#theuniversityofdiversecity

[jonjmurakami]

So way back in 1994 when I was still in college at University Hawaii Manoa, I got the idea of drawing my characters from my comic strip, the University of Diverse City on an 8.5x11” sheet of paper then going to kinkos and copying 9 sheets in a grid on oversized printing - then spot colorimg parts of it with a red marker to make my own wrapping paper ^_^ (I had a lot more time back then...) #jonjmurakami #theuniversityofdiversecity #christmas #giftwrap #christmaswrapping #comic #cartoon https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJ_yt-jHe5/?igshid=1xje8k2er2uza

[jonjmurakami]

Been a while since I’ve drawn this duo: Keene & Newton from my UH college strip “The University of Diverse City” ^_^ Wasn’t too productive today at Comic Jam, but managed to spit out a few sketches ^_^ #jonjmurakami #copics #copicmarkers #comic #theuniversityofdiversecity #keene #newton #burp #malebonding https://www.instagram.com/p/CayNOu-lr88/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jonjmurakami]

Yesterday I posted the first half... here’s the entire strip. OK - Who remembers my comic strip "The University of Diverse City" from 1989 at UH Manoa? Just for the heck of it, I decided to redo it to see what it would look like. It's a weird balance how I want to change a lot (including angles etc) yet try to maintain the original strip from 30 years ago ^_^; It's nice to be drawing these guys again, I may do more ^_^ #jonjmurakami #photoshop #comic #comicstrip #kaleoohawaii #cartoon #roach #cockroach #universityofdiversecity #theuniversityofdiversecity #xppen #redrawchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iOoqljY0G/?igshid=pmnxeyztwv5b

[jonjmurakami]

SO! This has been long overdue, but last year made the 30 year anniversary of my college comic strip “The University of Diverse City” featured in the Ka Leo O Hawaii at University of Hawaii Manoa campus. •They say you shouldn’t redo any of your art and just move ahead... I have so many people asking for a collected book of the UDC strips, but I’m really embarrassed of them (It was 30 years ago...) •Just like previously I decided to see what it would look like if I redid one of my comic strips to see the evolution of them and now ^_^ •Normally this would be for #redrawjune or the #redrawchallenge - I’m just having fun with it... Stay safe all! #jonjmurakami #photoshop #comic #comicstrip #kaleoohawaii #cartoon #roach #cockroach #universityofdiversecity #theuniversityofdiversecity #xppen https://www.instagram.com/p/B-gCW6Tjhu5/?igshid=1pt9ju9e6a2ys