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 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
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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.

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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 186 – Layers are Weird

layersToday I share an observation about the dangers of taking your skill set for granted and how layers are really weird.

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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 185 – Compositions

50_01BOULDERANDFLEETToday I share observations about letting an audience see your improvisations, followed by some ways I think about composition in my work.

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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 184 – Flying Bad Guy Colors

character_sheet_exampleToday I talk about a lesson I’m taking to my new character design class, focusing specifically on comics villains.

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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 02 – Working on Licensed Properties

In this super adventure we map out the perils and the promise of working on projects where the artist doesn’t hold the copyright. We close with some wishing out loud for licensed properties we’d love to work on, which raises the question: what’s your dream licensed property comic? Email us at gosatron at gmail dot […]

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TPD 183 – Open All Night

openThis time I talk about the value in remaining open when working collaboratively, followed by a short bit on how I’ve been using Trello to stack up my work weeks.

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 182 – Art Soundoff 2015 Goals

Art SoundOffArt 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!

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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 01 – Searching for the Monster You Need

In the inaugural episode of The Galaxy of Super Adventure we talk about monsters; the ones we fear, the ones we love, and how we think about writing them. Links mentioned: Big Trouble in Little China Pickman’s Model, by Kim Holm House The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari The Babadook Nosferatu The Twilight Zone The Gmork The […]

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