Today I share some thoughts on my plans to invest in the Art & Story brand by beginning an advertising strategy, inspired by some recent discussions I’ve had with Kasey Van Hise and Rene van Belzen. Anyone with experience using things like Project Wonderful, I’m all ears on what’s worked for you in the past!
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Today I expand on some thoughts I threw out on Art & Story Alive! episode 91 and a recent Art & Story Extreme!! I did with Kasey Van Hise. A lot of grousing about the rush to be an expert and how I think it does little to push an art form forward.
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Today I share some good news about a freelance job I started chronicling in TPD #71 and some thoughts as to why I think it turned out so well. My guess is that it’s at least partly because I didn’t lose my temper.
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Today I share some more thoughts and observations on the freelance gig I’ve been working on, this time in regards to designing a villain team. I found some surprises in attempting to apply my creative strategy to my bad guys, and that led me to some realizations about making comics for young people.
Get the PDF mentioned in this episode here.
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Today I share some more thoughts on a freelance job I’ve been working on. We always get client notes, but how do we deal with them properly? How do we tell the difference between insights that are useful and ones that aren’t? Should we take it personally?
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Today I share some more thoughts about new media. I reevaluate some words I heard from Alex Lindsay on the This Week In Media podcast and apply them to ourselves as independent content producers. I also make mention of the Storriors Tumblr page, a new blog on which subscribers can participate!
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It’s a pun, get it? Today I share some thoughts on using crow quills to ink, based on some good discussion going on in the forum. I talk a bit about my first experiences working with the crow quill while drawing the PPV mini-series, and offer a few tiny bits of advice based on my experiences.
You can also check out this video I put together showing my method of inking with the crow quill. Big Art & Story Party Time episode 2 has even more thoughts on inking!
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Today I share some thoughts about getting what you always wanted and still finding yourself procrastinating. Some ruminations on parameters, boundaries, and limitations as the best means to invoke creativity (for me, at least).
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Today I share a few lessons I’ve learned recently in regards to time management and making good on your promises. Apparently for me, it’s all about jotting things down immediately.
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Today I share some thoughts about a new webcomic project I’m launching in the next week or so. If anything, it will be my attempt to prove my assertion that you don’t need great illustrations to entertain with a good story. I plan to open up the process of developing and making this comic through the Thunder Punch Daily shows.
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