#tcaf 2022

[deardiaryproject]

[watercups]

TCAF Report: Shirahama Kamome Live Drawing

1. Her tools and where I'd buy them

2. Art References

3. Process Notes

4. Drawing Technique Notes

5. Further Process Recordings

STAEDTLER 925-25 Silver Series Drafting Pencil - 0.9 mm

https://www.jetpens.com/Staedtler-925-25-Silver-Series-Drafting-Pencil-0.9-mm/pd/5307

Pentel GraphGear 500 Drafting Pencil - 0.9 mm

(not used at live drawing, but in video from 2019)

https://www.dickblick.com/items/pentel-graph-gear-500-pencil-09-mm-gray-barrel/

COPIC Multiliner Pen - B-2 - 9 Pen Set

https://www.jetpens.com/Copic-Multiliner-Pen-B-2-9-Pen-Set/pd/12491

ZEBRA Permanent Marker Hi-Mckee

B-MO-150-MC-BK

https://www.vertekfilms.com/product-page/permanent-marker

Tokyo Slider SL2011 Double-Sided Nib Holder

(not used at live drawing, but in video from 2019/2022)

https://www.jetpens.com/Tokyo-Slider-SL2011-Double-Sided-Nib-Holder/pd/14733

Seisyo(?) Ink

(not used at live drawing, but mentioned)

(brand unidentified)

Pilot Drafting Pen Ink - Black - 30 ml Bottle

(not used at live drawing, but in video from 2022)

https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Drafting-Pen-Ink-Black-30-ml-Bottle/pd/6634

Kneaded Eraser

(brand unknown, but in video from 2022)

https://www.jetpens.com/Prismacolor-Kneaded-Rubber-Eraser-Medium/pd/15859

-- Art References

Arthur Rackham

Peeters - Les Cités Obscures

-- Process Notes

1. Blue charcoal sketch (mentioned but skipped for the live drawing)

2. Drafting pencil sketch

3. Ink lining

4. Erasing undersketches

-- Drawing Technique Notes

1. Dynamic quadrupod grip

2. Does not do any stretches in preparation or cooldown for drawing, but right arm is stronger than left arm due to drawing

3. Eraser rubs usually in one direction, not back and forth over the same area

-- Further Process Recordings

2019

1. 白浜鴎「とんがり帽子のアトリエ」作画動画（下描き編）- pencil undersketch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lbp_pe8cJso

2. 白浜鴎「とんがり帽子のアトリエ」作画動画（ペン入れ編①）- inking 1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g3bGQwg8BPk

3. 白浜鴎「とんがり帽子のアトリエ」作画動画（ペン入れ編②）- inking 2: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pA1KKfpnspI

2021

1. Kamome Shirahama draws milet - Grab the air | EGAKU #3: https://youtu.be/n_rSQ-NWiPk?si=OXycZc26mKOlcRAA

2022

1. とんがり帽子のアトリエ1巻カバーイラストメイキング映像/㊗️アニメ化決定！【公式】: https://youtu.be/t1hoyccqYpA?si=isku1rOVT8JIX6TX

Last updated: 20240602

[dropintomanga]

Thinking About the “Othering” of Japanese Media

For those who keep up with Japanese video games, you may have heard comments from a prominent Japanese video game producer about how a certain term labeling a video game genre felt discriminatory in his own eyes. A recent Polygon article about that term made me think about how the Western media has “othered” Japanese pop culture media for as long as I remembered.

The producer I’m talking about is Final Fantasy XIV and XVI producer, Naoki Yoshida (known as Yoshi-P to his fans). Back in February 2023 in an interview, Yoshi-P said that the term “JRPG” (short for “Japanese RPG”) was considered discriminatory to him and his peers in the Japanese video game industry. Polygon took a look at how Japanese RPGs and JRPGs became a thing in the late ‘90s (starting with Final Fantasy VII’s North American release in 1997) and how media outlets in the West never seemed to take them too seriously. Even worse, the outlets shoved Japanese developers into a sub-category they never asked to be a part of once Japanese RPG popularity started to wane in the mid-2000s’.

After reading the article, I actually thought about manga and its perception when I first started reading comics. When I first discovered what manga was back in 1995, I learned about Ghost in the Shell from an issue of Wizard Magazine (a North American-based magazine highly dedicated to Western comics). The first thing that came to mind when I read what Wizard wrote was that it had a cybersex scene and very adult in nature. My mind was somewhat blown since I was in 7th grade at the time. Now that I think about it, almost 30 years later, I wonder if Wizard was trying to say that Japanese creators were super-perverted compared to Western creators. I still remember a non-fan a friend of mine met at Otakon one year who asked “Isn’t anime sexual?” when inquiring bout anime.

With regards to manga, for most of its history in the overall comics world, it has been othered in the U.S. due to how successful it’s been in reaching out to “non-traditional” comics-reading audiences. Statements like “Oh, it’s just a fad!” and “Manga doesn’t have dedicated buyers (i.e. adults with disposable income) like Western comics does!” were thrown to discredit manga’s popularity. Christopher Butcher (of Mangasplaining/TCAF fame) talked about this in a 2015 article on his website, which still holds some truth today. Even though manga sales have peaked around the pre-vaccine COVID time period, they are steady today. New York Comic-Con in 2022 had a substantial anime/manga presence compared to years past. Anime and manga can’t be ignored any longer.

Yet I know that some things haven’t changed in industry recognition. I will use the Eisner Awards as an example. For those who don’t know, it’s a prestigious awards ceremony that happens around San Diego Comic-Con every year and honors the best in comics. However, their recognition of manga is spotty. There has been recent criticism towards the Eisner committee for recognizing only the “hot” manga creators (i.e. the ones with best-selling manga titles on book charts). The best example I can give is Junji Ito. A lot of his works are nominated despite there being better works worthy of recognition out there. There has been some criticism in the manga circle I’m in about how Eisner judges/representatives don’t seem to take the time to explore the greater breadth of what manga has to offer in its new golden age.

Of course, when awards ceremonies like the Academy Awards don’t really seem to care much about praising Japanese pop culture media, what hope is there, right?

Which brings me to a point that the Polygon article elaborates on the West’s insistence on particular views of Japan.

“It’s clear that the mainstream only courts a specific idea of Japan as being acceptable — often reinterpretations of feudal Japan, largely spanning from the 1500s to late 1800s, when the samurai were still part of Japanese society.“  

I do notice that Japan is supposed to be this “quirky” and “weird” place with wild imagination. If somehow a Japanese title has themes common in Western media/culture, but lacks the exotic style Westerners prefer, it’s sometimes heavily ignored in the mainstream eye. I don’t know. What do you guys think?

Polygon does mention that we’re living in some really good times with regards to Japanese video games being popular again. Many fans, including myself, know that too well. I enjoyed gaming again due to the variety of Japanese-developed titles that came out since 2016 (the start of the Japanese video game industry revival). I see parallels in manga and anime reception too. All of Japanese pop culture media is celebrated overseas. Fans that consume all things Japanese are living through amazing times.

That doesn’t mean that it’s going to last forever. I do know at some point, Western media will find new ways to scrutinize Japanese media and our time in the spotlight will fade again. Some degree of othering will always happen due to human nature and I know that we can use that term for positive purposes. Manga is about how “others” that are different from the norm can become celebrated by the world. Reading this post about manga reminds me that comics of any kind can cover any topic imaginable and definitely be made for “other” people to read. 

[funeralbeat]

Poster I created for TCAF 2022 in Toronto 🐅

[byelacey-portfolio]

Table set-ups from Hal-Con 2022 & TCAF 2023!

[davehoward-ca]

An Interview with Dan Clowes

An Interview with Dan Clowes

[Originally published May 13 2010 for books.torontoist.com. I’ve posted this Dec 21 2022 but backdated the post date to the original publication date.] Dan Clowes, screenwriter, the author of Wilson, and one of the handful of truly iconic figures in what was once called ‘alternative’ comics, spoke with me over the weekend at TCAF. Dave Howard: I’m familiar with a lot of your work, pretty much…

[epacer]

Homecoming Email to Alumni

Team Crawford Athletic Foundation would like to invite you to the 2022 Homecoming Football game and Pre-Game Alumni Social. October 7, 2022.

We will be providing free Alumni parking behind the gym using the Spartan Dr. entrance. This will make your attendance very easy and safe.

All Senior Alumni (over 50) are Guests of TCAF. Please enter at the South/West Stadium Gate off the Parking Lot behind the gym.

The Pre-Game Social will begin at 5:30pm with cultural food for purchase by the ASB Clubs. The Social will be 5:30-6:30 pm. There will be a School Tour available at @6:15 pm to view the new construction and to take you down memory lane.

There will be a VIP Alumni Section in the stands for viewing the game…

Please join us for this special evening with friends to support our Colts.

Yoli Banda, Class of 1965 post of October 4, 2022

[materialleisure]

Some takeaways from TCAF 2022

[kayleerowena]

hey, tumblr! i’m gonna be at tcaf this weekend! if you’re in the toronto area, you should come say hi! i’ll have a ton of cool haunted goodies up on the third floor at table 302, including the debut of haunts! it’ll be my first international convention, and my first non-nyc convention as well, so please take some of these comics off my hands so i don’t have to bring them all back to new york with me!

[vivsdraws]

Cover of my upcoming comic zine DREAMS OF FLYING, debuting at TCAF this June! I’ll be tabling with friends so come check us out if you can!

[smashpages]

TCAF un-invites special guest Pink Cat after social media backlash

“We made a mistake.”

[sequentialcanada]

TCAF Announces 2022 New Date & Applications Are Open

TCAF is back from June 17-19, 2022 — and will feature a unique combination of both real-life and virtual events.

TCAF is back from June 17-19, 2022 — and will feature a unique combination of both real-life and virtual events. The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, Canada’s world renowned comics festival has announced their 2022 return to an in person festival after missing 2020 and going fully virtual in 2021. Moving from mother’s day weekend in May to father’s day weekend in June. Now you will not have to…

[heyitspizzaking]

Hey, y’all. Letting folks on tumblr know that I’m an artist at TCAF 2022. They’re doing an in-person and digital convention, and I’m selling books on the digital side.

So if you’re a fan of my webcomic, Robin & Cat, or my art in general, I’ve got a couple of books up at TCAF’s digital storefront. Check it out!

Books are on sale from JUNE 18th - 26th

[om-nom-berries]

om-nom-berries at TCAF 2022

Hi everyone! I'll be at TCAF 2022 at table 291 in the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon. TCAF happens at the Toronto Reference Library and is free to attend. I'll have all my comics available!

[torontocomics]

ANNOUNCING TCAF 2022!

We are celebrating our 20th anniversary with a return to in-person events!

TCAF is thrilled to announce that our festival is back from June 17-19, 2022 — and will feature a unique combination of both real-life and virtual events.

Welcome to the biggest, most comprehensive, and inclusive TCAF to date! Following on the success of last year’s extensive range of virtual programming, TCAF will bring together the best of both worlds for 2022, offering one-of-a-kind virtual events alongside a new and improved online marketplace for global visitors, as well as the triumphant return of in-person programming, events and creator exhibition for local attendees.

Based in the Toronto Public Library’s Reference Library at 789 Yonge Street, as well as neighbouring venues, TCAF 2022 will spotlight hundreds of creators, publishers, and comics organizations from around the world. Featured programming will include talks, panels, classic Q&As, workshops, kids-specific events, and so much more!

Applications to exhibit at TCAF 2022 are open until February 7, 2022. Exhibitors will choose a preference of exhibiting online or in-person, or both! International exhibitors are welcome. CLICK HERE TO APPLY.

TCAF welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including but not limited to, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour), persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. TCAF is committed to providing an event free of discrimination and harassment; a festival where all participants are treated with respect and dignity. More about this commitment can be found in our Conduct & Harassment Policy page.

[flowerdragon]

https://tcaf-2022-digital-marketplace.myshopify.com/en-us

I’m selling 2 new comics at the TCAF digital marketplace this year! (And one not new)