Thunder Punch Daily 141 – Experimenting on Freelance
In a rush to make a deadline on a “freelance” project, I found out some neat ways to integrate my coloring style with my brush work style. I wander around how I did it in this audio essay.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Green Brain Comics’ Fantastic Four #1 gallery exhibition
- Boulder & Fleet: Adventurers for Hire
- Sugary Serials
- The Front: Rebirth
- My hour-long tutorial on coloring in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing
Voiceover by Tara Platt
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