Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Today I revisit a topic I don’t think I’ve touched on in a while (maybe not since the Your Comic From the Ground Up series!): namely, whether or not an artist should finish each page of a project in its entirety before moving on to the next one, or whether breaking the process into several “passes” might help a project get finished. I share a few thoughts on the matter and how the conditions of the project will affect the ultimate answer.
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It’s another double-sized Thunder Punch Special! This time I’m joined by Rob Stenzinger of Art Geek Zoo, Babies Love Comics, and Guitar Fretter!
We discuss an often neglected subject in the sometimes overwhelming concerns facing an independent cartoonist–learning coding languages for websites, applications, and even games. Rob and I talk about why it’s important for a cartoonist to familiarize one’s self with the “under the hood” aspects of digital distribution methods, how it’s easier to learn than you might think, and some methods artists already use that can be applied to learning coding languages.
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Today I share some initial thoughts on drawing on the iPad, having sketched a bit on the device lately. I talk about my experience using Sketchbook Pro, the Pogo stylus
, and the BoxWave stylus
, and do my best to determine who would be best served by drawing on this device.
Examples of my iPad sketches can be found on my Moss Man character re-imagining, as well as my sketch of Eisen Vogel for a Mini-Comics Dumptruck book I’m working on with Kasey Van Hise.
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Today I make my case for how serving as a freelance storyteller has equipped me with terrific tools to create my own projects. I then spiral out into some more pontificating on how much I dislike the notion of “perfection”.
Mentioned my Boulder & Fleet mini-comic again, which you can read here and listen to my process wrap-up here.
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Today I revisit some thoughts on writing, and a go-to technique I use to write stories for clients and for myself: starting with a takeaway, or finding the story’s “aboutness”. It’s a slippery topic, and I’d love to hear from other writers as to what tricks they use to drum up story ideas. I refer to my episode on the Boulder & Fleet mini-comic during today’s essay.
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Today I share some thoughts I’ve been kicking around about how tablet and mobile devices might be the key to reaching young people with our work. Throughout the discussion I mention a recent episode of the Spark podcast, the Corona development platform, A&S 106, and an old episode of Thunder Punch Daily.
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Today I share some thoughts from the car as I wrestle with a comment reportedly made by a well-known comics personality on the “Manga Syndrome” and beginning artists who ape the style of others. I get a little angry in this one as I talk about why I think we should talk about what works communicate rather than focusing on their style or intended audience.
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Today I fight through a cold to share some thoughts on how to start up a public comics event in your town. It can be done, if you organize and have a plan!
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Today I share some of the thought process I’ve been using in re-imagining characters from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise. It turns out that re-designing other people’s characters can be a great way to develop and hone your skills for creating your own characters.
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It’s a new show for the Art & Story Supreme Service–the Thunder Punch Special, where I will occasionally sit down with a guest for a longer discussion on topics I like to bring to TPD!
This time I’m joined by Kasey Van Hise for a talk on Netiquette and the pitfalls facing a cartoonist trying to find their niche through social media and web presence. We close with a few of our personal pet peeves or netiquette faux pas, with the caveat we threw out at the top–you attract the followers and constituency that you asked for.
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