How To Draw A Cartoon C-3PO – Tutorial

Last year to celebrate May the 4th I showed you how to draw a cartoon R2D2. So this year I thought it only natural to complete the pair and show you how to draw your very own cartoon C-3PO! (Draw both droids and really show off!)

When you’re finished, feel free to tweet, pin, email or otherwise share a pic of everyone’s favorite protocol droid with me and I’ll post it over at Pinterest! And if you’d like to grab the tutorial to post on your own blog or website, you’re more than welcome to. (A link back would be appreciated.) Enjoy:

Draw a cartoon C-3PO

Easy, right? You should try out my other how-to-draw tutorials too! Here’s just a few:

Feel free to check out my Star Wars cartoons too!

C2E2 2013

C2E2 2013

This weekend was C2E2 here in Chicagoland, and the organizers were kind enough to grant me another press pass this year so I could share the experience with you! (Here’s my 2012 post.)

I attended on Friday this year and once again it was a fantastic time!

C2E2 2013 Crowd 1

There was a large crowd, but it neve felt crowded. Here’s a view of some of the floor:

C2E2 2013 Crowd 2

And here’s Artist’s Alley:

C2E2 2013 Crowd 3

I hit Artist’s Alley right away and was able to chat with My Little Pony writer Katie Cook before her line got too long:

C2E2 2013 Katie Cook

She did a small piece for my daughter and I picked up her first Gronk book. I should have picked up both volumes, as my daughter read the first cover to cover as soon as I handed it to her.

Next up was Super Dinosaur‘s Jason Howard:

C2E2 2013 Jason Howard

We chatted again about kids comics and I told him how much my son and I enjoyed reading SD together. A super nice guy!

I stopped by Amanda Conner’s table, and although the line was short and orderly (shorterly?), she didn’t have any new items to purchase. Ditto for J. Scott Campbell:

C2E2 2013 J Scott Campbell

I think he actually had a smallish sketchbook I don’t have, but I like his larger hardcover collections better.

See, I’m not a bring-a-box-of-comics-to-get-autographed guy, I’m more of a I-like-your-work-and-I-want-buy-something-neat guy, which is less common I suspect. Still, it was good to see fans and artists alike happy to see each other.

Then it was time for some C2E2 shopping!

C2E2 2013 Back Issues

I wasn’t really looking for any older comics, but goodness knows there were plenty. And lots and lots and lots of toys and collectables!

C2E2 2013 Shopping

This next one floored me, and I came really close to buying it:

C2E2 2013 WILSON!!!

I didn’t see much of a webcomic presence at C2E2 this year, but the Cyanide and Happiness guys were doing a brisk business. Good for them!

C2E2 2013 Cyanide & Happiness

Another almost buy…

C2E2 2013 Super-Phone

There was a lot of LEGO at this show too, but the prices were a bit high and I saw too many custom and post-keychain minifigs for my tastes. Still, I found an Avengers polybag that never made its way to the States.

C2E2 2013 Minifigs

Of course you had your Renassiance folks…

C2E2 2013 Renaissance Fair

…your zombies…

C2E2 2013 Zombie Inflatable

…and the requisite cool car. 

C2E2 2013 Speed Racer

And finally, the cosplayers. Even on a Friday there was a lot to see!

There’s always a lot of Harley Quinns, but I gave this one high marks for carrying around what looked to be a really heavy hammer all day:

C2E2 2013 Cosplay Harley Quinn

And of course you have your Deadpool:

C2E2 2013 Cosplay Deadpool

I thought these two Disney princesses were not only well done, but a breath of fresh air.

C2E2 2013 Cosplay Disney Princesses

I found out after this pic that She-Ra and Dredd here weren’t together, but I’d like to think that maybe they might find a C2E2 love crossover:

C2E2 2013 Cosplay She-Ra & Judge Dredd

She-Hulk and her little Loki:

C2E2 2013 Cosplay She-Hulk & Loki

Thor here made a farting nose as I was taking this and made the Valkyrie laugh really hard. Wish I’d have been quicker on the camera to grab it.

C2E2 2013 Cosplay Thor & Valkyrie

But my favorite cosplay of the whole day was also probably the simplest:

C2E2 2013 Cosplay Calvin & Hobbes

So that’s it for this year. I wish I could’ve seen a panel or two, but I spent too much time tracking down a giant pink Kirby for my daughter. I’d promised myself I was going to get Felicia Day’s autograph too, but suspected I’d only be able to say “Felicia pretty” before looking at my feet and giggling.

Another great C2E2 and I can’t wait for next year!

I Get A Caption With A Little Help From My Friends

Last week I was working on some writing and was thinking about having a lawyer telling his cat client that they’d gotten a dog for the judge in the case. But I couldn’t quite figure out the right word, so I went to Twitter and asked:

But Fido didn’t sound quite right. Back to Twitter:

Isn’t that great?! I was totally stuck on a caption and a few Tweets later I’ve got it! To be fair you couldn’t do this all the time, but it’s something I’m definitely going to have to try more in the future.

Thanks again to everyone who helped (the above is just a bit of the total conversation) and here’s the final cartoon for you:

Cat Cartoon via Twitter

Electro-Man Coloring Book

Proving that not all men are from Mars (he’s from Venus, well, technically Kenosha, WI) it’s Electro-Man! 1967’s pill-popping, crotch-showing, light-up-glowing superhero! (Click here to download a PDF of the entire coloring book.)

Here’s just a few pages to whet your appetite:

Electro-Man Coloring Book 1

That’s some awkward coloring/running.

Electro-Man Coloring Book 2

Crotch!

Electro-Man Coloring Book 3

That’s right kids, pills give you power.

Electro-Man Coloring Book 4

So give them to your friends!

Electro-Man Coloring Book 5

Whoa, man…

Electro-Man Coloring Book 6

Indeed there are.

Electro-Man Coloring Book 7

Insert Uranus joke here.

Electro-Man Coloring Book 8

Hope you enjoyed that, and don’t forget to grab the entire PDF.

Here’s some other coloring books I’ve scanned in too: