Tag: drawing

Thunder Punch Daily 136 – Spine Up, Spine Down

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share a simplified way of thinking about approaching gestures and body language in your stories. Breaking emotions into two categories and corresponding them to “spine up” and “spine down” is a slick little way to get some good
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Thunder Punch Daily 117 – The Art of Conversation

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jerzy Drozd

Today I share an exercise I’ve used in my classrooms to teach some vital comics storytelling skills. By drawing a conversation sequence, we explore moment choices, scenery, emotional context, acting moments, and best of all, word balloon placement! Also mentioned
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Thunder Punch Daily 98 – One Week Later Observations

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Jerzy Drozd

Sharing a few thoughts on what I learned and what I fought against in making a mini-comic in a week! Surprises, sadness, and finding my courage to press on. By the way, the mini-comic is complete! You can read it
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Thunder Punch Daily 91 – Cooperative Storytelling

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Jerzy Drozd

I recently tweeted a bit about my disappointment with the new Transformers TV show, and my specific problems with the show, reminded me of a distinct advantage that comics has over moving visual storytelling. I use the fantastic Manga Twin
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