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Jerzy Drozd

Teaching Artist and Cartoonist

Jerzy Drozd

Teaching Artist and Cartoonist

Author: Jerzy Drozd

Teaching Artist and Cartoonist. He/him. When life is feeling heavy, I enjoy creating and sharing stories of cute heroes showing extraordinary courage.

Nightmare Monsters and Wrestling

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

One of the many crowd scenes I drew for Jon David Guerra’s Nightmare Pro Wrestling. This was some of the most fun I’ve ever had making comics.

Posted in BlogTagged comics, sound effects

Weekend Doctor Baer Watercoloring

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

I got away for the weekend to do some distraction-free drawing. I’m trying to engage with art in a more playful spirit, but that doesn’t always come easy for me.

Posted in BlogTagged doctorbaer

Doctor Baer comic strip

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

A comic strip I made for the Lean Into Art 2-Minute Practice. For a good while my friend Rob Stenzinger and I tried various brief activities to foster our creativity. Listen to our discussion on this practice here.

Posted in BlogTagged drawing, podcasts

Spider-Man 1967 Background Music

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

For those of us who need to write today and need some motivational listening, here’s an hour of restored background music from the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon.

Posted in BlogTagged writing

Monster High Audition

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

Back in 2012 a cartoonist friend pointed me at a call for samples for a licensed comic for kids. As a fan of comics based on licensed properties like G.I. Joe, Transformers, SiverHawks, and more, I was excited about the
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Posted in BlogTagged character design, freelance

Countdown to Extinction – Four Million Years Later, episode 14

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

Hang onto your catalytic data assemblies; this episode debuts a NEW SEGMENT!! PLUS: Hoover solves a mystery! The guys pitch to IDW!! And the Autobots laugh at someone getting murdered!!! All this, and it’s part 4 of a 3-part series!!
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Posted in Blog, YouTubeTagged Four Million Years Later, youtube

StoryTELLING

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

Ship’s Cook Maggie doesn’t just tell a story. She TELLS it. From my upcoming remaster of Boulder and Fleet: A Friendly Game.

Posted in BlogTagged boulderandfleet, doctorbaer

Marzanna (Morana) The Slavic Goddess Of Death | Slavic Mythology (4)

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

Marzanna or Morana is an ancient Slavic goddess associated with winter’s death and rebirth of nature. In Slavic mythology and folklore, Morana played an important role and was portrayed as a pale goddess with long dark hair and a slim
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Posted in BlogTagged Mythology, youtube

Playful Collaboration – The Cartoonist’s Instinct

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd

If you put two or more cartoonists together in a restaurant, something’s getting drawn on. Napkins, takeout containers, pizza boxes–they’re getting covered in doodles. For many cartoonists (professional or not), doodling feels like our first language. So when we’re comfortable
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Posted in BlogTagged teaching

Make Your Own Time Tracker

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Jerzy Drozd
Make Your Own Time Tracker

I just started up a new time tracker/day planner, which reminds me of this discussion I had with Rob Stenzinger on the Lean Into Art Cast episode 351, wherein we looked at designing our own time tracker. Why spend a
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