Lean Into Art

Originally broadcast May 3, 2019. Jerzy’s begun a new comics project, and it’s been a while since we’ve had an art demo on the LIA Cast, so this week join Jerzy and Rob for a demonstration and discussion on designing sound elements in your comics using Clip Studio Paint. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets Art & Science Punks Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jesse Kauffman Becca Hillburn Nathan Seabolt Ben Odgren Brandon Dayton Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

Ready for another day of work, yet not feeling it. So many valid reasons to be in that situation… yet also having due dates and commitments to meet. Sometimes the work is rewarding and the outcomes too, people liking what you do, paying you for it, it’s all awesome. Yet still…sitting there, ready to write, draw, code…and Just. Not. Moving. Or distracted. Sometimes we find it works if we make a game of it. Some kind of reward or consequence waiting for us at the end of the workday. A little challenge we give ourselves. Sponsors for this episode Baron von Bear Guitar Fretter Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Cameron Callahan Shauni Redfearn Retro Outro Robert Clemmons jr. Gail Buschman Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Working on the thumbnails for your next comic and discovered you’ve sketched dozens of pages of talking heads? We cartoonists can put the reader’s eye wherever we can imagine, so why don’t we? But how do you know where to put the reader’s eye? In today’s Lean Into Art Mini-Workshop Rob and Jerzy are going to help you find more visual interest on your pages and make more compelling comics. Sponsors for this episode Baron von Bear Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop](https://gumroad.com/l/llacws) Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Tabitha Orr Sarah Loutfi Sophie Lawson Gail Buschman Dave Sri Seah Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Posting socially is something most independent creators need to work with. I've often been the show up when I've made something, share it, then mostly hang back and like other folks stuff approach. But I know that I can do better, reach folks who I'm here to help. It takes more than that occasional post and that's what I'm hoping to dig into with Jerzy Drozd today. I hope by the end of the show we'll have some new questions to explore and ideas to try! Sponsors for this episode Baron von Bear Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters JSTaskis Gail Buschman Stephen Stone-Bush Nate Marcel Jodels Pox Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

When you sit down to write a blog post is that a comfortable creative activity? Are there times when it feels like the words are stuck or just not sure how to say what you’re really trying to say? Recently Rob finished a 100 days in a row blogging challenge. That project and other writing he's done in recent years for team collaboration, manifestos, pitches for funding, he's noticed a few things he's been practicing that are helpful he'd like to share. Here in this mini-workshop, we'll share some of these practices to write quickly with constraints, prompts, and instinct. Sponsors for this episode Jerzy's Transformers Podcast Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Marked 2 app Typora Thanks to our top Patreon supporters DADO David Armantrout Kelly Ishikawa Matt Zolman Nate Marcel Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

We’ve all been there--you start out with the promise of a new day, a reasonably curated to-do list, and a commitment to make your art. And suddenly you look at the clock and it’s the end of the day and all you have to show for it is seven or eight little piles of unfinished good intentions. This happens to all of us. Whatever your skill level, it’s super easy to get lost in the various tasks that go into making art. And for good reason--not only is art a series of complex tasks, but we’re often performing the tasks in chunks of time either stolen from other commitments, or in the spaces between emotionally and physically expensive commitments. Sponsors for this episode Baron von Bear and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Lucy Bellwood's 100 Demon Dialogues Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Dave ‘Sri’ Seah Katherine Sugrue Kelly Ishikawa Rachel Ross Ashley Knapp Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Frustrated that you can’t find a way to bring the big feelings you get from others’ art into your own? Maybe you just need to train your analytic eye to level up your inferencing skills. Being able to look for and identify the ideas behind the art can lend you insights to help you get back on track and feel motivated to create again. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Matt Zolman Ben Hamilton Susan Marks Sarah Loutfi Ashley Knapp Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Clarity competes with other concerns when writing and illustrating - what’s a useful approach to get enough information and emotion into the page? When should you be going for clarity vs inspiring awe? Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Stephen Stone-Bush SOPHiE LAWSON Stephan Black Nate Marcel David Armantrout Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Are you in meetings in person or on screen where you’re taking notes in front of folks? When we're listening to learn from a conversation even one other person or to work in a group we use a similar style of note-taking for both situations. It’s about understanding what we're hearing and can reflect back to the people in the room. Honor the obvious and also discovering the subtle ideas that can get overlooked. On today’s show, we're sharing listening and note-taking tips that can help you facilitate clear conversations. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Squid Notes Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Good to be Curious Mike White Cameron Callahan Brandon Dayton Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Every once in a while we feel like we're in over our heads, whether it’s due to the number of tasks we've committed to, ambiguity of the tasks, or just feeling a bigger-than-usual sense of friction between the tasks and us. When this happens it helps to check in with a friend, so Jerzy talks with Rob today to see where they both land when talking about feeling overwhelmed. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics Rockets Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Ben Hamilton Sarah Loutfi David Armantrout Dado Robert Clemmons Jr Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

It’s no big reveal that time tracking and journaling can be invaluable tools to help you find the time to focus on your creative work. But how do you pick the one that’s right for you and how do you use it? We look at some options and use cases. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics Rockets Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: D. Sri Seah's Emergent Task Planner Omnifocus Multipens Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Art Muffin Susan Marks Mike White Cameron Callahan Sophie Lawson Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Rob feels he has a variety of advocacy ideas tangled up and thinks it’ll be super useful talking with Jerzy on today’s show - he’s been doing advocacy through comics for years! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's Listening Like a Coach Workshop Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Kids Read Comics The SRSLY Coalition Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Ashley Knapp Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Katherine Sugrue Stephan Black Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Ever wonder what those paneling tools do in Clip Studio Paint? You’ll be surprised by how much they can speed up your work. Join Jerzy and Rob for a Mini Workshop episode where they demo 3 awesome power-ups in Clip Studio Paint. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Clip Studio Paint LIA Cast 345 - Quick Flatting in Clip Studio Paint Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Spencer Hallam Ashley Knapp Chris Watkins Becca Hillburn Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

When we make things, write stories, any creative work needs input. Sometimes that’s focused research, other times it’s the indirect idea fuel of taking time to recharge, play games, watch, and read things that give us energy. Join us for an exploration of what we've been reading/watching/playing. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Wild Mind Murder at the Gallop Ted Lasso My Hero Acadamia Hades Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Greg Horvath Sophie Lawson Gail Buschman This week's 2 Minute Practice Make an image with a tool you talked yourself out of using Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Ever think about participating in hourly comics day or similar comics events? Avoid entirely but think about it still? Or try and get stuck? We’re going to take the worksheet my students use in the Customizing Your Next Creative Challenge workshop. Then we’ll put it to use to puzzle out a frequent comics-making challenge. Will we go with hourly? Daily? Any particular comic styles? Sponsors for this episode Science Comics Rockets Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: The Customizing Your Next Creative Challenge Worksheet Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Stephan Black Sophie Lawson Good to be Curious Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Ever not try an art project because you feel some fear about the work involved? This week Rob and Jerzy look at what they do when they feel frightened about making things. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Hourly Comic Day Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Art Muffin Spencer Hallam Nate Marcel Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Rachel Ross Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob share some tricks in Clip Studio Paint that will make flatting easy for beginners, and speedier for those who have been doing it a while. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Cap'n Cat Sample Page Clip Studio Paint 3-month Trial DADO's turorial on Flatting Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Stephen Stone-Bush Dave 'Sri' Seah Sophie Lawson Shauni Redfearn Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of how our relationship with rest affects our work. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi Spencer Hallam Becca Hillburn Dave 'Sri' Seah Gail Buschman Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Some frequently shared advice among creative people hoping to build an audience or attract customers is to “post something every day.” Many of us find this plan reasonable, yet difficult to act out. Rob has chosen to take this practice on for 2021 with a daily bit of writing on his blog. This week Jerzy checks in with him to reflect on Rob’s goals, approaches, and how he’s managing things so far. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's blog Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi Cameron Callahan Greg Horvath Stephen Stone-Bush Katherine Sugrue This week's 2 Minute Practice Do some physical exercise (we're doing planking, but pick what works best for you!) Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

This week Jerzy and Rob look at the Lean Into Art project itself as a case in point. When should you check in on your commitment to a long-term project, and how do you think about evolving it while you work on it? Join us for a discussion on re-evaluating the work you’re doing on a project and stepping back to see if it’s meeting your goals. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Just Enough Research Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi David Armantrout ARTmuffin DADO Stephen Stone-Bush This week's 2 Minute Practice Wonder about goals! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu Lynda Barry's Syllabus Stan Bush G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Clip Studio Paint Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Spencer Hallam Nate Marcel Sophie Lawson Robert Clemmons Jr. This week's 2 Minute Practice Wonder about some goals for 2021! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob celebrate the end of the year by practicing an Extra Lean episode, which are emergent discussions based on what we've recently experienced in our art. You can download more of them by subscribing to the Lean Into Art Patreon! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

What happens when you begin to navigate the creative constraints of a project with the needs of the client, the users, and yourself in mind? Are the needs behind a project simply a list of requirements, or can they be instigators of creative energy? Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of a specific project that became a lot more interesting through the application of service-driven design. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: LIA Cast 163 - Rapid Iterative Collaboration The CPTN SRSLY project Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter Cassettes before Jets t-shirt Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Chris Watkins Brandon Dayton Stephen Stone-Bush Becca Hillburn This week's 2 Minute Practice Gather 3-10 pieces of media that inspire you and write a few words on why they inspire you Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob get together for another analysis of what they’ve been reading/watching/playing. In the second half they’ll look at how your own experience in the making of the thing can be a factor in choosing your tools. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: The Book of Yokai The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe This Jungian Life Podcast HOW TO MAKE A SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL INDIE GAME Extra Lean 152 - Include Yourself Jerzy's drawing live stream Unity Solar2D Kivy Voice-Over Voice Actor OODA Loop Grant Skinner's notes on adherence and experience Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi David Armantrout JS Taskis Sophie Lawson Gail Buschman This week's 2 Minute Practice Brainstorm some encouraging words! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Last episode we started exploring creative time strategies and considering capacity as an overall foundation to help with being realistic about creative output. Here we continue exploring to help our future selves get the things we care about making done, into the world, and help others become aware of the stuff we make. Join Jerzy and Rob as they continue exploring the planning and time tools they’re using to make projects and products happen. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Dream in Years, Plan in Months, Ship in Days The Emergent Task Planner Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Mike White Spencer Hallam Stephen Stone-Bush Good to be CuriousThis week's 2 Minute Practice Brainstorm some enocouraging language! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Creative projects need lots of things, different concerns to focus on. Each of those concerns takes time. Where’s the time to create? How can we be kind and realistic in our plans? If we do this skillfully, we hope it will help our future selves get the things we care about making done, into the world, and help others become aware of the stuff we make. Join Jerzy and Rob as they explore the planning and time tools they’re using to make projects and products happen. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: The Dreyfus Model of skill acquisition Guitar Fretter Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Robert Clemmons Jr JS Taskis Dave ‘Sri’ Seah DADO Spencer Hallam This week's 2 Minute Practice Make some noise on a musical instrument to represent the quality of your day! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob check in on their 2020 Art Soundoff journals. What themes and topics did we choose, and why? What outcomes are we hoping for with this year’s challenge? If you’re participating in #artsoundoff this year, join the live stream and share your experiences and reflections! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Draw Stronger, by Kriota Willberg Otter.ai BandLab Art Soundoff Rob's Polytechnicast Jerzy's Thunderpunch Daily Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi David Armantrout DADO Sophie Lawson JS Taskis This week's 2 Minute Practice Make some noise on a musical instrument to represent the quality of your day! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Last episode Jerzy and Rob talked about note taking on physical media, including a demonstration of taking notes. It’s a big topic, why and how you gather notes, and even how you put notes to use. Join Jerzy and Rob in this episode of the Lean Into Art podcast as they explore digital ways they take notes and make use of them for planning, project, and more. Will Jerzy and Rob clear the last level of the note taking topic? You can join the adventure in the Discord to play along! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: mdfind Gregg's website iA Writer 1Writer typora Markdown VueScan Calendly Drafts Decset Dictopro V100 Day One Pinboard Setapp Squid Noteshelf MediBang Paint Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Dave 'Sri' Seah Ashley Knapp Mike White Stephan Black This week's 2 Minute Practice Practice stretching! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Note taking can help with gathering our thoughts and set us up to build upon ideas. Join us in this note taking and note using infused episode of the Lean Into Art podcast. Jerzy and Rob will discuss how we each make use of notes with physical tools, digital tools, and how this note taking helps with creating and collaborating on projects. This topic was inspired by #artsoundoff journal podcaster Owen Jollands in a recent episode of his journal. Art Soundoff 2020, a creative challenge to celebrate micro podcast journaling is underway, learn more about it at http://artsoundoff.com. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Owen Jollands' Art Soundoff entry on notebooks Draw Stronger, by Kriota Willberg Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Brandon Dayton Becca Hillburn Stephan Black Gail Buschman This week's 2 Minute Practice Stretch for 2 minutes Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Whether digital or analog, favorite art tools have a timeline and a story to them. First you’re curious about a new way or something breaks and it’s time to try something else. Then you explore an option and have an impression, will this new tablet or marker be a keeper? Some tools get to stick around and reliably help you get real projects completed. A special few tools become things we look forward to using. Join Jerzy and Rob as they share a few recent and long standing favorite art tools. Along the way they’ll share the kinds of situations and projects that got those tools "hired". Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob and Kate's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Lihit Lab Bag in Bag Logitech Vertical Ergonomic Mouse Filmstro Brad Colbow's YouTube Channel BandLab Day One Digital Spdif to Analog Audio Squid Boox Note Air reMarkable 2 Typora Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Braondon Dayton Becca Hillburn Chris Watkins Stephen Stone-Bush This week's 2 Minute Practice Doodle a page full of characters, one character at a time Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

2020 has asked many of us to level up our skills with online teaching, learning, and presenting. Jerzy and Rob check in to see how they’ve been thinking about using a variety of video information to tell a story, to demonstrate a technique, or to perform something they care about while talking about why they care about it. And how will this inform their approaches to teaching and sharing in 2021. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's Workshops Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: OBS NDI A Web Whiteboard Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Gail Buschman Sarah Loutfi Sophie Lawson Robert Clemmons Jr Cameron Callahan This week's 2 Minute Practice Doodle a series of characters on a single sheet or canvas, one per two minute practice Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob celebrate some of their favorite spooky stories and stories featuring monsters. In traditional LIA fashion, they also ask themselves why these stories appeal to them. Join the live stream to share some of your own stories and analysis! Sponsors for this episode Jerzy's Comics Rob's workshops Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Svengoolie Luigi's Mansion Tear Them Apart Podcast Little Nightmares Come Into My Cellar The Tell Tale Heart Witch Hunter Robin Cowboy BeBop: Sympathy for the Devil Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Stephen Stone-Bush Dave ‘Sri’ Seah David Armantrout DADO This week's 2 Minute Practice Snap some photos and create a color palette! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Creating for yourself, no matter your medium, has a power to it. Recently it’d been over a month since Jerzy drew something just for him. He found it invigorating and that’s the kind of thing we find fascinating to explore. Join Rob and Jerzy as they discuss creating projects because you want to, with no other agenda. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob and Kate's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: The Dot and the Line The Last Unicorn Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Stephan Black Chris Watkins Becca Hillburn Sarah Loutfi Stephen Stone-Bush This week's 2 Minute Practice Grab a color pallete from photos Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Some projects get the bulk of our effort and attention, yet others are those side projects that get less frequent or shorter durations of time and effort. In this episode of the Lean Into Art cast, join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss whittling at those side projects as an approach to make small consistent progress. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our Patreon supporters We select five supporters to highlight every episode, thank you to them and all of our supporters, and you can join them too: Nate Marcel @Greatseamonster Shauni Redfearn @shauniredfearn Cameron Callahan @camcallahan SOPHiE LAWSON @SophieLawsonArt Keri Goble Billick @mushingirl Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 207 - Sustainable Side Hustle Extra Lean 36 - Slow Whittling Projects Extra Lean 69 - Meaner to the Whittlers Next Time TurboGrafx Cameo w/Game Design Workshop Notecards Polytechnicast - Artsoundoff 2015 Day 17 Adventures in Network Time Thunder Punch Daily Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by returning guest Gregg Schigiel to talk about the value of keeping the connections between you and your social/professional network active. Sponsors for this episode Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Rob's Store Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Brandon Dayton Dave 'Sri' Seah Gail Buschman David Armantrout Keri Goble Billick This week's 2 Minute Practice Draw some lines that represent how the day went! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob check in on what they’re reading/watching/playing, followed by another entry from the Obstacles series. Sponsors for this episode Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Rob's workshops Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Gods and Robots: Myths Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology The Diamond Age Holey Moley My Octopus Teacher Guacamelee! The Upside of Stress Borderlands 3 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Chris Watkins Ashley Knapp Becca Hillburn Katherine Sugrue Keri Goble Billick This week's 2 Minute Practice Draw some lines representing the quality of your day Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

This week Jerzy and Rob look at the methods and rationale for hiding pieces of original art in public. Links to sites mentioned Jake Parker's Art Drops David Zinn Jerzy's PowerCon art drops Jerzy's bowling night art drops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Brandon Dayton Shauni Redfearn DADO Chris Watkins Ben Odgren Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by returning guest Gregg Schigiel to talk about the value of keeping the connections between you and your social/professional network active. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's store Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Art & Science Punks PodcastThanks to our top Patreon supporters Ashley Knapp Katherine Sugrue Becca Hillburn India Swift Brandon Dayton This week's 2 Minute Practice Look at some of your marketing materials and see if you can trim it down for brevity/clarity! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob look at the role curiosity plays in designing, creating, marketing, and acquiring other skills useful to communicating with images. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Guitar Fretter Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Chris Watkins Katherine Sugrue Ashley Knapp Keri Goble Billick This week's 2 Minute Practice Look at some of your marketing materials and see if you can trim it down for brevity/clarity! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob check in and model the big question: why do we do the work we do? Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Guitar Fretter Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Rachel Ross Becca Hillburn India Swift Keri Goble Billick This week's 2 Minute Practice Make some noise with a musical instrument Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

One way to add service to your products is to teach about how they get made. Marketing your work as an artist can be an uncomfortable second skill, though it could be more than that. Marketing your work in the best context is a service because it helps you reach the audience that needs and wants what you make. In this episode of Lean Into Art, join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss telling the story of your creative products and the option to teach the skills you use along the way as an option to connect with new venues and audiences. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Guitar Fretter Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Documenting Your Classroom Experience A2CAF Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Shauni Redfearn Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Chris Watkins JS Taskis Nate Marcel This week's 2 Minute Practice Make some noise on a musical instrument! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Visual storytelling is a big theme with the Lean Into Art podcast. Also: working with what you have as a storyteller to do a myriad of things that go with not just the creative process but also presenting your creative work in a useful and usable way. Jerzy and Rob talk about useful tools to consider using even if you’re not a User Experience (UX) designer. As we make and share our works we often encounter situations where we wonder if we could have shared it better - especially when that’s not our main focus for making a story, game, or other product. Join us for an exploration of some handy tools from the world of skills in UX. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Gail Buschman Nate Marcel Sarah Loutfi Mike White Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 36 - Preparedness, Pt 2 LIA Cast 86 - Character Writing is UI/UX Design? LIA Cast 116 - Collaborating on Your Project LIA Cast 198 - Using the Hero's Journey via Interpreting and Improvising LIA Cast 222 - Tomorrow's Skill or Feature LIA Cast 241 - Launching a Product Just Enough Research, by Erika Hall Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

What do you do when you’ve got a product that you can’t find a partner for? Is it time to set it aside and try something else, or is it time to hire yourself to and go it alone? Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on evaluating a project when influential people in the field don’t want to invest in it. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob and Kate's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction Comics are Great! episode 95 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath David Armantrout DADO Ashley Knapp Jonathan Wornson This week's 2 Minute Practice Open up a comic you like Flip the pages and find a moment that moves you Notice and capture some details from that moment Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Is there an easy and useful way to find success criteria for projects in a technology you’re excited about? This week Jerzy and Rob talk about when it’s exciting and tempting to try a new (or new to you) art technology, especially if you have a project in mind for it. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Super Comics Challenge Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Rachel Ross Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Mike White Dave 'Sri' Seah This week's 2 Minute Practice Sit in a way that lets you comfortably notice your posture for 2 minutes Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

This week Jerzy and Rob look at ways they’ve sought out more efficient approaches to drawing using digital tools. Sponsors for this episode Super Comics Challenge 2 Rob and Kate's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Ray Frenden's CSP Brush Sale Affinity Design Apps Python PSD Tools GIMP Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Rachel Ross Becca Hillburn India Swift Keri Goble Billick This week's 2 Minute Practice Draw a head shape 3-4 times and see how many different heads you can create Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

This week Jerzy and Rob take a look at some of the obstacles we encounter in making our art. How do we struggle with finding time for our whittling and side projects while also trying to keep refining our main jobs? And how does this friction with finding time affect our enthusiasm and morale? Note: We ran an experiment this week in streaming the video podast to Discord, which called for some new audio routing. The result was a good stream that left us with misconfigured video. So an audio-only episode this week! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob and Kate's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath David Armantrout DADO Ashley Knapp Jonathan Wornson This week's 2 Minute Practice Brainstorm some people in your life who helped you get to where you are, and find ways to express gratitude to them. Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by returning guest Gregg Schigiel to talk about the value of keeping the connections between you and your social/professional network active. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob and Kate's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links Mentioned Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Thunder Punch Daily 123: 5 Years From Now Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Stephan Black Dave 'Sri' Seah Stephen Stone-Bush Becca Hillburn SOPHiE LAWSON Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Uncertainty, unrest, new realities, and managing a side hustle can easily lead to burnout. What do you do to navigate or manage it? How can describing the systems that lead to burnout help us? Join Jerzy and Rob and share your experiences with the subject. Sponsors for this episode Super Comics Challenge Rob's Patreon Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: The Whole-Brain Child The Upside of Stress Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Ashley Knapp Olivia Birdton Katherine Sugrue Brandon Dayton Chris Watkins This week's 2 Minute Practice Brainstorm ways to express more gratitude towards others Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Join Jerzy and Rob as we put our streaming studios through some tests! Work continues on our studios evolving, a couple episodes ago we mentioned working on our studios, learning the OBS streaming/recording app. And let's also do some live drawing, what better way to have fun and see what we're liking and want to improve about our live streaming setup. Join us to see how it goes and share your ideas and questions. Sponsors for this episode The 2020 Kids' Comics Awards Rob's coaching and workshops Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: A Web Whiteboard Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Stephen Stone-Bush Dave 'Sri' Seah David Armantrout DADO This week's 2 Minute Practice Analyze some compositions in existing art and render them simply Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

A truth for many of us is we have to hold down some other jobs while we hustle to make our art. How do we think about this friction between keeping the lights on and developing new products? Speaking of which, Rob and Jerzy are wrapping up their Art Soundoff entries and have some reflections on using creative challenges to develop new products. Is an art challenge a good chance to set aside time to make new things? How does it change your relationship and experience with the challenge? Links to sites mentioned Becca Hillburn's tweet on hustling Art Soundoff Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Stephen Stone-Bush Dave 'Sri' Seah David Armantrout DADO Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Instead of our usual exploration of visual storytelling and thinking about creative process, this week we have a brief yet important message to share. Our message is that we’re here to love, care, and support our black community and do our best as non-BIPOC do to be better at helping more by listening, being affected, and committing to an ongoing active awareness and ongoing supportive action to get rid of systemic racism. Black Lives Matter. The ongoing system of repression and discrimination must end. So much murder and death of black skinned people is such an obvious symptom of the discrimination. Murders by the police of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, and so many others. We are in the midst of an uprising of super brave action from the black community. This is a place and time to dig in for systemic change. Let’s make it all our job to end systemic racism. I’m looking at us white folks as I say this. People who are BIPOC have no choice but face that job. Our work is to help one another become as strong as possible. So then what are we/us two doing to help more and in better ways? For Jerzy, that is: Following and supporting black artists, finding and supporting more businesses owned by people of color. Casting a wider net for guests and creative works to highlight. Donating more often, for this week that was donating to the Community Split Bail Fund. I will use my agency as a co-organizer for comics festivals to bring attention to diverse voices. For Rob that is: Awareness and listening deeper: For years awareness and immediate attention on justice for the black community is an event. Occasional and inconsistent. Now I’m working make it an every day practice. Making it a real project to be continually informed black voices. With that, I follow more, listen more, read more, share more black voices in my feeds and media. Donating more often, for this week that was donating the Campaign Zero Project. Scheduled a recurring task for this evolving project in omnifocus app, that works for me as a habit to keep a project going. Supporting, raising, celebrating voices that need to be heard like that of the black community must be an ongoing way of life. Where you can, when you can, support black creators and causes. The black community has been forced to bear this systemic racism load every day for over 400 years. We are privileged because it’s a choice for us to face it. Let’s not forget that. Let’s explore ways to bring in more diverse voices more often on the show. We want potential guests to reach out. Leanintoart.com/contact We’re here to learn with all of you. What are you doing for your awareness, commitment, and ongoing action? Tell us your stories, comments, questions, thoughts (through our email, social feeds, contact form). I know we’re in good company to make things better because Leaners aren’t weiners. Brave protesters thank you, our society owes you. Thank you all for listening and learning with us. Love to you all. OK Bye.