Following the existence of Squishface Studio, Melbourne’s open comic artists studio. Located 309 Victoria st, Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia. info [at] squishfacestudio [dot] comTumblr (3.0; @squishfacestudio)http://squishfacestudio.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af8182be251cf897a8d559e4b758e64d/tumblr_mneaphAW991r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#hutcho #hutchings #exhibiitchin</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/51369016250http://squishfacestudio.com/post/51369016250Sun, 26 May 2013 17:41:41 +1000hutchohutchingsexhibiitchin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b5167c67551673fb48f81e03bb29a4a/tumblr_mn79cxFwNY1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sullen Manga Style Teenager by Sarah<img alt="" src="http://sarahhowellprojects.com/?p=811"/>.</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/51065643251http://squishfacestudio.com/post/51065643251Wed, 22 May 2013 22:29:00 +1000Canson ProductsMi-Teintes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/215e1ab7a949c396bdd0055b47f25b74/tumblr_mmzjlygSx71r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Style Cramp.</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/50715855201http://squishfacestudio.com/post/50715855201Sat, 18 May 2013 18:29:58 +1000hutchopoo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a91f63dbee6fe69d3a02e7753b0ab25a/tumblr_mmwwfqcJao1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>David here. I did a piece for the upcoming EXHIBITCHIN’ 2 show called NOBGUNNA but I’m working now on something I think will be EVEN BETTER than a guy with a gun that has a tiny little nob in it.</p> <p>These are some roughs I did last night on my tablet pc drawing computer machine!</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/50605123125http://squishfacestudio.com/post/50605123125Fri, 17 May 2013 08:14:14 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b28b08bbe4c76ff6c435e97ff5545db6/tumblr_mmdojaR7k91r6kxbqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>From <a href="http://www.milkshadowbooks.com/products/you-stink-and-i-dont-issue-10/" target="_blank"><em><strong>You Stink & I Don’t</strong></em></a> #10.  </p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49771839746http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49771839746Mon, 06 May 2013 23:09:10 +1000trilogyfantasywritingspeculative fiction<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec7fecdcafc11e927f72805c987f4d4e/tumblr_mm7gfmQCc51r6kxbqo2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Publishing a 24-hour comic is the height of artistic arrogance.  But I thought mine was way better than everyone else’s, and so <strong><a href="http://www.milkshadowbooks.com/products/24-hours-from-paradise/" target="_blank">Milk Shadow Books</a></strong> have released <em><strong>24 Hours from Paradise</strong></em> as a fine minicomic!  Order one from <a href="http://www.milkshadowbooks.com/products/24-hours-from-paradise/" target="_blank">here</a>, or just grab one when you come to Squishface next! </p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49492187366http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49492187366Fri, 03 May 2013 14:28:34 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a9a1679d09a70befdeba72a882a6ac9/tumblr_mm4aosruJn1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The new one in progress from Patrick Alexander! #comix</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49352694150http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49352694150Wed, 01 May 2013 21:31:39 +1000comix<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03336451e021e53e90c5b98589956179/tumblr_mm0b1x32bM1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our friends at All Star Comics (“Our Comic Shop’s Lack Of Creepiness, Passive-Aggression And Smarm Is Your Pleasure”) are hosting <a href="http://ascmelbourne.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/all-star-comics-free-comic-book-day.html" target="_blank">a really fun looking event</a> in the laneway next to their shop for Free Comic Book Day.</p> <p>Free Comic Book Day is on May 4. It’s the day you go to the local comic shop and pick up some free books and meet some creators.</p> <p>We’re not doing a special event at Squishface — instead, a bunch of us are going to All Star’s event, where you’ll find us at a table doing sketches just for YOU!</p> <p>There’s great local artists drawing all day, but in the 11:30am-1pm slot, you’ll find:</p> <h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft='{"type":1,"tn":"K"}'><span class="messageBody" data-ft='{"type":3}'><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span><span><a href="http://sachabryning.com/" target="_blank">Sacha Bryning </a><br/><a href="http://hutcho.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Ben Hutcho </a><br/><a href="http://www.nakedfella.com/" target="_blank">David Blumenstein</a><br/><a href="http://www.webcomicsnation.com/nonstopcomics/" target="_blank">Ive Sorocuk </a><br/><a href="http://cherrykittennet.com/" target="_blank">Laura Renfrew </a><br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/squishfacestudio?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Scarlette Baccini</a><br/><a href="http://timmolloy.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Tim Moll<span>o</span>y</a><br/><a href="http://www.frankcandiloro.com/" target="_blank">Frank Candiloro</a><br/></span></span></span></span></span><span class="messageBody" data-ft='{"type":3}'><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span><span><a href="http://sarahhowellprojects.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Howe<span>ll</span></a> </span></span></span></span></span></h5> <p>So come to the corner of Lonsdale and Hardware St in the CBD this Saturday, 11:30-1pm, and get a sketch from one of us. I (David) will be happy to draw any character you like as a cylinder with stumps for hands.<br/><br/>Come earlier or later for lots more excellent artists. It’s actually pretty huge. Lots of Squishy friends will be there also.</p> <p>And while you’re in the city, drop by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=652926704733952&set=a.610338222326134.158558.603983032961653&type=1&theater" target="_blank">Silent Army Storeroom’s Free Comic Book Day event</a> too!</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49221789066http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49221789066Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:01:24 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/50c3104d0e7443c6160194bfa03bfd95/tumblr_mlyvg6XjRZ1r6kxbqo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6cc9e0f835fcaf3b8eb452b3ce2bd8d5/tumblr_mlyvg6XjRZ1r6kxbqo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/934fbe2c0fdf3c328550a895c07ea889/tumblr_mlyvg6XjRZ1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbf68441889265fa2d9b96044e68c5b4/tumblr_mlyvg6XjRZ1r6kxbqo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03e74c7025bedc14949df86c79709c1b/tumblr_mlyvg6XjRZ1r6kxbqo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/830981b69a8e740586874e10ac03ad5b/tumblr_mlyvg6XjRZ1r6kxbqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Fun day at the Home Cooked Comics Festival, Northcote Town Hall</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49146199621http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49146199621Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:01:09 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b63e3ef019c5798f6a7171fcfc5ae2b3/tumblr_mlyj39apSw1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A stupid drawing by stupid idiot Patrick Alexander. #comix #dog #stupid</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49077743599http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49077743599Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:47:34 +1000comixstupiddog<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d79585286162f21e204e7407b1eaff28/tumblr_mly251qk4V1r6kxbqo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On writing…</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49058443512http://squishfacestudio.com/post/49058443512Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:46:00 +1000writing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb5d3e8a73eab0db60baefdea6b9de25/tumblr_mlmz01ioqz1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5629930f684274d3c95e02a6a34cab3/tumblr_mlmz01ioqz1r6kxbqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6494c1cc2547f0a8ef8c0ec5321e7d0c/tumblr_mlmz01ioqz1r6kxbqo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3325e1cfff5b5944596f29e41165c469/tumblr_mlmz01ioqz1r6kxbqo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Check it out — we have new Squishfacers!</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.rabbittownanimator.com/" target="_blank">Marta</a>’s just started a new job that’s going to eat her life, so she’s hanging up her desk for a while. And <a href="http://scarlettebaccini.com/" target="_blank">Scarlette</a>’s going on the <a href="http://caravanofcomics.com/2013/" target="_blank">Caravan of Comics</a>. So we’ve got new short-termers in the studio: <a href="http://www.jaseharper.com/" target="_blank">Jase Harper</a> and <a href="http://jetsterjay.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Laura Renfrew</a>!</p> <p>Jase is a freelance illustrator working on a graphic novel, and Laura is interning for our friends at <a href="http://www.milkshadowbooks.com/" target="_blank">Milk Shadow Books</a>.</p> <p>DO NOT FRET: Marta says she’ll still be involved in our events, and make horrendous sugary desserts for same.</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48747496844http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48747496844Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:57 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d93c33a4256307b6159c94f666392a2/tumblr_mlmvcwqyKD1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sarah was looking up caricature on Google Images and it taught me how that’s done, so I thought I’d pass on the know-how.</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48577873426http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48577873426Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:41:20 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fef8b6e7e5972c0ca06863600c9469a1/tumblr_mllhek77uG1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Close-up of the new cover design for book 1 of the ‘you stink and I don’t’ collection. #youstinkandidont #milkshadowbooks</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48508605962http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48508605962Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:42:20 +1000youstinkandidontmilkshadowbooks<p>What have we missed?</p> <p><strong>Comic events digest.</strong><br/><br/>Wednesday, April 17<br/>10:00am Comics Masterclass with Ben Hutchings and Sarah Howell at the Nexus Festival, NMIT<br/><br/>Wednesday, April 24<br/>6:30pm Graphic Novels! Melbourne! Screening<br/>State Library of Victoria<br/><br/>Thursday, April 25<br/>Squishface - 7:00pm Ladies&#8217; Drawing Auxiliary featuring Carol Wood and Susan Butcher (Pox Magazine) and Marijka Gooding.<br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/163238943836205/" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/events/163238943836205/</a><br/><a href="http://www.ladiesdrawingauxiliary.blogspot.com.au" target="_blank">www.ladiesdrawingauxiliary.blogspot.com.au</a> <br/>&lt;http://www.ladiesdrawingauxiliary.blogspot.com.au&gt;<br/><br/>Friday, April 26<br/>6:00pm Comic Book Launch: Confessions of a Rookie Film Maker by Clint Cure<br/>Silent Army Store Room, Blender Studios, 110 Franklin St, CBD. Enter via laneway.<br/><br/>Saturday, April 27<br/>7:00pm Naked Launch (Scarlette Baccini, Ben Hutchings, Ive Sorocuk, Matt Emery, Phatsville)<br/>Red Bennies, Level 1, 373 Chapel St, South Yarra<br/><br/>Sunday, April 28<br/>12:30pm - 5.30pm Home Cooked Comics Festival, Northcote Town Hall.<br/><br/>Wednesday, May 1<br/>Squishface - 6:00pm Drawing Night (informal drawing, no tuition, under 16s to be <br/>accompanied by adult)<br/><br/>Saturday, May 4<br/>11:00am Free Comic Book Day, All Star Comics, 1/410 Lonsdale St, Melbourne<br/><br/>Saturday, May 18<br/>12:00 Comic Gong Festival. Workshop by Sarah Howell<br/>Corrimal Library, Wollongong<br/><br/>Thursday, May 30<br/>Squishface - 7:00pm Ladies&#8217; Drawing Auxiliary featuring Marta Tesoro, 2nd artist to <br/>be confirmed<br/><a href="http://www.ladiesdrawingauxiliary.blogspot.com.au" target="_blank">www.ladiesdrawingauxiliary.blogspot.com.au</a> <br/>&lt;http://www.ladiesdrawingauxiliary.blogspot.com.au&gt;<br/><br/>Wednesday, June 5<br/>Squishface - 6:00pm Drawing Night (informal drawing, no tuition, under 16s to be <br/>accompanied by adult)</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48120771854http://squishfacestudio.com/post/48120771854Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:18:43 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/56a8d6865ccbd4b384291e0658c1f5f6/tumblr_ml65krWnC01r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Heres a drawing i did of Iron Bard for Impact Comics. #impactcomics #ironbard #canberra</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47823899564http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47823899564Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:02:51 +1000impactcomicsironbardcanberra<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04dd5e7d4b015c1dcf4bb7d2f3e649ec/tumblr_ml4iypd9gD1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#fishbones #supanova (at Squishface Comic Studio)</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47758191959http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47758191959Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:56:49 +1000fishbonessupanova<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a388089fa86f4463f041dd8e89efb982/tumblr_ml2i9af7Zp1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#sugarrabbit will be available at #supanova this weekend. Come to the #squishface table at W1!</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47667499321http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47667499321Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:46:21 +1000squishfacesugarrabbitsupanova<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a46fa02e04d8798bea7966b4f56a4e3/tumblr_mkyx23Vj9b1r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Marta and David! (at Squishface Comic Studio)</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47512732393http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47512732393Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:15:38 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c2a5467f0923d50f2069641e96e87e7/tumblr_mkywyjhZ951r6kxbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#beer #veebees (at Squishface Comic Studio)</p>http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47512557904http://squishfacestudio.com/post/47512557904Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:13:29 +1000veebeesbeer