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.

TPD 195 – Loosen Up

05_FISHMANToday 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.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 194 – Planning for Interruptions

Emergent Task PlannerToday I share how my use of the ETP and Trello doesn’t protect me from unforeseen distractions or delays, nor should it.

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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+
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TPD 193 – Friction in Learning

november1024_2015Today 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.

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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+
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TPD 192 – Eating Scenes

Boulder and Fleet pg 51Today 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.

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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+
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TPD 191 – Tricking Ourselves

Wacom Bamboo Feel StylusToday I share a few thoughts on an important aspect of making comics: tricking ourselves into doing it all over again.

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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+
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TPD 190 – Turnarounds

RocksanneThis 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.

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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+
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GoSA 03 – Natural Twenty

This time we talk about the collaborative creativity of Role Playing Games, what alignments each of us would fall into, and how improvisation and randomness can lead to magical storytelling moments. Links mentioned: HeroQuest Betrayal at the House on the Hill GURPS Palladium Dungeons & Dragons Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Show and Tell: The Dragon’s […]

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TPD 189 – On Being Tired

Orko-PJsToday I share some thoughts on how I’m dealing with burnout and why I think we should be more open about it.

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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+
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TPD 188 – The Zack Giallongo Love Note

tumblr_nutp1rbrqw1qh6w57o1_500Today I talk about some cartoonists I respect, both in the work they do and the people they are.

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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+
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TPD 187 – Useful Constraints

Boulder and FleetToday 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:

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+
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