Lean Into Art

How do you think about what moments to show in a story? How does viewing angle, gesture, and composition contribute to the emotions conveyed in the images? Join Jerzy and Rob for a demonstration of one of Jerzy’s classroom activities that explores moment choices in comics. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Mike White Jesse Kauffman Shauni Redfearn k Brandon Dayton Links Mentioned Zack Giallongo Jerzy's He-Man redesigns Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon The page Jerzy used for th e exercise in this episode, and the resulting page reimagining.

Congratulations! You’ve written and drawn a mini-comic. The next part is to get it printed, and on this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast Jerzy and Rob spend some time thinking about Imposition, or arranging the pages so they can be printed efficiently. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Owen Jollands Bouncy McFluffFluff Shane W Smith k Myrjam Links Mentioned LIA Cast 215 - Celebrating Mini-Comics LIA Cast 136 - Using Composition Narratively, with Dan Mishkin Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Is grit as simple as "butt in chair" and forcing yourself to see the project through? Is endurance all grunting and frustration? What happens when you create a little distance between you and the work? This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by guest Gregg Schigiel for a continuation of the discussion on sticking through and shipping big projects. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Bouncy McFluffFluff Tim F Chris Watkins Kelly Ishikawa Links Mentioned Headspace app Pix Stuff Said Cruisin' Together Chris Giarrusso Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

How do you know when your project needs outside help, and how do you go about hiring collaborators? How do you find the people right for the job, and how do you think about your working relationship with them throughout the project’s life cycle? Jerzy and Rob are joined by Jon David Guerra, creator of the comic Nightmare Pro Wrestling. His new project: Nightmare Pro Wrestling: Belly of the Beast involves contributions of 6 other artists (including Jerzy). Together they’ll explore what one thinks about when hiring on collaborators. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned Nightmare Pro Wrestling Jon on Instagram Jon on Twitter Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Olivia Birdton K David Seah Jodels Pox Angela Mitchell Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Do you need to pay top dollar to make things at a professional level? Maybe, maybe not. Join Jerzy and Rob for some demonstrations and discussions on free software they use to make art. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned Medibang Paint Krita Inkscape LIA Cast 203 - Old Gear, Open Source, New Purpose Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Angela Mitchell Mike Ben Odgren Kelly Ishikawa Becca Hillburn Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Join us this week as Rob and Jerzy discuss some of our recent Reading/Watching/Playing and ask: what other habits that are complimentary to RWP that we’re working on lately? Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned Librivox YouTube Red The Tick on Amazon Prime Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Tim F Chris Watkins Shane W Smith Ashley Knapp Spencer Hallam Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Animation! This week Rob and Jerzy are joined by special guest Hannah O’Neal, artist and animator. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned Hannah on Twitter Toon Boom Unity Spine Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Angela Mitchell Cameron Callahan Katherine Sugrue Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

How much planning do you do before diving in and making the thing? What kinds of research is required? Testing tools, sketching in your sketchbook, watching tutorials, reading articles and books? How do you know that you’ve learned enough to get started? Join Rob and Jerzy for a discussion on preparing to make things. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters India Swift dee Juusan Mike White Olivia Birdton Kim Holm Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Kate Stenzinger returns to the Lean Into Art Cast to revisit and expand our prior conversation about “Everyone Doubts”. Join us for an exploration of things we label as our creative demons and ways we work around and with them. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned: Art & Science Punks LIA Cast 76 - Everyone Doubts The Upside of Stress Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Owen Jollands Nate Marcel Myrjam Espree Devora Becca Hillburn Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

David Seah returns to the Lean Into Art Cast for a discussion on his annual Groundhog Day Resolutions plan. Join us for an exploration on finding the work that’s meaningful to you, setting goals for that work, and supporting those goals throughout the year. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned: David Seah's Emergent Task Planner David Seah's 2018 Groundhog Day Resolutions The Productivity Accrual Bucket Sid and Dave's Unnamed Podcast Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Ashley Knapp Casey Snipes Spencer Hallam Rachel Ross Jesse Kauffman Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter