I was on TV today + Announcement

I was interviewed on a local TV show on Rogers Channel 22 called Daytime with Derick and TL. It was my first TV interview ever! The hosts were very nice and the crew was very professional. It was a great experience. I was there to promote my upcoming book, The Art of Richtoon that will be released on May 12th.


You can see the interview here:

http://www.rogerstv.com/page.aspx?lid=237&rid=4&sid=68&gid=79462

In other news...

The General Arts 8th Annual Arts Showcase is on Wednesday, April 20th from 4PM to 7PM in Salon A and Salon B of the Market Place Food Court at Algonquin College.

We are showcasing the students' portfolios and artwork from Pre-Animation and Illustration, Introduction to Concept Art, Introduction to Fine Arts, and Introduction to Music Industry Arts.

And!!! For the fourth straight year.... The Labyrinth Store will be part of the show! So if you want to get great books on Art, Illustration, Animation, Manga, Concept Art.... This is the place to be!!!

http://www.animationroadshow.blogspot.com/

Parking is free in Lots 8 and 9 after 5PM.

I hope you can make it!


Later
Rich

Coming Soon!!

Hey Everone!!

I wanted to let you know of a couple of things:

1. The General Arts Showcase is on April 20th (Wednesday) from 4PM to 7PM
Algonquin College, Salon A and Salon B of D Building's main food court, Free Parking in Lots 8 and 9.

2. The Labyrinth store will be there as early as 12 noon!! Let everyone know!!

3.  My Book Launch (Check out the picture!!) will be on May 12th from 5PM to 9PM  in the Observatory pub, A170 at Algonquin College.  Free Parking in Lots 8 and 9. Food, door prizes, you can pick up your pre-order there, and there will be plenty more to buy!

Hope to see you at these 2 events!!

Rich

Tentacles!

Creature Thing

One more for tonight.

Creature with goggle

Blue Monkey

Lost Again

Conflict

Sea creature

Random Character Design

2010 Xmas Card

I can fly!!

News on the book Art of Richtoon

I am almost 1/3 of my minimum pre-order target. It is going very well. Thank you all for the support.


I am going to try to sweeten the pot:



If you pre-order my book, The Art of Richtoon before January 1st 2011, I will add the following:



1. The book will be autographed along with a sketch.

2. You will receive a 7x5 print.

3. Your name will be part of a special acknowledgment page within the book.

4. Your name would be added to win a large print of one of my images on Book Launch Day (Tentatively May 1st).



richtoon.blogspot.com

[link]!/pages/The-Art-of-Richtoon/162976880408841



$40 Local Pickup

+ $8 Canada (S/H)

+ $15 USA (S/H)

+ $20 International (S/H)



Can't afford it because of Christmas? Ask for it as a Gift and request your name to be part of the Acknowledgment.



More info to come soon!!

Art of Richtoon Pre-Order Book Launch

I am very pleased to announce that my first self published book, The Art of Richtoon will soon become a reality.

The hardcover book contains over 800 illustrations on colour paper. It will have 152 pages in a horizontal format of 10 x 7.5.

Jessica Borutski, a fantastic artist currently working at Warner Brothers and creator of I Like Pandas and The Bunny with the Big Bad Teeth has written the forward for the book. Thank you so much Jess!

I have a few other surprises coming up.

What will you find in the book? A bunch of sketches and digital paintings of Robots, Zombies, Caricatures, Monsters, Cartoons, Life Studies and much more.

The book is anticipated to launch on May 1st but you can Pre-Order your book today. Please note the Paypal links on the right hand side.

We will have some more news regarding a book launch party in May. If you reside in Ottawa and can attend the party, you can make arrangements with me through email (richtoon@rogers.com) to save on shipping and handling.

This has been a life long dream of mine- to produce a published book of my artwork. Please help my dream come true by Pre-Ordering your Art of Richtoon today!

A moment to post

So I'm in the middle of teaching... and as usual, my blog is taking a hit! It is really difficult to find the few minutes it takes to post something. My goal is to post something at least once a month! So here are a few fun designs for you!

Teaser Image

I am going to share a little secret with you.

I've been toying with the idea of self publishing for some time now and I gave myself the goal of creating some art and getting some of my older pieces in order to... well... publish something. I figured that if I spent this past summer gathering and creating some artwork, say, at a given quota, maybe I then would have enough to publish... something. I am now at the point where I have everything picked out and need to write up a few things. But essentially, my fist goal is complete. I've posted this "teaser image" to give you a taste of what will be in there. If you know me, you'll have seen other things that I've been working on as well. Some will be from this blog as well... but in high rez for your printing pleasure.

This is partially why the blog has gone a bit silent as well as the fact that the college is back at full force. But I'll do my best to keep adding a few more things as well as keep you posted on this latest endeavour. This is a very exciting and equally frightening project. But I aim to follow through on it.

Wet Pizza Boy

It is pouring rain outside. I thought up a pour soul stuck having to deliver pizza in this wheather and having to wait at the door while his client takes his sweet time to answer the door.

Sketch Dump

I'm in the middle of my vacation and sketching up a storm! I keep forgetting to post this stuff. So for anyone that is still paying attention (hello out there!), here a few sketches. I have been experimenting with watercolor, acrylics and  toned paper. Having lots of fun.

New Introduction to Concept Art Program at Algonquin College

Hi Everyone,
I am pleased to announce that we have a brand new program at Algonquin College. Introduction to Concept Art.

This is a one year program that focuses on digital painting, colour theory and coming up with a solid portfolio for concept art.

We have some very skilled concept artist/teachers attached to this program. I want to take it!!!


If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me here:
lauzonr@algonquincollege.com

or

613-727-4723-5279

Apply here: http://www.ontariocolleges.ca/ search for Concept art... We're the only college concept art program in Ontaro!