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TPD 212 – Watching the Gagues

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ThumbnailsHere we are facing another Art Soundoff challenge! Thunder Punch Daily returns with some thoughts on watching one’s schedule and energy levels to find the best times for these reflections.

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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
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Thunder Punch Daily 145 – Thumbs of Terror

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Today I share some of my experiences in thumbnailing the new Front story I hope to start updating on Sugary Serials in February. I borrow some wisdom from J.M. DeMatteis to help make my points more lucid, but the big idea is that there’s no escape from the terror of thumbnailing a story.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.

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Thunder Punch Daily 132 – Knitting Scenes Together

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I was asked an interesting question in my Comic Book Academy class about how to figure out an order or sequence of scenes for a comics story. Today I share the answer I gave in class.

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Thunder Punch Daily 97 – It Was There All Along

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Today I share some observations and experiences I’ve had in my attempt to create an 8-page mini-comic in a week. The most interesting development was discovering a new theme that was there the whole time.

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Thunder Punch Daily 95 – Short-Term Overextension

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Today I explain why I took on making a mini-comic to be completed in the same week that I have a trillion other things going on. Does this fly in the face of my 2011 goal not to overcommit to projects? If not, how?

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Thunder Punch Daily 57 – Time Limits

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Today I share some thoughts on my process of thumbnailing, based on some Twitter conversation between me, Jono, and Zach Bosteel. I point out a few ways you can speed things up even if you spend a long time on your thumbs as well as some of my thinking and process strategies to speed up the thumbnailing process in general.

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Thunder Punch Daily 34 – Copy & Paste

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Another one from the forum: Is copying and pasting artwork cheating? I share some of my thoughts on the subject, using my professional illustration work, the works of other comics creators, animation, and the Switch Runners project to back up my points.

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