Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
I worked more on the colors for the upcoming Robo Force comic and taught a class today, and in this TPD I share a few reflections about them. Links mentioned: The Robo Force Comic Rob Stenzinger’s Polytechnicast The Penny Stamps
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I was triggered by an innocent phrase while listening to one of Ashley Knapp’s Art SoundOff reflections, which led me down a philosophical wondering about why we justify our choices. Links mentioned: Ashley Knapp’s Art SoundOffs Owen Jollands’ Art SoundOffs
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Today I share some observations about “getting to the good part” of a project as well as some tips and warnings about coloring in Manga Studio/Clip Studio Paint. Links mentioned: Manga Studio/Clip Studio Paint Ray Frenden’s Manga Studio brushes Delilah
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While ruminating on why I find it difficult to switch between “drawing mode” and “social mode,” I discovered a solution. Listen for when I surprise myself with the realization. Links mentioned: The Robo Force comic Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for
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This time I talk a little bit about setting up my Trello boards for the week ahead and get interrupted by my dryer when it announces that my pants are dry. All part of the glamorous life we cartoonists lead!
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I did a little sketch to support a friend’s project today. Upon reflection, I realized that advocating for projects I believe in is hard-wired into who I am, and in this Thunder Punch Daily I explore why that might be.
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This time I respond to an Art SoundOff entry by Owen Jollands, who submitted some thoughts on how we might apply more scientific thinking to our art analysis. Having no scientific background of my own, I share how teaching comics
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It’s dawned on me that I haven’t done any proper “art journaling” for this Art Soundoff challenge, so I take a break from my essays to share and reflect on some of the things I’m working on today. Links mentioned:
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This time I share a few thoughts on the experiment I’m running with the Boulder and Fleet webcomic. I’m posting the comic natively to several different channels and observing different results from each of them. Tapastic, in particular, has presented
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After going through my weekly ritual of digitally gathering inspiration reference materials (in prep for this week’s LIA Cast), I realized that I haven’t quite solved the problem of cataloging and reviewing digital reference files. Today’s TPD is comparing the
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