Make Your Own 3D Art Clinic Taught by 3D Anaglyphic Artist Stan Heller

3D anaglyph artist Stan Heller offers an afternoon of instruction on Saturday 12/12/09 in the art of creating 3D imagery from photographs or other 3D images. Heller has over five years experience of work making 3D images in book and print formats. A collection of his work is currently being presented in the Mission: comics & Art gallery space and features large format anaglyph images ranging in size from 11x17 inches to a giant 6x9 foot monster composite print. The show was recently received positive reviews from the San Francisco Chronicles 96 Hours.
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Participants should bring a laptop loaded with image manipulation software (i.e. Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) and a image you would like to transform into 3D.

Registration for this class will be cut off on Wed 12/9/09 to ensure space. To register, please send an email to missioncomicsandart@gmail.com

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Friday Dec 18th - Jan 27, 2010 "Dee's Siren Song" by Jamaica Dyer

Mission: Comics & Art presents "Dee's Siren Song" by San Francisco based artist Jamaica Dyer, who's first graphic novel, Weird Fishes, a collection of her web comic was recently published by SLG Publishing. The show opens with an artist reception and book signing at 7pm on December 18, 2009 and runs to January 27, 2010. Well known comic writer and Internet purveyor, Warren Ellis has this to say about Dyer's work "The only explanation for Jamaica Dyer is that she was built by aliens and dropped here to show us all how crap we are compared to her."

Santa Cruz native and recent Mission resident, Dyer's work includes comic books, illustration and animation with an eye to the fanciful and surreal. Her book Weird Fishes, as she says, "is a story about growing up and realizing that all your childhood eccentricities might make you a total outsider as you enter your teenage years, along with the realization that reality isn’t really what it seems. Dee is at the center of the story, and she sees giant talking ducks and other imaginary creatures, and her best friend is a boy from school nicknamed The Bunny Boy has worn the same Halloween costume for years. When he decides to start being cool and stop hanging out with Dee, suddenly the friendly ducks become monsters and her reality changes forever."

"Dee's Siren Song" by Jamaica Dyer

Showing Dec. 12, 2009 - Jan. 27, 2010

Opening Reception and book signing - 7pm Dec.18, 2009

Mission: Comics & Art

3520 20th St. Suite B

San Francisco, CA 94110

www.MissionComicsAndArt.com

415.695.1545

This gallery show follows the progression of Dee from a simple sketch to an estranged teenager, into her adventures in college. For the first time you'll see artwork from the new comic in the Weird Fishes storyline and get a glimpse of what is coming next as Dee becomes an adult and delves into her fantasies about her lost Bunny Boy.

For more information see:

www.jamaicad.com

www.missioncomicsandart.com

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"In 3D" in the the San Francisco Chroncile!

Reporter Alexandria Rocha did a great write of Stan Heller's "In 3D" for the San Francisco Chronicle's 96 Hours.

Stan Heller was staring at the stars one night, lost in thought about their distances to Earth and each other when, suddenly, the sky seemed to open so wide it could have swallowed him. He grabbed the grass to steady himself, but it was too late.


He was hooked.

Heller was about 9 years old then. Now, at 61, he is exploring an art form he says can offer a similar experience: 3-D.

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IN 3D Opening Party - This Saturday Nov 14th - 7pm

Mission Comics and Art presents “In 3D- anaglyphs by Stan Heller” from November 14-December 18 at their gallery on 3520 20^th Street. The show is a retrospective of Heller’s last five years of work making 3D images in book and print formats. The show features large format anaglyph images ranging in size from 11x17 inches to a giant 6x9 foot monster composite print.

Why 3D? Once upon a time, a young boy pulled a pair of 3D glasses out of a cereal box. It was as simple as that. The first 3D experience was a “down the rabbit hole” moment for Heller. Things would never be the same again.

Years later, while experimenting with a 3D camera, Heller became interested in why 3D images worked and if they could be created without twin lenses. This led ultimately to his first 3D comic, “Andrea Dinosaur” in 2006.

His latest work, “Not Quite Here” was published in zine format this August and is available at many bookstores and comic shops in San Francisco. The story involves two unlikely heroes, Mystic Mike and Kiwi, as they patch up their considerable differences to come to the aid of their friend Poppa Ya. Once they begin to investigate, the duo realizes they may be in for a larger challenge than they ever imagined.

“Not Quite Here: Plague of the Pigheads,” is the first volume in a three part story arc. The locale will seem familiar to many San Franciscans, set in the Valencia Street corridor. The chance of readers bumping into actual characters from the book is quite high.

The challenges of 3D art are numerous. First, according to an article in Popular Science, as many as 56% of the population just can’t see 3D. Next, many people who can see 3D still experience some form of vertigo.

The biggest challenge, according to Heller, is people need to slow down when viewing 3D. Because it is a complex optical illusion, it takes time for the brain to process all of the information in a 3D print. If one is patient, a 3D image will “open up” after a few minutes, displaying a greater depth and subtlety than a quick glance can afford.

“Most people look, but they just don’t take the time to see,” Heller remarks. “3D images can be viewed not only as narratives or illustrations, but as toys for the eye. “ Heller calls 3D print making “the art of the wandering eye,” because given a chance, the eye flits from plane to plane, picking up details here and there, never having quite the same experience each time an image is viewed. “Getting people to slow down and play is the most difficult part of any 3D exhibit.”

Heller has exhibited his work for the past several years at East Bay Open Studios. He also displayed his 3D handiwork in a month long one man show at the City Hall in San Mateo.

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A new SHITTY KITTY MOVIE premiers this Sunday with mimosas

(11/8), 1pm, 3520 20th Street (bet. Mission and Valencia)

So come check out the show "Shitty Kitty is in Morocco and it's F-ing Magical" before it comes down, if you haven't already, and watch the uber VIP premier of "SHITTY KITTY II: the rise of Cobra".

-Casey and Steven

Add Another Dimension

One of my goals in opening Mission: Comics & Art was to create a new community focal point in the neighborhood for comic book artists, and other artist both inspired by comic books and working with comic book themes, so it's great to see DocPop's recent collaboration with 3D artist Stan Heller. The one page result is something quite different from their regular work, but quite compelling in of itself. It's great to be part of creating a comic book shop where the conversations aren't just about the latest Wolverine clone drama (not that there's anything wrong with that!), where there can be dialog about art form and where it can and does continue to grow and evolve.

To join in part of that conversation, please join us Nov. 14th for Stan Heller's IN 3D Opening Party.