ComicsAndMore

Today I Learned - Comics, Arduinos, 3D Printing & More

Glance

• WHEN May 11th, Saturday, 2pm
• DURATION 2-3 hours. Even longer if you want.
• LOCATION sudo room
• FILES [| Github: Comics Arts Projects] source code for the 3D Printing, other drawings here.
• PRICE $0
• NUTSHELL Old-fashioned comic book jam. We will take the end result and print it out as a relief using the 3D Printer.
• INSTRUCTOR Romy Ilano

Hardware

• Giant roll out scrolls of paper 20 feet long that we can draw a big comic on!
• Wacom Bamboo Tablet
• 3D Printer

Schedule

• Roll out a big roll of paper
• People draw their characters interacting (1 or more characters per artist)
• We scan the drawing
• We fuse the scan onto a 3D Model using the customizable Lithopane onThingiverse - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:74322
• Print out the lithopane on the 3D Printer
  • Warning - this might take a while (at least 20-30 minutes?)

Inspiration

• Bread and Puppet Theater I used to volunteer in the Bread & Puppet Theater in NYC. They are like a real-life cartoon come to life, only mixed with theater.
• There's going to be a Dance rehearsal at 6pm, so if you want to involve dancing in your comics, that's awesome!
• Cartoonist Conspiracy SF Comic Jams! http://cartoonistconspiracysf.wordpress.com