Podcasts about fleet adventurers

Join Jerzy and Rob as they explore creating projects and works that are inclusive, think through ways to detect and avoid toxicity, and celebrate practicing/working to be both sensitive and patient. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops NEW SPONSOR - the 7" Kara webcomic and the 7" Kara print edition Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Cameron Callahan Katherine Sugrue Chris Watkins Spencer Hallam Tim F Links Mentioned More Science Behind Shaping Player Behavior in Online Games Why You Think You're Right–Even if You're Wrong Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Making minicomics has been a celebrated topic on the Lean Into Art Cast. They offer a low-risk way to get some practice on your craft, test out ideas for larger works, or explore the emotional journey of creative work in a short, manageable way. But what if you don’t have any ideas that you want to try out? Join Jerzy and Rob for some discussion and classroom exercises Jerzy’s used to lower the threshold for starting. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Rob & Kate's Journaling Tools Pre-Release Save the Cat Minicomics Zine Template How to make a one-page zine Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Spencer Hallam Gail Bushman Dave 'Sri' Seah Nate Marcel Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

It’s time for a fresh look at why mini-comics are so great. Join us for a discussion on the advantages mini-comics offer when added to your art practice. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jesse Kauffman Jodels Pox Tim F Ashley Knapp Cameron Callahan Links mentioned in this episode Laffy Meal, by Pranas Naujokaitis Kosmo-Knot Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Talking about making fast & fun comics on the LIA Cast! What makes mini comics and zines worthwhile to us? In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast, Jerzy, Rob, and special guest Zack Giallongo explore our uses and ways we benefit from mini comics and zine style self publication. Lean Into Art Discord Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Eddy Nuñez Jay Taylor dee Juusan Mark Faulk Nick Allott Links mentioned Gordon is Just a Friend The C.H.U.D. with a Dream Jerzy's post on starting the Boulder and Fleet minicomic Jessica Abel on making minicoimcs Drink, Draw, and Design Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

And old saw we haven’t used on the Lean Into Art Cast in some time is “limitations breed creativity.” What we typically mean by this is that limiting one’s choices in a creative endeavor removes ambiguity and often provides a starting point. It can also present interesting creative problems to solve. But what about the tools or platform you choose? Don’t they introduce constraints as well? Can these constraints enhance the work, or are they a roadblock we have to work around? When do we abandon the tool or platform altogether? Join us for a discussion on the unforeseen influence in the tools you use. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jonathan Wornson WeAreLATech Myrjam Brandon Dayton k Links mentioned in this episode Join the Lean Into Art Discord Unity3D Video Game Construction Kit: Underwater Tomato Ninja Edition Cocoon.io Guitar Fretter Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Talking about improvising a story on the LIA Cast! How do you build an idea into a workable premise for a story? How do you find the details worth exploring, or the hooks that will grab an audience? This time Jerzy is joined by special guests Chris Giarrusso and Gregg Schigiel for a discussion on looking for the details or aspects of an idea that can be riffed upon to create situations that lead to stories. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Brandon Dayton Angela Mitchell Cameron Callahan Nathan Seabolt Ashley Knapp Links mentioned G-Man Mini Marvel Art Crusin' Together Spongebob Comics Stuff Said Pix: One Weirdest Weekend Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Talking about sharing your works-in-progress on the LIA Cast! Working out in public can take many forms. Much like pumping iron at the beaches people walk by - when you post work in progress drawings to your Tumblr or Twitter accounts people see you putting in effort. When is that an advantage? When does practicing illustration in public contribute to your training instead getting in the way? Does it ever slow your training down or is it always a power-up? On this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast Rob and Jerzy explore these questions with Krishna Sadasivam Art Instructor and comic creator of the 15+ year running comic PC Weenies. Links mentioned: New for 2019 -> Krishna Draws - YouTube PC Weenies Sivam Studios Krishna on Instagram Rob's Unblocking Project Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Boulder and Fleet live streams The Search for General Tso Jerzy's Masters of the Universe redesign series The Art of Asking Papyrus Sketch 3 Mischief Hyperlapse Art & Story Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

When you think of art style, what comes to mind? Is it the kinds of lines you use? The color palette? The compositions? Should the style be the creative restriction of a project, or should the project dictate the style? And if the old saying is true: “your style is what you do wrong,” is there any point in striving to find a style? Join us for a discussion on how we’ve thought about art style throughout our careers and how the constraints of bandwidth, resources, and projects have affected them. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Rachel Ross India Swift Becca Hillburn Katherine Sugrue Ashley Knapp Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

At some point you may be asked to describe your creative process, whether it’s at a friendly get together, an informal meeting at work, on a panel at a conference, or in a workshop environment. Putting words to thinking that sometimes happens silently and abstractly can reveal new dimensions to the work you’re doing. But how do you approach this unpacking? How does the intended audience shape the presentation material? How does your sense of mission inform the material? Join us for a discussion on how we go about picking apart our work to turn it into material to present to a variety of audiences. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Rachel Ross Shane W Smith Myrjam Ashley Knapp Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 168 - Idea Generating Warm-ups — Lean Into Art 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

It’s a return to process talk as Jerzy and Rob explore drafting and thumbnailing ideas with cheap, easy to get materials like sticky notes! Sponsors for this episode Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to 5 of our Patreon supporters Nate Marcel @Greatseamonster Becca Hillburn @Nattosoup Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Good to be Curious @goodtobecurious Jonathan Wornson Links mentioned in this episode Lauren Houser LIA Cast 149 - Chunking Your Workflow Drawing Words Writing Pictures Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Talking about inking on the Lean Into Art Cast! We all know by now that there are no “right” tools for drawing. But how do you begin an investigation into which tools to use? How do you interview the tool for the job you want it to do? On that topic, how do you define the tool’s job description? Join us for an exploration of various inking tools we have used and continued to use in our illustration and comics work. We’ll hold live demos for as many of the inking tools as time allows. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Creative Code Kit Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Retro Outro Nathan Seabolt Brandon Dayton Owen Jollands Shauni Redfearn Links mentioned Procreate Sketchbook Fire Alpaca MediBang Paint Pro LayerPaint HD Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast, Jerzy and Rob explore warming up visually for generating ideas. We’ll walk through and practice, a generative approach that’s a bit of prompting and bit of randomness that works both solo and in groups. Then we’ll explore more about the why, when, and how of this sort of generative practice exercise. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Casey Snipes India Owen Jollands Nick Berstein Myrjam Kim Holm Links mentioned Writing Down the Bones Jake Parker on the 8-minute Drawing Challenge 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

Art Soundoff, the creative challenge all about reflecting on your creative process via an audio journal, is entering its fourth year. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion exploring how we can improve on this challenge for all who take part whether it’s your first or fourth year. Along the way we’ll explore what’s new for Art Soundoff 4.0, why we’re so into the idea still, and why we invite others to join in the fun. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Kelly Ishikawa Mark Faulk Myrjam Robert Clemmons Jr Jodels Pox Links mentioned in this episode Art Soundoff Inktober Sketchbook Summer The Chud With a Dream Thunder Punch Daily The Polytechnicast 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

Creative pursuits often happen in addition to other, often more pressing, obligations. Our commitment to the various demands on our bandwidth can often lead us to overlook rest, healthy eating, exercise, and purposeful pauses, elements necessary to keep us effective in meeting our commitments! Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on navigating the frictions between bandwidth for creative projects and for self care. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Shauni Redfearn Todd Lauzon Bill Gathen Rachel Ross Mike White Links Mentioned The Upside of Stress I Know How She Does It Monkey Step-Dad Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Talking about managing your workflow on the Lean Into Art Cast! Creative projects can sometimes become unwieldy. Even if you’re deeply involved in making a thing, you can find yourself lost in the creative weeds, unable to find your way back to where you were going initially. The thousands of choices promised by an ongoing project can be liberating, or they can be paralyzing. In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast we’ll explore some chunking strategies we’ve used to make our ongoing projects sustainable. We’ll also discuss how capturing data can help you re-shape the chunking process as you go. Sponsors for this episode This Panda Needs You Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Kelly Ishikawa Jesse Hughes Marc Faulk Jay Taylor Katherine Sugrue Links mentioned: Spreadsheet Example of Jerzy's Workflow LIA Cast 50 - A Wacom Enabled Tablet The Galaxy of Super Adventure Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

How does the relationship with your readers change when you make your webcomic an explicitly part-time job? Over the last decade there has been an implicit contract made between a webcomics author and their intended audience. "I update regularly, and in exchange you support me through encouragement, word-of-mouth advertising, and purchasing merchandise." Because this contract is implicit, however, the commitment between author and audience is a bit fuzzy. If the cartoonist feels that the project has run its course or that it's not reaching the intended goals, they can retire the project without much fuss. After all, everyone was getting it for free. As more cartoonists use Patreon or Tapastic's Support Program to subsidize their webcomic, the contract becomes a lot more explicit. Introducing support tiers and rewards creates an even more clear commitment to an audience. You're saying "This webcomic is now my part-time job, and (maybe) I hope to make it a full-time job." But a traditional part-time job, even one you take on just to make some extra income, usually promises a well-defined amount of payment. With services like Patreon and Tapastic you're making the commitment to show up for the job, but there is no promise of any specific amount of pay. So to whom are you committing? Are you committed to reaching a certain monetary goal first and foremost? Or are you committing to servicing an audience with the hope of reaching a goal? And if you fail to reach that goal, how do you navigate the friction of quitting when you've already made an explicit promise to that audience? Join us for a Lean Into Art Cast with guest +Brandon Dayton. Brandon has been navigating these concerns with his new Green Monk webcomic, and together we'll explore how things change when you make your webcomics intentions a lot more clear to the public. Rob has the week off, but he'll be back next episode! Note about this episode - normally we have a video to share with the audio version of the podcast - I'm sorry we don't have that this time. Technical difficulties made video recording impossible, and for that we apologize! Links mentioned: LIA Cast 99, where we talked with Jon Rosenberg about Patreon Planet Money podcast about determining what is a Public Good On the Media podcast about the difficulties in monetizing content Kim Holm Neil Gaiman's keynote at the 2013 Digital Minds Conference Patreon's report on how creators are making money Buzzfeed's article on Brandon's Pokemon Presidents Green Monk on Patreon Brandon on Twitter Brandon on Instagram Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Lean Into Art Workshops Page Lean Into Art Books Page Special Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters: Greg Horvath Mushingirl Tim F Gail Buschman Dave Seah Connect with Jerzy and Rob [Jerzy on Instagram15 [Rob on Instagram16 Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

After Mudpatch pitches his new comics project, the crew discusses how to promote and share your work online. Links mentioned: If This Then That Lucy on Patreon Jerzy on Patreon Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Download your own Mudpatch notification sound! Contact us! GoSATron on Twitter Lucy on Twitter Ben on Twitter Zack on […]

I close out my Art Soundoff 2016 entries with reflections on what I got out of this year’s challenge. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble Boulder and Fleet on Tapastic The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]

Today I talk about the non-linear way I find myself making graphic novels vs the more clear, chunked way I make short stories. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for […]

This time I riff on the Day 28 Art Soundoff prompt and verbally work out why anyone should care about my art. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this […]

Today I talk about setting an ambitious milestone for the week’s end. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]

This time I riff on the day 26 Art Soundoff prompt and talk about why I think food and the way we eat it is so darned funny. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and […]

During the holiday weekend I talk about setting a pace for the Rockets comic’s production. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover […]

It’s Thanksgiving in the United States again, so this Thunder Punch Daily is about things I’m thankful for. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting […]

Some say the key to learning how to make comics is to “just make lots of comics.” Today I unbox that a bit and add an extra word to that advice. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and […]

Today I revisit the differences between cheating and economy in making comics. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Kirby, King of Comics The Front: Rebirth The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio […]

Today I reckon with the realization that I might like how my inks look with a brush and paper more than when done digitally. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]

During my weekly meeting I realized that there’s a holiday in the way of my productivity. I share a few thoughts about how younger me and older me encounters this tension. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble […]

Today I take a quick break from grocery shopping to share some thoughts I’ve been thinking on character design. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Science Comics Music for this show is by Eliott […]

I’m off to teach a class, and today I share some thoughts on comics storytelling that I find challenging to communicate to my students. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show […]

It’s been a penciling day, surrounded by comfort media. Today I share some thoughts I’ve been thinking about giving my brain a break. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire A Friendly Game The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for […]

Today I share some news about that graphic novel project I’ve been hinting at. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire First Second’s Science Comics announcement The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio […]

Two days into the week and I’ve already had to shift things around on the schedule. Writing it down is no protection from the future. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this […]

Today I check in to share a few thoughts about navigating the fuzzy and iterative nature of making a graphic novel. I’m in the fuzzy part right now. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]

Today I overslept and found myself indulging in distractions when I should have been working. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]

Today I started thinking about the week ahead and was reminded of some little rules I make about the characters I write in Boulder and Fleet. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]

Today I caught myself standing my ground on one workflow option out of pride. In this episode I try to sort out how I feel about that. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]

Today I ran into a bandwidth constraint. I replied by adding more to my list. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Headspace Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio […]

During my drive home from class I dwell on what I can do as a cartoonist after the 2016 presidential election. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital […]

While attending to some self care I rediscovered when enough is enough on a page. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Unnatural Talent, by Jason Brubaker Galaxy of Super Adventure 16 – […]

Sunday is laundry day as well as weekly planning day, and this time I share some of my thoughts and approaches on how I plan each work week. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]

I talk a little more about my Inktober 2016 experience and what it taught me about the absolute minimum comic I can ship. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Mining for Trouble The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music for […]

It only took 3 days for me to encounter friction with scheduling an Art Soundoff entry, so this one is recorded on my walk to my car. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Music […]

Today I share some thoughts on why spreadsheets are a useful organizational tool and how I have to resist the allure of how good schedules look on paper. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art on Patreon – Help us get to $800/month! Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign […]

Here we are facing another Art Soundoff challenge! Thunder Punch Daily returns with some thoughts on watching one’s schedule and energy levels to find the best times for these reflections. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire  The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign Lean Into Art on Patreon Music for this show […]

In this final entry for Art Soundoff 2015 I share what I got out of the experience and what lies ahead for Thunder Punch Daily. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire  The Boulder and Fleet Patreon campaign The Galaxy of Super Adventure #5 – Starting Music for this show is by Eliott […]

Today I share some thoughts about one of my favorite characters of all time, what makes him tick, and why that works on me. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire  Transformers: RID – The Fish Test Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital […]

Today I riff on the day 28 prompt over on the Art Soundoff site and realize that I got dropped right in front of the Magic Mirror Gate. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire  The Art of Dramatic Writing Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital […]

It’s Thanksgiving in the USA, so I share a few thoughts on things I’m grateful for and how something Skottie Young said to me on CAG is inspiring me to approach next year with a more grateful approach. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Comics Are Great! 45: Balancing Act Comics […]

Today I share some thoughts on why I need to disengage from human interaction from time to time and let my brain dump its cache. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire 

Manga Studio is on sale again for $15, so I thought I’d give a brief walkthrough on how I use it in the event you’re curious about getting the application. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire LIA Cast 111: What’s So Great About Manga Studio? LIA Cast 134: Manga Studio on […]

This time I share a few thoughts on why the 2008 Speed Racer film visually arrested me. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Popeye: The Movie Speed Racer Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Google+ Subscribe through […]

Today I got lost in the weeds when thinking about my work spaces. I share a few thoughts on how this is a blind spot for me and how I’m thinking about taking this challenge on. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting […]

As I get ready for another work week I share some ways I’m planning on doing an end run around “finished project” anxiety. Links mentioned: The Galaxy of Super Adventure Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Robo Force Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital […]

Today I share some thoughts about stepping outside of my comfort zone and making something just for the fun of it. Links mentioned: The Galaxy of Super Adventure Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Rob Stenzinger Zack Giallongo Ben Hatke Mr. Bill Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]

Today I share some challenges I faced when penciling the next Robo Force story: how to find the minimum amount of visual material to communicate the idea. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Ninja High School Robo Force Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and […]

Instead of doing a big special event for episode 200 I opted to press on with a regular reflection/essay episode (and circumstances demanded that I do so). Today I share some thoughts on winning the trust of an audience. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Neutral Zone GameStart LIA Cast […]

In the final episode before #200, I ruminate about celebrating with rites of passage or just plowing on and making the thing. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Google+ Subscribe through […]

Today I share some thoughts on not being sure whether or not you meant to add something that works in your story and walking the balance between intentionality and the inadvertent. I also talk a little bit about naps. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott […]

Today I share some thoughts on catching up, moving projects on the calendar, and an invitation to vote on the next mini-comic I make. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Fish Don’t Have Teeth TPD 195 – Loosen Up The Galaxy of Super Adventure Cap’n Cat: Former Shark Hunter Pickles and […]

Today I share some stories about my very first “original” characters. We learn about classics such as Snaketooth, Claw, Fastfoot, Jailbreaker, and Silver (the last of which became the main character in one of my earliest comics, which you can read here). Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Silver and the Periodic […]

Today I share an old complaint–my finished pencils are always less energetic than my thumbnails. I wonder aloud about loosening up my pencils on my next project. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Fish Don’t Have Teeth Nightmare Pro Wrestling The Pentel Stylo Minicomics Day Music for this show is by Eliott […]

Today I share how my use of the ETP and Trello doesn’t protect me from unforeseen distractions or delays, nor should it. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Trello The Emergent Task Planner LIA 141 – The Emergent Topic Episode Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]

Today I share a few thoughts about hitting that friction point when learning new skills and how sometimes it’s simply a matter of drilling and practice. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Boulder and Fleet on Instagram Boulder and Fleet on Twitter The new Boulder and Fleet desktop TPD 189 – […]

Today I share some thoughts on how I think about eating scenes in stories and why I default to using them in the Boulder and Fleet webcomic. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam […]

Today I share a few thoughts on an important aspect of making comics: tricking ourselves into doing it all over again. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Galaxy of Super Adventure The Wacom Bamboo Feel Stylus Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital […]

This time I do some thinking aloud on how I wish I had made turnarounds for some of my characters and whether or not it’s necessary to publicly declare intent. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Galaxy of Super Adventure The Emergent Task Planner Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. […]

Today I share some thoughts on how I’m dealing with burnout and why I think we should be more open about it. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Trello The Emergent Task Planner Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover by Tara Platt […]

Today I talk about some cartoonists I respect, both in the work they do and the people they are. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Zack Giallongo JP Ahonen Tony Cliff Audra Furuichi Gale Galligan Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover […]

Today I share some of the design constraints in the Boulder and Fleet webcomic and how I’ve found them beneficial to shipping every week. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Boulder and Fleet on Instagram The Boulder and Fleet Patreon Extra Lean 74 Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio […]

Today I share observations about letting an audience see your improvisations, followed by some ways I think about composition in my work. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Google+ Subscribe through […]

Today I talk about a lesson I’m taking to my new character design class, focusing specifically on comics villains. Links mentioned: The Art & Story podcast on iTunes Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy […]

Art Soundoff 2015 is officially underway, and I make my first entry about my intended goals for this year’s challenge. Recorded on location in a Trader Joe’s parking lot! Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Lean Into Art Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire My Patreon campaign Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio hosting provided […]

I’m back with an essay on dealing with fears and the whys and hows of a Patreon campaign. Why? Because I’ve launched a Patreon campaign for Boulder and Fleet! Links mentioned: Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Lean Into Art Rob Stenzinger Jake Parker’s YouTube channel The Boulder and Fleet Patreon Inktober My 2015 Inktober sketches […]

My power went out today, which set off a chain reaction of scheduling re-ordering, which set me to wondering about how to prepare for this in the future. Links mentioned: Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Owen Jollands Owen Jollands’ Art SoundOffs The Saturday Supercast The Art SoundOff Challenge Music for this show is by Eliott […]

In episode 155 I shared some thoughts on using Tapastic to publish Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire. This time I back up and explain my entire publishing strategy, the thinking that led to it, and how I evaluated the risks associated with it. Links mentioned: Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Boulder and Fleet […]

This morning I noticed that I’m starting to feel under the weather, so I share a little bit about how I hope to manage my energy this week so as to not exacerbate my cold while still maintaining my deadlines. Links mentioned: Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The AADL Webcomics Lab The Art SoundOff […]

After looking at my schedule and realizing I have workshop and teaching events every day this week, I look at how I might manage my energy and time to fit my art work into smaller time boxes. Links mentioned: Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Saturday Supercast The AADL Webcomics Lab Gregg Schigiel The […]

Today I finished editing the latest episode of the Saturday Supercast and went to see Big Hero 6, which led me to some thoughts on violence in adventure stories. Links mentioned: Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire The Saturday Supercast The Transformers, S3 episode Fight or Flee The Art SoundOff Challenge Music for this show […]