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EMG-Zine Retrospective - January 2008 - June 2008



Starting our third (!) year saw several changes. Annie Rodrigue stepped down from Behind the Art, and the reins were taken up by Melissa Acker. Giovanna Adams started a spotlight column, which would feature both historical and current artists, and we introduced two comics: Falheria by Erika Harm (a humerous spot) and a reprint of Tomb of the Kings, by Laura Melis (a graphic novel). Our first theme for the year was 'Dawn,' with a cover by T. Allison.



Gallery

Columns
  • Behind the Art:
    Practical Color Theory, Part 1
  • Myths and Symbols:
    Red, a King Dethroned
  • Healthy Green Artists:
    Green Resolutions
  • Artist Spotlight:
    The Whimsical work of Arthur Rackham, 1867-1939
  • EMG News:
    Dawn of a New Year
  • Wombat Droppings:
    Tackling New Media

    Features
  • Starting a Home Business for Artists Ellen Million
  • Starting With The GIMP, pt 1 Valerie Joanne Higgins

    Fiction
  • Poem: City Fragments Resolved Jennifer Cabbage
  • Fiction: Understudy Dawn Shannon Wolff

    Comics
  • Falheria: Dawn
  • Tomb of the King: Prologue





    The theme was 'Rats' (for the Chinese zodiac) and our cover was by Grace Palmer.

    Gallery

    Columns
  • Behind the Art:
    Sketching in the Field
  • Myths and Symbols:
    The Crafty One
  • Wombat Droppings:
    Rules of Art
  • Artist Spotlight:
    The Art and Life of Sulamith Wulfing
  • Healthy Green Artists:
    Making It Last!
  • EMG News:
    EMG news for February 2008

    Features
  • The Gimp for Beginners: Two Basic Tasks Valerie Joanne Higgins
  • I Knew It Would Come To This: Painting Walkthrough

    Fiction
  • Poem: Smithkin's Rats Valerie Joanne Higgins
  • Fiction: Oh, Rats Shannon Wolff

    Comics
  • Falheria: Rats!
  • Tomb of the King: The Map, Pt 1





    Our theme was crystals, with a cover by Ruth Steinback.

    Gallery

    Columns
  • Behind the Art:
    Working with Your Reference Photos
  • Wombat Droppings:
    You Wanna Put My Art... Where?
  • EMG News:
    Marching On...
  • Myths and Symbols:
    A Harmonic Connection of Body and Soul
  • Healthy Green Artists:
    Change Over Time
  • Artist Spotlight:
    Richard M. Powers, February 24, 1921 - March 9, 1996

    Features
  • Work Efficiency- Tips to save time as your business grows Selina Fenech
  • Tutorial: Extracting Images in Photoshop Melissa Findley

    Fiction
  • Fiction: Pure Ellen Million
  • Poem: Crystal StoriesShannon Wolff
  • Fiction: Eye of the Beholder Shannon Wolff

    Comics
  • Tomb of the King: The Map, Pt 2
  • Falheria: Crystals





    'Unicorns!' With a cover by Selina Fenech.

    Gallery

    Columns
  • Artist Spotlight:
    The Mystery of the Works of Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516?)
  • Behind the Art:
    It's All Relative
  • Myths and Symbols:
    Fierce and Sweet
  • Healthy Green Artists:
    Down to the Wire
  • Wombat Droppings:
    CONundrums
  • EMG News:
    No Foolin'! April news

    Features
  • Learning to License - Ellen Million

    Fiction
  • Fiction: The Wrong Kind of Snow Ellen Million
  • Poem: Alive Again Michelle M. Mead
  • Fiction: Letting Go Shannon Wolff

    Comics
  • Falheria: Unicorns
  • Tomb of the King: The Map, Pt 3




    Our theme was 'Trains' and our cover by Kiriko Moth.

    Gallery

    Columns
  • Behind the Art:
    Making your own Paint Reference Cards
  • Myths and Symbols:
    If only Charles Babbage...
  • EMG News:
    News for May
  • Artist Spotlight:
    The Fantasy Artwork of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
  • Wombat Droppings:
    Internet (Do Not) Panic
  • Healthy Green Artists:
    Art Show Season Again!

    Features
  • Advanced Licensing for Visual Artists Selina Fenech
  • To LARP or not to LARP -- that is the latex-covered question Lorna Cowie
  • Orphan Works* Ellen Million

    Fiction
  • Poem: The Vineyard Train Michelle M. Mead
  • Fiction: The Ticket Shannon Wolff

    Comics
  • Falheria: Trains
  • Tomb of the King: Valley of the Moon, Pt 1



    Our theme was 'Egypt', with a cover that is a collaboration effort by three artists - the painter, Eden Celeste; the mask masker, Devin VanDomelin; and the framer, Dave Gembala. (The mask is removable and wearable and the artwork and frame stand alone or with the mask.)

    Gallery

    Columns
  • Myths and Symbols:
    Once Upon A Time In Egypt?
  • Behind the Art:
    Desert Siren -- Part 1
  • Artist Spotlight:
    The Art of Sidney Sime
  • Wombat Droppings:
    Guilt and the Artist
  • Healthy Green Artists:
    Making Green Art & Staying Healthy
  • EMG News:
    EMG news for June 2008

    Features
  • Supply and Demand in the Art Market Ellen Million
  • Cyberfunded Creativity -- What Is 'Cyberfunded Creativity'? Elizabeth Barrette

    Fiction
  • Poem: Good Queen Bast Michelle M. Mead
  • Fiction: Light On His Feet Phil Richardson

    Comics
  • Tomb of the King: Valley of the Moon, Pt 2
  • Falheria: Egypt



    *This article is probably my most intensely researched and possibly my most widely linked. It was written at the height of the Orphan Works panic, and was in direct conflict with a lot of the popularly shared pieces being written at the time. I learned WAY more about copyright and law than I intended to, and found it terrifically educational all around.
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