TheSparkAndTheArt.com/68 – We talk about how, what I always assumed was, his relentless pursuit of perfection is in fact a relentless pursuit of ever increasing efficiencies in his creation process. We talk about what inks he likes and doesn’t like. The importance of making your tools invisible to you as the artist so they don’t get in the way of your ideas. We talk about how day job teaching comics as an art form has affected his work. And we also talk about how a day job, a comics career, a podcast and a family with two kids impacts his art (as a hint it has too do with the relentless pursuit of efficiencies I mentioned earlier)

Dan is very funny, very British and very insightful. I’m quite positive you will enjoy today’s chat with Dan Berry.

**Links for Today’s show**

Dan Berry - http://www.thingsbydan.co.uk

Dan Berry - https://www.behance.net/danomano65

Danbury - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut

Quimby the mouse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quimby_the_Mouse

Chris Ware - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ware

Jack Kirby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby

Make it then tell everybody (website) - http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/

Make it then tell everybody (twitter) - https://twitter.com/MakeThenTell

Angoulême - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angoulême_International_Comics_Festival

GiPi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gipi

Tim Ferris - http://fourhourworkweek.com

Swan Mabie Todd - http://www.mabietoddpenlists.co.uk/page14.html

Platinum Carbon Ink - http://www.platinum-pen.co.jp/products/spare/ink/eink.html

Sailors Pigment Ink - http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/121399-sailor-kiwa-guro-or-aka-nano-pigment-ink/

Noodler’s Ink - http://noodlersink.com/

Drawn & Quarterly - https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/

Joe Matt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Matt

Plastic Forks - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11261511-plastic-forks

Tapping the Vein - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108058.Tapping_the_Vein