The C.L.A.W. is a clandestine network of professional Northwest cartoonists founded and ultimately concentrated in the South Puget Sound region. Our mission is to gather talented Washington State cartoonists of great skill and humongous egos in frequently secluded gatherings during which the secrets and mystic arts of their sublime craft are practiced. Behind closed doors and away from prying eyes, the most pointless and silly of rituals will be freely indulged. And we give a scholarship to an art student every year!
Freelance Fandango meets every Monday, barring Federal Holidays, at 11 a.m. at the Red Elm Cafe on Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Tacoma, WA It runs for two hours until 1 p.m.
The Graphic Artists Guild
GUILD ADVOCACY
Created to further your professional and artistic interests, the Guild is your community and your advocate to ensure fair pay, appropriate working conditions and ownership of your work.
For 50 years, the Guild has advocated on behalf of our members: graphic designers, illustrators, animators, cartoonists, comic artists, web designers, and production artists. We educate graphic artists on best practices through webinars, Guild news, resource articles, and meetups. The Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines has raised industry standards, and provides graphic artists and their clients guidance on best practices and pricing standards. We also advocate for graphic artists on Capitol Hill on a wide range of legislative initiatives, as well as internationally through active membership in global umbrella organizations.
The C.L.A.W
The C.L.A.W. is a clandestine network of professional Northwest cartoonists founded and ultimately concentrated in the South Puget Sound region. Our mission is to gather talented Washington State cartoonists of great skill and humongous egos in frequently secluded gatherings during which the secrets and mystic arts of their sublime craft are practiced. Behind closed doors and away from prying eyes, the most pointless and silly of rituals will be freely indulged. And we give a scholarship to an art student every year!
Freelance Fandango meets every Monday, barring Federal Holidays, at 11 a.m. at the Red Elm Cafe on Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Tacoma WA. It runs for two hours until 1 p.m.
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Graphic Artists Guild
Graphic Artists Guild January Webinar
From Inspiration to Publication: Writing and Illustrating a Children’s Book
with Katia Wish
Saturday, January 29, 2022 15, 2021 @ 11am PT
Join author-illustrator, Katia Wish to see how she developed her latest book, RACCOON’S PERFECT SNOWMAN. From childhood memories to initial character studies to doodles/notes to figuring out the heart of the story to storyboards to character consistency to many versions of a dummy book to submission. And as you think that the book is almost there, there are many more revisions with an editor and an art director. They help you make the book the best it can be!
Member price: $0.00 | Non-Member Price: $30.00
The Claw
The Weird Cabal, a group of artists creating poster art for the Grand Cinema’s Weird Elephant showing in Tacoma were very busy in October. James Stowe did poster for “Total Recall” and “Halloween.” Mark Brill created prints for “Shawn of the Dead” and “An American Werewolf in London.” RR Anderson covered the new “Dune.” Anique Zimmer did a Rizzo print for “Army of Darkness.” and Mark Monlux had fun with “The Thing.”
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Graphic Artists Guild November Webinar
Let’s Talk About Sex (Putting the “Graphic” in Design!)
with Alena Lane
Thursday, November 17, 2021 @ 4pm PT
How do you effectively design for a taboo topic? How sexy is too sexy for commercial art and copy? When dealing with sexual topics for a project, how do you illustrate and design in a way that’s inclusive of gender and sexuality? In this webinar, we’ll be examining these issues and discussing sensitive approaches to sensual material!
Member price: $0.00 | Non-Member Price: $30.00
The Claw
In 2019 several members of CLAW began doing posters for the Grand Cinema’s Weird Elephant Showings in Tacoma. When the Grand Cinema, like many businesses, was ordered closed for several months the artists involved were unhappy.
They have started to smile again as the Grand Cinema has reopened and has invited the Weird Cabal to once again create poster art. Not all the artists are participating, but many are. Here are just a few movies that will be shown in October: Total Recall 2nd, Shaun of the Dead 15th, American Werewolf in London 16th, The Thing 22nd, Army of Darkness 23rd, Halloween (1978) 28/29, Total Recall art by James Stowe.
Prints are currently only available at the venue at the time of a showing or direct from the individual artists.
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Graphic Artists Guild October Webinar
Three Steps to Turn Your Art Into Passive Income with Art Licensing with Katie Johnson and Ilana Griffo
Thursday, October 20, 2021 @11am PT
Finding consistent income as freelancers can be a struggle. Once we discovered Art Licensing, we were able to even out the ebbs and flows of our business, create a business model built for growth, and spend more time creating and less time stressing about where our next project was coming from. The Art Licensing market can seem daunting, so we’ll be sharing all our tips for getting started and creating a sustainable income from your art.
In this webinar we will share: What is Art Licensing and how does it work • Best practices • Ways to leverage licensing for passive income • How to build a licensing portfolio • How to find the right buyers for your work • Tons of resources
Member price: $0.00 | Non-Member Price: $30.00
C.L.A.W. News
CLAW’s 2021 Student Scholarship is open for submissions!
This Year’s Award: $300
As a result of the COVID-19 delta variant surge, the uncertainty of venue availability, and CLAW’s habit of closing down through the holidays, CLAW will remain in hibernation until 2021.
Freelance Fandango continues online and in-person. Online meetings are on Sunday from 10am to Noon. You can sign-up via Eventbrite.com. In-person meetings will continue as long as the venue, Red Elm Cafe in Tacoma, remains open for in-house seating. Fandango will not happen on Federal Holidays.
Epic Sketch Time continues online via Zoom on Tuesdays at 4:30pm. You can sign-up via Eventbrite or be added to the email reminder list if you contact markmonlux@comcast.net
Readers of the CNW Penstuff can order pins at the Kickstarter rate of $13 per pin with an added $4 to cover shipping. here is a price break if you buy 10 or more pins. Use the initials CNW when you place your order.
You can either order via PayPal at markmonlux@comcast.net, or send a check to:
Mark Monlux, PO Box 112482, Tacoma, WA 98411. Contact him via email with questions.
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Graphic Artists Guild September Webinar
We’re Gathering in New York City for Our First Annual Conference
Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 10am-7pm PT
Tired of having all the design skills but not able to pay the bills? Wish your one-man band had some backup singers? This is for you!
This is the conference for designers looking to become entrepreneurs, and for design entrepreneurs looking to become better businesspeople. You have studied design at the university level, you understand design principles, and you’ve learned all the design tools the world of tech has to offer. Now you are ready to find financial success!
In-Person: Guild members $125 / non-member $200 / student $50
Virtual: Guild members $75 / non-member $125 / student $40