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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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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.

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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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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.

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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 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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