Author: paulxthompson
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Two Titans – Terry Wiley and Craig Puranen Wilson
Going to start 2019 by remembering my friends Terry Wiley and Craig Puranen Wilson. Newcastle lost two creative and cultural titans last year. Craig Puranen Wilson Terry Wiley
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Creating a Palette for A Thing
One of the things I mentioned in my Paperjam comic ‘Making Websites Good‘ was the idea that a good colour scheme is better chosen from a photograph you like than from a raw colour picker. You’re more likely to get colours that work well together, that way for a number of reasons. The lighting on…
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Pico 8 and The Legend of Dracenstein
I made a game on the excellent Pico 8. I very much recommend giving Pico 8 a go. It was called ‘The Legend of Dracenstein‘. I’m really pleased with how it came out and I’ve found Pico8 excellent to use: as a result I think it’s the first of many games I’ve started making that…
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Exchange Free Range
Myself, Britt and Alex are doing semi regular DJ nights at The Exchange in North Shields. The remit is to be a bit free ranging, and the poster says: indie/funk/ska/electronic/hiphop/ britpop/J-pop/big beat/ rhythm & blues/rock’n’soul/disco. Exchange Free Range If you’re in the North East and like music, you should pay us a visit. Hopefully we’ll get…
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Comics Robot Go!
This is a Comics Panel Drawing Robot i’ve built for the Maker Faire 2018 and Paper Jam Comics Collective. Music in the video is by Mister Fusty The Paper Jam Comics Collective presence at the Maker Faire was really well received. We were awarded a Maker of Merit ribbon – these are awarded to Makers…
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Winter / Spring 2018 Events (January to April)
Weekend 28th and 29th April: Paper Jam Comics Collective: Maker Faire The Debut of the Comics Robot Go, which was built specifically for this excellent occasion. Saturday 21st April: Paper Jam Comics Collective: Baltic Self-Published Artist Market and Maker Faire 15th February to 15th March: A Hidden Cartography An exhibition I curated and a book launch…
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Weird Romance …and that
Group effort here – I didn’t contribute much to this Paper Jam Comics Collective Anthology. For the Cover, K Ben Clark did the drawing, and Britt did most of the colouring – I dropped in the font banner design and the background photo. Happy with it.
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Invisible Beasts: A Hidden Cartography
An exhibition documenting Monstrous Territory Those hidden places and the signs within them indicating the passing, residence, presence or summoning of otherwise Hidden Beasts, Monsters, Demons and other creatures. A Hidden Cartography features 7 Artists working in North Shields. Curated by Paul Thompson hosted at The Exchange, North Shields for the duration of February and…
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Artefice in Theatre, TV and Film
I know some things about comics, but I don’t know all that much about Theatre. I’m going to talk about it anyway, which is a risky way to go on. Theatre aware of the audience. Obviously in a comic, tv or film, the actors can break the fourth wall and address the audience, but only theatre…