Childhood Coloring Activities

As a child, the only concern is to play and find many things to play with and to keep you entertained. Especially parents are always looking for ways to educate their children, to teach them interesting thing while they are playing. Out of all our activities from childhood, we always remember with pleasure about the coloring books. They are definitely a passion for most of the children, an activity used both in kindergarten and school, but also a great activity for home entertainment. In this institutions coloring pages are used for educational purposes, in order for the children to develop their imagination, to improve their memory, but also as an enjoyable activity to share with friends and colleagues. Whether they were fairytale characters, animals, cartoon characters, numbers, coloring books always kept us company, especially in the long winter days, when we spend most of our time indoor. Is that way how we learned the colors, the name of the animals, and we have developed imagination.

Without Realizing and without being aware we learned very well to coordinate our hands and eyes movements, to develop memory, attention and focus, while enjoying a great and fun activity. We certainly raced with friends or colleagues about who colors more beautifully or who finishes first without exceeding the frame. Today, coloring books have not lost popularity, on the contrary, have diversified greatly and we can find them now as coloring pages available to everyone online, easy to print and enjoy. From the famous Disney characters to superheroes and mythical characters, educational coloring pages, mathematic or sport themed, can be chosen to develop child’s imagination and the ability to draw. If the kids want to enjoy even more their favorite cartoons, coloring pages are great for this. Coloring is loved even by adults and it also represents a good opportunity to spend quality time with the children. Apart from their educational role, coloring pictures represent a great way of entertainment, of having fun. You can select from a wide range of coloring pages on specialized websites, family coloring pages, fantasy, nature, shapes, sport or transportation coloring pages.

An Artists Checklist for a Convention

I've been receiving lots of emails from folks lately letting me know that they will be attending such convention, and asking me to swing by and say hi. Oh yeah, and can you tell me what I should bring to the convention to be a success. Checklist For Success: Before you go dashing off buying banners, spitting out prints, and ordering a ton of leave-behinds, stop and take stock of the situation. The first thing you need to do is assess the convention/event you will be attending. No, all cons are not the same! Each convention draws a different crowd and consumer, and you need to make sure that your hard-earned bucks will be spent in a manner that will pay for the experience (and hopefully bring you a tidy little profit as well). Which con are you attending? San Diego ComicCon is a completely different beast from IlluxCon. Both have very different attendees, and the items that get bought are very different. Even if you focus in on IlluxCon and look at the differences between having a table in the main exhibit area or a table in the showcase you'll find that the artists approach the opportunity very differently. I can't overstate the importance of doing your research on this aspect of the convention. Take the time to ask other folks that have attended the event, as both an artist and an attendee. Here are a few things you'll want to consider: Who attends the event. What is the main reason they attend. What kind of product or service are the most interested in. What is the space like. What is traffic like. What is a normal purchase. What is a common amount spent. Do you do sales yourself or are they handled by the event. What are the tax and other monetary considerations. What is your presentation space like. Are there restrictions about banners or signs. Do you have walls or are you freestanding. What other artists are in attendance. How do you rank in the group. Who will you be set up next to. What vendors will be at the con. Do you have items available that relate to those vendors. What art directors will be in attendance. Do you work with them/want to work with them. Yes, it a long list and to tell you the truth I've only scratched the surface of the questions you should be asking.

Dungeons & Dragons Cartoons

Every now and then I get to be part of a really cool experiment. And to be honest, it's the kind of stuff that gets me excited about getting up and going to work in the morning. Today I get to announce an exciting opportunity. Dungeons & Dragons wants to do some web comics. And when I say some, I really mean a bunch of 'em. I'm on the hunt for artist and writers that want to create web comics for Dungeons & Dragons brand. Let me tell you a little about the initiative. I'm looking to kick 'em off around March or April depending upon how quickly I can get artists working and get some pieces in the can. I'm shooting for three strips a week initially, and depending upon the response maybe we'll notch it up later in the year. What I'm looking for: Single & multi-panel comic. Animated comics. Black & White or color. Traditional or digital.

We will provide editorial direction, but you'll provide all the talent for writing and drawing. If you do well, I'll give you more work and do my best to make a rock star out of you. It'll follow the standard Wizards of the Coast contract, so we purchase all rights and I'm going to rock the web. Think you've got the chops to make me laugh or think. Then drop me a line and give it a subject line of Web Comics. Show me a few of your best pieces and let me know what you can do. If you got some killer ideas, share them along with your samples. I wanna see how you think as well as how you draw. Got questions, or want to see a discussion on a particular subject? Seen a new face, or seen an old face that is doing something new and exciting? Then send me a link to their website, and tell me why I should go check them out. Remember, this is a referral program, not a self promotion program! The genre doesn’t have to be limited to fantasy and sci-fi either. Don’t forget that you can also send your art submissions to Wizards of the Coast.