Big Wow Comicfest! April 18-19

I'm tabling at the Big Wow Comicfest in Artist Alley, table 330. Come by for steampunk goodness, comics, and art prints! Don't forget that I'm also teaching two manga style workshops, one on each day of the show. Register now! Hope to you see there!

Manga workshops at Big Wow! ComicFest

I'm teaching two Sakura Color Products of America sponsored manga workshops at Big Wow! ComicFest, April 18th and 19th. Proceeds benefit the San Jose Public Library Foundation. I'm also exhibiting at Big Wow! ComicFest in Artist Alley, table AA 330. Check out the link for more info and how to register!

Manga classes, ahead!

I just booked my 13th manga drawing workshop for June. Looking forward to a busy month! See the list here: http://karenluk.net/appearances/

Manga Mania Workshops

I'm currently booking Manga Mania workshops for this spring through June. Check out Instruction for more information!

Chibi Month at Manga Start!

This month on Manga Start it's all about chibis! My chibi pirate step by step is up this week. Check it out!

Nichi Bei Times covers Manga Start

Manga Start co-founder Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang was interviewed by the Nichi Bei Times. Read the article online here.

Fanime head sketches

Thank you to everyone who came to Manga Start's panel on the History and Intro Manga Art! I didn't officially have a table in Artists' Alley, but I sat down and drew con attendees as they passed me by.

Fanime Con 2009 and Raconteur

As part of Manga Start, I will be a panelist at Fanime Con on Saturday, May 23rd. It’s the History and Intro to Manga Art panel at 1 pm in Marriott Salon B. Hope to see you there!

In other news, I will resume Raconteur in late July or early August.

April appearances

I'm presenting manga drawing techniques for Sakura of America from April 17th to 20th at NAEA.

I will be at the CAATX on April 25th from 10 am to 4 pm. Stop on by, learn drawing techniques and pick up my latest comic book Tales of Encounter for $6!

My work will be on display at the Visual Storytelling exhibit at the Gallery Project. The exhibit runs from April 15th to May 15th. Even though I will not be there at the reception that is on April 17th from 6 to 9 pm, check out the exhibit!

AOD panel appearances

I'm a panelist at AOD (Animation on Display) this Saturday, February 14th. I will be at the following panels:

History and Overview of Manga and Anime
Manga Art Demonstration/Q&A by Manga Start
Professional Art Careers.

Come by and bring your questions!

Holiday Anime Faire `08

On December 6th, I’ll be at the Holiday Anime Faire teaching with Manga Start a class on body expressions. Stop on by!

CAEA Manga Presentation Thank You

Thank you to the 50 plus art educators to came to Sakura of America's Intro to Manga Presentation! I was grateful to see so many educators willing to get up early and be interested in manga. Again, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask here or on Manga Start.

CAEA Manga Presentation

I'll be teaching a workshop with Manga Start at the California Art Education Association this Saturday, November 15th. The workshop description:

Introduction to Manga for Classroom Art Education
Manga (Japanese Comics) is captivating your students’ interest. Learn more about this unique genre from Professional manga artists, and gain insight on connecting manga with traditional classroom art education.

Raconteur update and Manga Start

A new comic page is up!


I'm helping out with Manga Start. Check out the site for manga style tutorials!