NEWS!! and ArtBattle
Journal Entry: Wed Jun 25, 2008, 7:46 AM
- Mood:
Cheerful - Reading: Gempak/Starz/Utopia/HYPe!/Comic King
___NEWS___
___Official News___
Comic Invasion at MPH 1 Utama source: [link]
13th to 27th July 2008
MPH 1 Utama
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13th July(Sun)
2.00pm – 4.00pm
1st Floor (near the slope)
Workshop, Talk and Autograph Session
Join Kaoru's Toning Effect Workshop as she teaches how to apply screen tone for comics. Interested to know the development of comic industry in Malaysia? Have a relaxing discussion with Fakhrul Anour and don't miss out the autograph session with them. Freebies await the first 25 lucky readers!
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19th July(Sat)
2.00pm – 4.00 pm
1st Floor (near the slope)
Character Design Workshop, Cartoonist Wanted (1) and Autograph Session
Learn how to create interesting comic characters and their appropriate facial expressions in Character Design Workshop with C2V. For those creative souls out there, you can channel your creativity into our newly published magazine '
OPCORN' with Comic Editor, Slaium. Bring along your artwork to be reviewed by him! Meet them later for autograph session along with Lawak Kampus's cartoonist, Keith.
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20th July(Sun)
2.00pm – 4.00pm
1st Floor (near the slope)
Digital Art Presentation, Cartoonist Wanted (2) and Autograph Session.
Meet Puyuh, a specialist in horror and mystery comics. Join his Comic Illustration Workshop as he shares his knowledge on the process of sketching to painting as well as applying texture in illustration. Meet Puyuh, Slaium and Kaoru in person during autograph session right after 'Cartoonist Wanted' session with Slaium. Don't forget to bring your artwork if you want a professional opinion about it!
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26th July(Sat)
2.00pm – 4.00pm
1st Floor (near the slope)
Digital Art Presentation, Talk and Autograph Session.
Be prepared for a mind-blowing demonstration on Sci-Fi/ Fantasy comic character's design in Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Illustration Workshop with Puppeteer while learning his secret coloring technique! Learn about the scenario and reality of today's comic industry in a talk with Fakhrul Anour (Ayour), Editor of GEMPAK. Don’t miss the autograph session with Puppeteer, Ayour and Keith, the creator of Lawak Kampus.
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27th July(Sun)
1.30pm – 2.00pm
KidZone
Games and Drawing Workshop with ELEMEN™ and Zuan
Kids, have fun with Abang Zuan as he conducts the Drawing Workshop with ELEMEN- a magazine dedicated for bright and fun loving kids! Learn to draw your own Momo and Masu!
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27th July(Sun)
2.00pm – 2.30pm
KidZone
Games and Drawing Workshop with Little Monitor and Clay
Grab your FREE copy of Little Monitor and join the Games and Drawing Workshop with Little Monitor and Clay as he teaches you how to draw your favorite characters from this kid's magazine. Little Monitor is an educational yet entertaining magazine just for you!
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23 May 2008POPCORN source: [link]
"POPCORN is the first English language comics art magazine from GEMPAK STARZ and it is looking for comics and comic-style-illustration submissions.
The main purpose of this magazine are:
To raise the mark of our local comics art.
To showcase local talents that are on par with the international artists.
Discovering new talents.
Introducing international creators.
2 ways of submission:
01 Creator Own
The creator(s) will o.
Own the rights of his/her creation.
No page rate will be given
An amount of magazine which your works appeared in will be given to you as a token.
Your contacts (email, phone, website) will be included in that issue.
02 Publisher Own
The publisher will own the rights of your creations
You will be paid in page rate
Page rate would be higher than the regular submission as POPCORN wants more detailed artworks.
POPCORN expects
Fully painted(digital or manual) artworks.
- e.g. Puppeterr, Puyuh, Cicak, Kromosom, Popia, IFS(S'ore), Benjamin(China).
No specific genre but artworks have to look contemporary, be it a historical story.
Must abide to local culture, no excessive violent nor sexual situation.
Comics to be a complete story within 4, 6 OR 8 pages.
Do not worry about language problem, our in-house writers will help fine tuning/edit your words.
One page pin-up illustration should base on your own character(s) or you can also do your version of GEMPAK STARZ character(s), you can submit more than one page.
No abstract art.
Submission Process
Make an appointment with GEMPAK STARZ comic editor Slaium in advance with a proposal, preferably with some pencil sketches and samples of your finished artwork. Do not proceed to finish artwork before the approval of your initial proposal.
Slaium can be reached at 03-90561637 or slaium@gempakstarz.com
If you are not in the Klang Valley, you could email Slaium a low res version (72 dpi) of your sample artworks.
Artwork size is A4 (210 x 297)mm per page.
POPCORN will be published in bookshelf format, printed in full colour on art paper."
___Club News___
<anything related to club's progress>
Gempak Starz is going to publish an English language comics art magazine for the first time! This is a great news. About time for GS to advance forward. We gladly encourage GSFC club members to join POPCORN and make yourself proud :3.
GOOD NEWS!
Our base, gforum [link] is UP! On behalf of GS staff, I'm sorry that some of you couldn't access it earlier. But you have to check out this journal (the NEWS) for updates. Gforum has a new board now, it seems even better than the previous ones. So go ahead and check it out. Get used to the changes and be active!
___Gforum Art Battle!!___
ArtBattle --> [link]
NEW THEME!
Draw a 'Good VS Evil' themed artwork!
Example:
1. Cloud vs. Sephiroth
2. Roxas vs. Axel
3. Your own OC
Deadline: 23 MAY (FRIDAY) ---> 30 MAY (FRIDAY)
If you have finished the artwork, do send in a 'SUBMIT' note to GSFC to notify the club about your artwork, and we'll have your artwork be displayed in the gallery in no time.
Have fun! 
![[link]](http://www.gempakstarz.com/home3/popcornad.jpg){kind=link}
Devious Comments
and nice layout btw^_^
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Believe in everything you do
~narutofanclub ~GempakStarz-fc
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Going slow... NOT!
Gempakstarz-FC contest! Start!
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Nani? Machashuchetts no hyaki no kakiku kyaku hyakunin ga baku suru??
try to say that if you can! ;D
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erghhh...im hungry..hungry for pen and paper
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YAY
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Killing is the best way~
If you don't visit my gallery,I will...........
Newest art: [link]
Known as ~Nekorigami-chan
haha.. if only i live in KL ne..
oh well... Ganbaro!!
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aimo neederushe nuinamiria enderportea fotomi..
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