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 197 – Cast Your Vote!

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GoSA 04 – Don’t be Fools about Your Tools

In this adventure Zack, Ben, and Jerzy discuss the tools they use to make their art and the process they use to evaluate prospective tools. Featuring visits by Tommy Flaherty and Rankin the Space Elf! Links mentioned: Manga Studio/Clip Studio Paint LayerPaint HD Lean Into Art Cast 111 – What’s So Great About Manga Studio? Lean Into […]

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TPD 196 – My First Characters

clawToday 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).

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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 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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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+
Subscribe through iTunes
Listen on Stitcher

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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.

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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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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