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Today I share some challenges I faced when penciling the next Robo Force story: how to find the minimum amount of visual material to communicate the idea. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Ninja High School
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Instead of doing a big special event for episode 200 I opted to press on with a regular reflection/essay episode (and circumstances demanded that I do so). Today I share some thoughts on winning the trust of an audience. Links
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In the final episode before #200, I ruminate about celebrating with rites of passage or just plowing on and making the thing. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd. Audio
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Today I share some thoughts on not being sure whether or not you meant to add something that works in your story and walking the balance between intentionality and the inadvertent. I also talk a little bit about naps. Links
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Today I share some thoughts on catching up, moving projects on the calendar, and an invitation to vote on the next mini-comic I make. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Fish Don’t Have Teeth TPD 195
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Today I share some stories about my very first “original” characters. We learn about classics such as Snaketooth, Claw, Fastfoot, Jailbreaker, and Silver (the last of which became the main character in one of my earliest comics, which you can read
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Today I share an old complaint–my finished pencils are always less energetic than my thumbnails. I wonder aloud about loosening up my pencils on my next project. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Fish Don’t Have
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Today I share how my use of the ETP and Trello doesn’t protect me from unforeseen distractions or delays, nor should it. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Trello The Emergent Task Planner LIA 141 –
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Today I share a few thoughts about hitting that friction point when learning new skills and how sometimes it’s simply a matter of drilling and practice. Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Boulder and Fleet on
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