{"id":4027,"date":"2018-08-27T12:24:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T16:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curls-studio.com\/curls\/?p=4027"},"modified":"2018-08-27T12:24:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T16:24:04","slug":"recap-fairfax-comic-con-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curls-studio.com\/curls\/recap-fairfax-comic-con-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Fairfax Comic Con 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curls Studio had a great time exhibiting at the first-ever Fairfax Comic Con at Dulles Expo Center. I enjoyed getting asked to create art for the show featuring the Fairfax Fox show mascot (also worked in sister show Tidewater Comicon&#8217;s Shark mascot as an airplane to tie in the Dulles location).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmO6kqenjHu\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmO6kqenjHu\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Carolyn Belefski (@carolynbelefski)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-08-08T21:30:24+00:00\">Aug 8, 2018 at 2:30pm PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I dug the Fox motif so much, we even purchased a shirt. The show also had a cool step-and-repeat red carpet featuring fox floaties. The show was convenient with free parking and kids aged 10 and under were free admission. It was a family-friendly event and many people embraced the cosplay contest spectacle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G-bknCHJ_cs\/W4QjTaXH4wI\/AAAAAAAAE1o\/dFq2eEUNSaQQ7rGYcpsFfhVKcM3s7DnRgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/fairfax2018_recap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G-bknCHJ_cs\/W4QjTaXH4wI\/AAAAAAAAE1o\/dFq2eEUNSaQQ7rGYcpsFfhVKcM3s7DnRgCLcBGAs\/s320\/fairfax2018_recap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1080\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We had a soft premiere of the new &#8220;Cartoonists Draw Blood: Monsters&#8221; anthology comic and showcased my &#8220;Sad Fish&#8221; project with the original art available for sale. I also worked a presentation with Kids Love Comics about designing your own superhero symbol. After the symbol was created, children (and their parents) were able to design a full outfit on paper. From there I announced they can continue to create comics about their characters at home.<\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks to the show organizers, staff, and volunteers who put on a safe and fun show &#8212; we hope to be back at future Fairfax Comic Con events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curls Studio had a great time exhibiting at the first-ever Fairfax Comic Con at Dulles Expo Center. 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