Earlier in the summer we met up with indie musician Tony Goff to ask him about his music and what creativity means to him.
A Lesson In Perseverance
When it comes to photoshoots, this summer has been a real lesson in perseverance.
We recently wrapped up our third and final shoot of the summer. One more than we intended and counting two abandoned attempts due to weather, it’s safe to say things did not go to plan!
The past few month have been a good reminder that when you make plans you can expect them to change, or even scrapped altogether (if the weather is bad enough).
Keep in mind that it’s not about trying to keep your plans from changing, but how to adapt when they do change. Adapt and keep pushing forward.
For us it meant rescheduling multiple photoshoots to get the photos we needed for our shop and lookbook, but it could be dinner with friends, a business project or that big event.
Whatever the plans, stay flexible and don’t get too discouraged if things don’t go smoothly. Oh and it helps to have a good group of people around to support should things don’t go according to plan.
Now, enjoy a few behind the scenes shot from our last shoot of the summer while we put together our plans for the rest of 2014…
How To Create Your Own Manga
“How do I create my own manga?” is a question we’ve come across several times at the different conventions we’ve been to. There are so many people looking to create their own manga and for good reason. With all the tools, tutorials and platforms available today, it’s much more feasible to create your own manga story and get it out into the world.
Since the release of Samurai Chef Volume 1, we’ve created Samurai Chef Origins and are working on our next manga comics for 11th Hour and Hot Lunch which will be released in 2015.
Next month we’ll be at Leicester’s Anime and Gaming Convention where we will host a panel on how to publish your own manga. We’ll be giving tips and advice on putting together your own manga story, plus some insight into how we create our own.
And after the show, we’ll put all the information here on our blog for everyone to check out whenever they like. Come and see us at the event next month or stay tuned to our blog for more details soon.
Photoshoot in Shoreditch
After some weather delays we finally got to do our latest photoshoot in Shoreditch, on a sunny day no less.
We had a great team with us and came back with a selection of new photos including shots of our new “SAMURAI” snapback and beanie hats which will be on the ASOS Marketplace later in August.
Check out our sneak peak look at behind the scenes of the shoot.
Credits
Photographer
Lao Karunwi
Models
Mickaella Clemence
Sasha Hollis
Daniel Boakye
Daniel Palazzi
Stylist
Lara-Lee Green
Make up
Lauren Rough
Samurai Chef Vol.2 Kickstarter
The Samurai Chef Volume 2 Kickstarter is now up and running. Check out the project and help us bring the second volume of the story to print this autumn.
For those that are able to back the project, there are a lot of cool rewards on offer with exclusive artwork, limited edition cover and a special colour edition of Samurai Chef Origins up for grabs.
We’d also like to give a special shout out to Dobsons for letting us film the project video in their showroom.
Thanks guys!
The Original 11th Hour
This my friends, is the original 11th Hour design. I enjoyed creating these characters and look forward to bring the story to you all very soon.
It was a popular Tee and we still have a small number of the shirt left.
London Anime & Gaming Con
We’ll be making another appearance at the London Anime & Gaming Con this July 5th and 6th and we’ve got a lot in store for you.
A bit hit at February’s LAGC, and we’re bringing a new summer colour way of the popular Norio t-shirt design plus Norio phone cases for iPhone 4, 4S and 5.
You’ll also get to check out the upcoming Samurai Chef inspired snapback caps and get 10% off when they are released later in summer.
And last but not least, we’re bringing the Character Trail game to LAGC!
Find and scan the 7 mayamada characters hidden around the Rocket Complex for a chance to win a mayamada prize bag including t-shirts and comics.
Each character will give you letters that you have to rearrange to get the secret word. The first person to complete the game and say the secret word at the mayamada stall will win.
You can get your tickets right here. Stay tuned details of this and our other activate and next month’s London Anime & Gaming Convention!
New SAMURAI Hats @ StreetFest
Earlier this month we took the first few of our new “SAMURAI” snapback caps to StreetFest. We had a great time taking photos with people wearing them, they all look great!
If you want to be kept up to date with the release of the snapbacks and get 10% off too, sign up to our snapback mailing list.
