Chris Sinderson

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  • Ink Drawing on Vellum, 9″x12″

  • Here’s an illustration job I recently completed for a play called Getting Even with Shakespeare.  The production is an official selection in the Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s Winterfest 2010.  Here’s the premise (from the website): “Five Shakespearean tragic heroes are in…

  • Well, it’s four months and I’ve finally found the time to throw together some video from our trip to New Zealand. Just before we left, I got a Flip MinoHD. It’s small, portable, and extremely easy to use. Unfortunately since…

  • I recently designed and created a website for cartoonist Michel Fiffe.  Not only does the site feature some of Fiffe’s great comics, he’s got some fantastic interviews with other cartoonists.  Check it out.  I command you.

  • Last summer, John Kuramoto and I were commissioned to make a short animation for a wedding.  The short was added to a surprise video for the bride and groom which was shown at the reception.  Our task was simple —…

  • Not too long ago, I helped out with a creative writing workshop over at 826NYC.  Over four weeks, the kids split into groups and created a restaurant, complete with theme, menu, and back-story.  With direction from the two teams, I…

  • Will the Paparazzi Man get his just desserts?  Or will Vance give him a rare Third Chance?  Find out in the thrilling conclusion to Chapter 2!

  • Here’s a different inking version of the drawing I posted a while ago.  For this version I used a nib

  • Chapter 2 continues with this week’s penultimate installment, but I would suggest you reacquaint yourselves with Mr. Vance by reading frm the beginning.  Use this post for comments about the new site and/or the story!

  • Much like the first two issues, I colored the introduction page to the new issue of Marvel Strange Tales #3 which is at your local comic book store today.  Unlike the pages posted here, those versions have exciting dialogue!  Look…

  • Charcoal on Paper, 8″x10″ I went to St. Petersburg, Russia a couple of years ago on my honeymoon.  We did a lot of tourist stuff (including a marathon tour of the Hermitage) but also had a couple of days to…

  • Pastel on Paper, 18″x 24″ Since so much of cartooning is straight line drawing, I was trying to break my habit of doing mostly line drawings of live figure models.  This style, which I made by smearing my finger with…

  • A while back, I posted about a short story I colored for the ACT-I-VATE Primer book (read about it here).  Well that book is finally available for sale.  Get it at your local comic book store (or failing that, there’s…

  • Five minute sketches can be a good way of filling the paper without getting too precious.  I have a tendency to dwell on my mistakes which is most often counter-productive.  A short time limit forces me to embrace my errors,…