOO)

Short Film: A POEM IN BAMBOO, 4min., Animation/Horror

Life is not always smooth. When bad things happen, some people are lucky enough to move on, but not the old lady A-Yuan. Either because of the deepest love to her lover or social constriction, that women should belong to her husband. A-Yuan was trapped in the past after the death of her lover. The… Continue reading Short Film: A POEM IN BAMBOO, 4min., Animation/Horror

Director Biography – Claudia Ruiz (AILIN ON THE MOON)

Directora de “El Molinete Animaciones”, productora especializada en stop motion de la región litoral, Argentina. Dirección la series Dr Cocicienzo, la ciencia de la cocina 2012, Dirección de Stop Motion serie ¨La liga de las cinco plumas¨, Dirección y Animación Stop Motion ¨El Viaje de Gaia¨, Animación fragmento Your Face Global JAM Bill Plymton, Dirección… Continue reading Director Biography – Claudia Ruiz (AILIN ON THE MOON)

Short Film: AILIN ON THE MOON, 5min., Animation

Work, do the shopping, cooking, cleaning, ironing, taking care of Ailín: that is the routine of Vilma, mother of 40 years, overwhelmed by fatigue and skin intolerance. Ailín (4), just looking to play and demand the attention of a restless girl, one day causes the emotional outbreak of the mother. The routine that led them… Continue reading Short Film: AILIN ON THE MOON, 5min., Animation

Director Biography – Mark Simon (THE PECULIAR ADVENTURES OF WILLOW B. STAR)

Mark Simon’s passion for storytelling and art is evident in everything he does. Mark owns three entertainment industry businesses, authored ten best-selling industry books, lectures around the world, regularly contributes to industry periodicals, and creates, produces and sells original content. In 2012 Mark won a Prime Time Engineering Emmy as part of the Toon Boom… Continue reading Director Biography – Mark Simon (THE PECULIAR ADVENTURES OF WILLOW B. STAR)