Revealing?

It's Monday so we have a new update over at Sing Along Pictures!

The Devil's 7 production is moving along at a good pace but we've also begun early development into Sing Along's next NEXT release and the earliest scratches into the next next NEXT. If anyone would like to offer lessons in additional arm growing, just shoot me a line and we'll figure out an arrangement.


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Sing Along Pictures Title Card Animation

Hey Folks! Happy Monday and a happy President's Day to all the Americans out there!

Today, we updated the Sing Along site with this video, the Sing Along Pictures Title Card Animation!

You may have seen the title card before HERE but this is the first time you're hearing it with Roco's music! As I am with Maki Fujimoto and Kayoko Nagashima, I'm a HUGE fan of Roco. We have all of her albums and was lucky enough to meet her a few years ago in Tokyo. She's incredibly wonderful and amazingly creative so when she said yes to working with us I almost cried. Like big weepy tears, cried.

So check it out and I hope you guys like it as much as I do! Maki, Kayoko, and Roco all did an amazing job with special thanks to Kei Fujimoto for keeping everything working silky smooth. And keep an eye out for it, folks - if all goes well you'll see it in front of some animation sooner or later ;)


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Quit?

Will Eisner's The Dreamer

Sigh...

I just heard a famous writer (I won't mention who because it's not important) say that when he sees aspiring artist's work that isn't good enough to work professionally, he sometimes suggests that they quit and do something else.

I've been working in this business for 9 years. Skill, technique - this all becomes important when looking for and maintaining a job in the entertainment field. It's a tough business. But said skill and technique come with practice.

Practice doing what you love, folks.  Don't let anyone tell you to quit chasing a dream because they don't think you're good enough. I'm not a fan AT ALL of that writer's work - what if he came to me early in his career and I told him what he's told other artists? That writer wouldn't be enjoying the success his hard work has earned him. I had talent early on but wasn't anywhere NEAR a paid job somewhere. Trust me - many people reminded me and continued to remind me until I got my first gig. Man, good thing I didn't listen. Then how did I grab that first job? Just practice.

So, if you've been out to get your portfolio reviewed and somebody has told you what this writer has told others - nod your head politely, walk away, and ignore them. Yes, you may not be ready to work professionally yet, but if you practice and you're determined, you can absolutely get there. Don't pack up and quit what you love just because some dude tells you to. ALL working artists start out not ready to work for cash. Getting that job takes practice, learning, and determination.

Good thing it's something you love.


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The Devil's 7

It's Tuesday folks! We had a long weekend here in Canada so here I am, a day late to the rest of the world.

So what's the news for today? We released the title of Sing Along's upcoming project written and illustrated by yours truly: The Devil's 7. The current tag line is this:

“1941. New York City. Seven girls are just… gone. And out I go to find ‘em.”

The project is very much inspired from the crime pulp magazines and novelettes from the 1930's - 1940's and film noir. I love that era so diving into the research material for the story has been incredible. It seems to always end up with me looking at pocket watches from that time period and rubbing the paint off my credit card while battling the urge to use it. So far so good, folks. But enough about disruptive fascinations. As with all things Sing Along, to find out more info head over to the blog HERE

Speaking of which! Have you guys checked out CULTIV yet? The response has been amazing and it's already FILLED with great stuff. I was nervous to cut the Inspiration Wednesday posts but seeing how it's doing makes it super worth while. Check out Cultiv HERE

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Cultiv

Today, I'm pleased to announce Sing Along Pictures' latest endeavor, CULTIV.

I love talking about movies, paintings, design, animation... pretty much anything creative, to a debilitating degree. I'd like to use this time to apologize to my friends and family (doesn't mean I'll stop though.) Part of that resulted in Inspiration Wednesday (IW), a segment of this blog where I posted about stuff that inspires me. It quickly became one of my favorite things to post about.

IW was limited though, by my time and tastes. Enter Cultiv! Cultiv is very similar to IW except that it's maintained by multiple authors with ranging tastes! So what you get is more frequent updates from a wider range of preferences. Like a certain Singalonger's point of view? You can just click on their name and limit the posts to match your particular tastes.

So this is the conclusion of IW. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by to check it out each week, it was a blast to do. But in it's place is Cultiv, what I feel is a much better way to enjoy everything you loved about IW.

And, as overlord of this mighty blog, what I feel - GOES.


Love Dave

To check out Cultiv click HERE

STUFF!

Very excited this fine morning - We released our first design ‘OMO One’, an original design created specifically for this limited set of products, through the good folks at Red Bubble! To check them out, click on the image above or right HERE

I'm super picky about the quality of things. Whenever I get something and it doesn't meet my unrealistic standards, I go on a 45 minute, old man rant to my poor wife. It's unhealthy. BUT, it does mean I was on the look out, scouring the web, look through company about pages and endless customer reviews, checking for the best possible product we can put out there.

The world is polluted with a ton of stuff just made to get out there and turn around a buck. People are entitled to do that free from old man judgement ( I tell myself in the reflection in my spoon ) but I don't want to contribute to that with my own company. So this design was made just for these products and is not available on anything that takes print. That is, unless you want it ;)

So we're happy to go through Red Bubble. Great quality, organic options, Apple approved gear, and most importantly - happy customers. If you're looking for a new iPhone/iPod/iPad case, tshirt, etc - check it out!


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PS: Introduced my wife to Star Trek: The Next Generation at last. I've fulfilled my geek duty to create an additional Trekker. My 2 year old is next.