TPD 274 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 11

In this entry we look at the utility to Demystifying the Magic Trick and advocating for the beginning cartoonist.

Links mentioned:

• Understanding Comics
• The slide deck I use to demonstrate Shape/Size/Line/Color
• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 273 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 10

Today we round off The Four Tools of Cartooning with a discussion on how color is a visual adjective that makes us feel things.

Links mentioned:

• The slide deck I use to demonstrate Shape/Size/Line/Color
• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Podcast (thunderpunchdaily): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:20 — 3.9MB) | Embed

TPD 272 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 9

In today’s entry, we take a break from The Four Tools of Cartooning and put on a small demonstration of the first three in action.

Links mentioned:

• The slide deck I use to demonstrate Shape/Size/Line/Color
• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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TPD 271 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 8

In this entry in the How to Lead a Comics Workshop series we explore my favorite of The Four Tools of Cartooning, namely, Line.

Links mentioned:

• The slide deck I use to demonstrate Shape/Size/Line/Color
• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Podcast (thunderpunchdaily): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:26 — 4.0MB) | Embed

TPD 270 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 7

Today we move on to the second tool in what I describe as The Four Tools of Cartooning, namely, Size.

Links mentioned:

• The slide deck I use to demonstrate Shape/Size/Line/Color
• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Podcast (thunderpunchdaily): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:15 — 4.0MB) | Embed

TPD 269 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 6

Yesterday I described a part of my workshops I call The Magic Trick. Today I walk through the first stages of Demystifying the Magic Trick to make the process accessible to the students.

Links mentioned:

• The slide deck I use to demonstrate You Don’t Have to Be a Great Illustrator to Be a Great Storyteller
• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Podcast (thunderpunchdaily): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:35 — 6.9MB) | Embed

TPD 268 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 5

In this section, we start exploring what one of my typical comics workshops look like, beginning with a demo I like to call The Magic Trick. In the next posts, we’ll look at Demystifying the Magic Trick, followed by Setting the Students to Making Their Own Magic.

Links mentioned:

• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Podcast (thunderpunchdaily): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:42 — 6.6MB) | Embed

TPD 267 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 4

In this update, I conclude on a collection of reasons why you might want to lead a comics workshop and the practical benefit of showing up to enthusiastically share your knowledge.

Links mentioned:

• Science Comics: Rockets
• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Podcast (thunderpunchdaily): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:51 — 7.0MB) | Embed

TPD 266 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 3

In this section, I begin exploring some of the reasons why one should consider leading comics workshops and how my craft and career have benefitted from doing so.

Links mentioned:

• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Podcast (thunderpunchdaily): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:55 — 5.7MB) | Embed

TPD 265 – How to Lead a Comics Workshop, Pt 2

My comics workshops are less about teaching how to draw then they are about teaching how to thoughtfully use design principles to communicate meaning. I use this entry into the How to Lead a Comics Workshop audiobook to set some expectations and define who this book is for.

Links mentioned:

• Art Soundoff
• #artsoundoff on Twitter

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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