48 Hour Art Check

Covering everything from preventing injury to working through them, a professional Physical Therapist joins us to discuss the particular injuries that artists are at risk for.

There is a feeling of belonging when you find your tribe, your people. It is different than fitting in and it relates to the art you make.

As a special episode, our 100th, Cory and Josh decide to take on multiple topics brought up in the chats by our community and listeners!

Creators love discussing process. If you can fall in love with the process, then you’ll never run out of motivation to work on your art. In this episode Cory, Josh and Scott talk about their art and story process and when we change it up to get different results.

I love this episode. Timing in comics is a super interesting topic because in film, time=time, but in comics, you can’t control the reader’s eye or how fast they speed past everything… but there are things to help you control the pacing and speed at which the story progresses… for example, in comics, time=space/size. Josh and Cory discuss different techniques to control time in comics and how to implement them.

Framing your shots or camera angles in comics is one of the most important and engaging thing you can do in the craft. In this episode, we discuss how to choose the right moment and framing for the biggest impact in your story.

Continuing their talk on semiotics, Cory and Josh address originality vs cliche, and a bit into how to navigate it.

Without a visual symbol system, we wouldn't be able to make any sense out of any of the data that hits our eyes. This symbol system can be useful to visual storytellers. Understanding and using it to our advantage is important, because without that understanding, we'll fall into cliches or use symbols that are confusing.

Are there upsides to gatekeeping? Where do you find quality work anymore? Should you shoot for short-term gains or go for the long-term projects? Cory Kerr, Joshua Kemble and Scott Serkland discuss all of this in this episode.

The idea of something is perfect and useless, the realization of that thing is the only time it matters. It is also the only time that there is risk. There is no risk in the idea because nothing exists, but when we create something, it can be good or bad and other people can have an opinion of it.