Minicon Recap

Minicon Recap

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Author	Marcel Bender
Genre	Article
Published	EF Issue 2015.4
Pages	24-25
Website	Full Issue PDF, courtesy of caricature.org

A recap of the Frankfurt Minicon found on pages 24-25 of EF Issue 2015.4

Article Transcript

Some weeks ago, Frankfurt was the place to be for European caricature artists. 25 artists from 7 European countries met between skyscrapers to elect the best of the best of the best in seven different categories. The Frankfurt Minicon was organized by Marcel Bender, his wife Irina and the amazing new talent Thomas “Tommes” Jahn. Thomas also presented all competitions and gave great presentations about the fantastic drawing software Manga Studio as well as “A Caricaturist’s Guide to Yoga.” Backache during and after a gig is now history! Guest speaker Bernd Schoenebaum, the manager of Sebastian Krüger, explained how to promote your artwork and artistic service in a very professional way. Bernd stayed a whole day and evening, so all participants had the chance to get advice from him. Guido Moeller from Wacom Europe was the second speaker of this Minicon. He gave a helpful presentation about improving your digital workflow and also about new released products of Wacom. But not only profesional aspects were part of this Minicon. The group had tons of fun after work in the numerous pubs and restaurants close to the Hotel Cult, where the Minicon took place. Traditional Hessian food and drinks were favored.

Winners

Best Black And White Caricature:

1st place Roberto Freire (Germany) 2nd place Rui Duarte (Portugal) 3rd place Thijs Wessels (Netherlands)

Best Color Caricature:

1st place Liesbeth Beckers (Belgium) 2nd place Ramunas Vaitkus (Lithuania) 3rd place Thijs Wessels (Netherlands

Best Digital Caricature:

1st place Rafa Leafar (Spain) 2nd place Marcel Bender (Germany) 3rd place Joachim Rick (Germany)

Art Fight winner:

Niall O’Loughlin (Ireland)

Best Cartoon Style:

1st place Niall O’Loughlin (Ireland) 2nd place Martin van Gelder (Netherlands) 3rd place Roberto Freire (Germany)

Best Portfolio:

1st place Rui Duarte (Portugal) 2nd place Liesbeth Beckers (Belgium) 3rd place Thijs Wessels (Netherlands)

Likeness Competition:

1st place Rui Duarte (Portugal) 2nd place Rafa Leafar (Spain) 3rd place Thijs Wessels (Netherlands)

See Also

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External Links

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