While this app is clearly designed for casual consumer use, it's actually a fully functional professional tool as well. Its priced modestly & is sure worth the price. Perhaps their new drawing app will address that part of the equation more robustly. If you have to draw the panels in relative context - you are doing it elsewhere already. For that it would be a little awkward production tool, though I have used it similarly. The script page addition in version 3 was a nice touch.Ĭreating actual comic strips or graphic novels with it is quite possible, but not ideal.Ĭonsistent line weights from frame-to-frame could become a problem, if you used this to generate an “approaching professional” level comic. The multiple panel templates & type of “flyer” pages is really very nice as a starting point to generate “how-to’s” & gag flyers. I’d recommend Comic Life, if that means anything to anybody. You CAN storyboard effectively with it, even if you aren’t a killer artist.ĪND they are about to release some type of draw application soon, too. Email: Twitter: Instagram: more on the second annual Silicon Valley Comic Con, go to cool for single panels & smart cracks attached to photos. Mariecar Mendoza is The San Francisco Chronicle arts content editor. “It’s awesome to see the Silicon Valley be able to have a comic con and have it grow so quickly. “When I was a little kid doing martial arts, before I got into film and television, we were down here doing marital arts demonstrations and so it’s really cool to come back after 30-something years … and be able to meet my fans,” said 45-year-old Reyes Jr. He was among the three-day Silicon Valley Comic Con’s celebrity guests at the San Jose Convention Center. The younger Reyes, who was born and raised in San Jose, is best known for his martial arts skills in films like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze,” “Surf Ninjas” and “The Last Dragon.” More recently, he’s added acting credits to his resume for his roles in “NCIS: Los Angeles” and TNT’s “The Librarians” among other shows. I’ve improved a lot,” said the 12-year-old Santa Clara resident, who revealed her favorite superhero is Wonder Woman.Īt 70 years old, the Salinas native also showcased his moves as his son, actor Ernie Reyes Jr. “When I started, I didn’t have that much self-confidence and it really helped me with that. It’s a positive way of life” - a skill and ethic that has changed the lives of students like Sage Stephenson. Some in the crowd even called the smallest of the talent group “real-life little superheroes.”īut as Reyes Sr.’s mantra goes, “true martial arts is more than kicking and punching. On Sunday, April 23, dozens of fans cheered on his team from West Coast Martial Arts Association, which has programs all over the Bay Area, as they performed acrobatics, choreographed fight scenes and more during a short martial arts demonstration at the convention’s outdoor festival at Plaza de Cesar Chavez. brought out his team for the last day of this year’s Silicon Valley Comic Con. Superheroes-in-training showed off their skills when martial arts master Ernie Reyes Sr. and TV Personality Ming Chen spare on day 3 of Silicon Valley Comic Con 2017 held at San Jose Convention Center on Apin San Jose, California. Ortega/Getty Images Show More Show Less 3 of3 SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 22: Actor Ernie Reyes Jr. Silicon Valley Comic Con 2017 held at San Jose Convention Center on Apin San Jose, California. Ortega/Getty Images Show More Show Less 2 of3 SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 22: Actor Ernie Reyes Jr. 1 of3 SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 22: Actor Ernie Reyes Jr.
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