I Ain’t No Winsor McCay
I still have trouble grasping the concepts of basic anatomy, expressive anatomy, facial expressions, horizon lines, proper contrast, erasing, perspective, shading, patience, tool selection, steady hands, scaling, vanishing points, objects in space, shot composition, and a slew of other things. BUT, I now have my studio set up so I can crank out images like […]
“Where Were You When The Page Was Blanket?”
I’ve always had issues with addiction. Not in the traditional sense (I’m still straight edge at 24 and that isn’t changing anytime soon) but more so in regard to a need for knowledge. It’s typically not an intellectual craving that holds any true value to society. I will never do the type of research that […]
A Special Holiday All For Me…and Antonio Banderas
Today I thought about a time When I was proud of my accomplishments, Even if they were objectives No one Truly considered worthwhile for You. For whatever reason this One marks the year when I truly Understand how to balance my hopes and relationships Responsibly Happy Birthday To Me! Expect more absurd creations as my […]
R.I.P. Harvey Pekar
One thing that I’ve noticed about myself is that the media pieces and figures that I have learned the most from were part of a much different generation than myself. Figures like Rod Serling (creator of The Twilight Zone), Paul Newman (actor in Cool Hand Luke), Will Eisner (creator of the graphic novel and The […]
God Bless ‘merica
Happy Fourth Of July Everyone! I have a lot to talk about and no time to write about it. Expect big news and drawn out explanations in the near future. In the mean time go eat a soydog, vegan burger, a large portion of fruit salad, and drink at least one can of Moxie. Stay […]
HiddenTreasure
While sifting through old notebooks I discovered this little gem from earlier this year: I’m pretty sure I worked on this while I watched SU lose their final NCAA game of the season. What a bummer that night was. Maybe that’s why I chose to displace this little gem from my artistic long term memory. […]
I Tried To Sing And This Is How It Sounds
Congrats to all of my seniors who graduated yesterday. I celebrated by drawing this picture on our half day schedule in honor of you…..sort of. Stay Rhythmic, Ryan Zlomek P.S. To get the full of effect I suggest listening to Killing The Dream while criticizing the picture above.
Mustache May Is Coming To A Close
Dear Fellow Hair Artists, For the entire month of May I’ve been attempting to grow a mustache. Every year in Syracuse the local punk and hardcore kids challenge each other to grow obscene mustaches throughout the month. There is nothing more comical than seeing some of your favorite friends and bands moshing with their handle […]
MAJOR UPDATE! Ithacon and more…
For the last two weeks I’ve spent all of my “free time” in my classroom editing my latest documentary Ithacon. The film covers the Ithacon which is an annual comic book convention that is celebrating its thirty-fifth anniversary. I interviewed five individuals at this year’s show and combined it with another interview and some footage […]
Video Sketch Book
Over the summer I became intrigued with the concept of a video sketch book. This basic idea consists of all the fun small editing assignments a filmmaker does to re-familiarize themselves with their editing program. Typically this footage is thrown away into digital space as the content is not saved and therefore disappears forever. I […]