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SuperNoVa Comicon is July 20

Jul12
by admin on July 12, 2014 at 3:23 PM
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Curls Studio will be at SuperNoVa Comicon in the Leesburg Firehouse (215 Loudoun Street, SW, Leesburg, VA 20175) on Sunday, July 20 from 10 AM to 3 PM. Hope to see you there. We’ll have the Adventure Time comic available!

Admission Price $4.00

Children under 12 admitted free
Show your military ID for a $2.00 admission 

Door Prize drawings will be at 11, 12:30 and 2.

From their website:

Major Announcement for the Leesburg Show! Greg LaRocque, Andy Smith, Tom Raney, Steve Conley, and Carolyn Belefski will be attending our show.  

Greg has worked on Marvel Comics and DC Comics.  His most notable work includes The Avengers, The Flash, Legions of Super-Heroes, Powerman and Iron Fist. 


Andy is an artist that has worked on Batman, X-Men Forever, and the upcoming Thanos Story with Jim Starlin and the special release weekend celebration Adventure Time 30 exclusive cover.


Tom is an artist that is known for illustrating titles such as Annihilation Conquest, Alpha Flight, Ultimate X-Men and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics, DV8 and Stormwatch for Image Comics, and Outsiders for DC Comics.


​Steve has worked on Bloop, Astounding Space Thrills, Star Trek, and more.


Carolyn is the creator of the comic strip Curls. She also collaborates with writer Joe Carabeo on the comic books Kid Roxy, Black Magic Tales, and The Legettes. 


You won’t want to miss them so mark your calendar.

└ Tags: Adventure Time, Carolyn Belefski, Curls Studio, Steve Conley, SuperNoVa Comicon, Tour
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Brand Identity for Audrey Maiurano Family Dentistry

Jul12
by admin on July 12, 2014 at 9:29 AM
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I recently worked on a freelance design project for my good friend, Audrey Maiurano. Full disclosure: we have known each other for nearly half our lives, so when Audrey started her own dentist business she immediately thought of me to create her logo and branding collateral. A friendship evolves to include a client relationship as we grow up together! 

Here is the initial sketch that sparked the final logo. I did several concepts to provide many options, but this was the one I liked best and that Audrey selected as well. Sometimes the first idea is the best idea. 

 

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Here is the final design. This “Sweet Tooth House” concept encompasses the client’s initials AM, which form to create a house and tooth. The house represents family care and trust. The tooth resembles a heart shape as well as helps to create the door. The mark could be duplicated into a repeated pattern, which could be used in other materials.

 

I was also able to design and arrange printing for Audrey’s business cards (which included a custom map on the back) and letterhead, as well as refer her to Joe Carabeo at Astray Productions, who photographed her headshots. 

Thank you Audrey for the opportunity to work with you to create your brand and congratulations on becoming a businesswoman and successful dentist. If you are looking for a dentist in the northern Virginia area, please consider http://www.springfielddentalclinic.com.

Available for Freelance Work
If you are interested in my illustration and/or design skills, please email Carolyn Belefski at info@curls-studio.com. View my portfolio: http://www.behance.net/CarolynBelefski

└ Tags: Carolyn Belefski, dentist, Design, Freelance, logo, sketch
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The Making of Carolyn Belefski’s Adventure Time Cover

Jun29
by admin on June 29, 2014 at 7:51 PM
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Check it out! I did an exclusive comic cover for Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time #29 published by Boom! Studios. It’s a limited edition Cards, Comics, and Collectibles cover. Thank you for the opportunity.

Here is a rare glimpse at my thumbnail concept sketch. I provided five concepts to select from and they went with the underwater cover.

It feels good to say I am one of the talented Adventure Time artists. I’ll have the covers at my table for Baltimore Comic-Con, SPX, and New York Comic Con (Curls Studio be at Small Press, booth 1162). See you then!

└ Tags: Adventure Time, Boom! Studios, Carolyn Belefski, Cartoon Network, Comics, EXCLUSIVE, EXCLUSIVES, process, sketch
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Black Magic Tales “A New Home”

Jun14
by admin on June 14, 2014 at 2:46 PM
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Here is the full one page Black Magic Tales comic Curls Studio did for Magic Bullet #8. Magic Bullet is Washington, DC’s comics newspaper anthology. I feel like it’s safe to release the page once the newspaper has been out for at least three months (in the case of this, it’s been available in print form since February). We’ve been in every issue so far. On top of that, I’ve been editor starting with issue #6, so there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes action that goes on with preparing a publication. Maybe in the future I’ll do a post about what it’s like to produce and work with over 50 people and manage the editorial team to create each issue, but for now enjoy the story! 

If you are interested in submitting your one page story to the next Magic Bullet, here’s all the information: http://magicbulletcomics.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html

The deadline for advertising and comic submissions is July 1. The theme for Magic Bullet #9 is Western. We look forward to receiving your submissions.

└ Tags: Black Magic Tales, Carolyn Belefski, Comics, Dean Casanova, Joe Carabeo, Magic Bullet, print, publishing, roxy monroe
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Recap and Photos: Cartoonists Draw Blood – American Red Cross Blood Drive 2

Jun05
by admin on June 5, 2014 at 1:03 AM
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Last Saturday, May 31, 2014, we had our second “Cartoonists Draw Blood” blood drive event with the American Red Cross. I came up with the concept a full year ago and tracked down the appropriate Red Cross people to put the event in motion, in addition to finding the venue that could handle the blood drive, be cost efficient, willing to work with us, and near a Metro station.

 
Everything came together last fall when we held the first blood drive – and saved the lives of up to 90 people! This year was an improvement — although we did hit one snag that was beyond anyone’s control! 
 
Thanks to Troy-Jeffery Allen for co-organizing the event. He really stepped up to bat. This year we were able to greet people directly near the front door, which was a better placement for our drawing tables. Since Troy was handling the sign-ins, I got to draw a lot more than last year. 
 
So what was the snag no one could do anything about? Troy was on top of things when the water main broke from the construction crew across the street. It happened in the afternoon and the crew said they might have water back on in an hour. We had to stop the blood drive and wait it out. During this time Steve Artley, Joe Sutliff, Mal Jones, and myself drew up a storm hanging out with Red Cross employees Kamika and Janay. We also drew for many people who were waiting to give blood and were unable to because we had the shut the whole thing down when the water never came back.
 
The event was still a success in my eyes. There were even walk-ins who never knew about the event until they walked by the front window. I can’t think of a better way to showcase our cartooning skills and give back.
 
Fairfax Times helped promote the event the week before in print.
 
The Takoma Voice provided online coverage before the event and included interviews with many of the cartoonists as well showcasing images of our art. Here is the link: http://tpssvoice.com/2014/05/23/return-bloodthirsty-cartoonists/
 
Thanks to all the cartoonists who donated their time and talents: Steve Artley, Carolyn Belefski, Bill Brown, Eric Gordon, Mal Jones, Teresa Roberts Logan, Jay Payne, Matt Rawson, Joe Sutliff
 
Thanks to our sponsors: Cartoonists Draw Blood, American Red Cross, National Cartoonists Society, Seekers Church
 
Thanks to Joe Carabeo for taking photos in the morning before heading to another photoshoot. More photos are here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152435841617381.1073741850.50763422380&type=3
 
We hope to do the event again sometime in the future. Stay ‘tooned.
 
XOXO,
Carolyn
└ Tags: American Red Cross, blood donation, Cartoonists Draw Blood, Charity, DC, Fairfax Times, National Cartoonists Society, Photos, Press, Recap, Takoma Voice
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