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Talking about improving your visual memory on the LIA Cast with Brandon Dayton! Have you ever noticed that sometimes the best drawings you make are the ones for which you have a very clear mental picture? Have you ever tried to draw something from reference materials and just can't accurately capture it? Is the first situation simply a moment of "inspiration," and the second situation "artistic funk"? How might things change if we consider the difference between seeing and object and perceiving an object? By improving our visual memory skills, might we one day be able to draw entirely from memory like Kim Jun gi? This time we have a discussion on the role of perception in illustration with guest Brandon Dayton, who shares some tips on how to improve your visual memory and draw with improved accuracy. Links mentioned: Brandon's Batman 2000 illustration Brandon's Quizlets The Talent Code Stephen Rousar's Memory Drawing The Lean Into Art Patreon campaign, where you can now find Extra Lean episodes! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Lean Into Art Google+ Page Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support Lean Into Art on Patreon

Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on the role of gratitude in creative endeavors and how being intentional about expressing gratitude changes the way one might feel about the work. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity It's Alright to Cry Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned: David Seah's Emergent Task Planner Ray Frenden's Brushes The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nathan Seabolt Espree Devora Myrjam India Swift Kim Holm 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

Something Rob journaled a while back "Today’s role is tomorrow’s skill and next week’s feature" is what Jerzy and Rob will dig into this episode. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on choosing tools and process for a project when you’re considering making things from scratch or how much of the project should be made by hand vs. automated or pre-made. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned: Jonathan Rector's Clip Studio Paint Auto-actions Pack Ray Frenden's Brushes Clip Studio Paint Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Shane W Smith Olivia Birdton Spencer Hallam Marshall Couture Becca Hillburn 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

Our art endeavors are sometimes executed within narrow bandwidth constraints. Fitting in warm up and cool down exercises can be challenging--but what benefits can we look forward to by including them? If “selling your sawdust” is an important aspect of making art, why include warm up and cool down exercises that don’t leave you with anything worth sharing? Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on some exercises that mentally prepare us for engaging with the work more thoughtfully. Links mentioned: Cartooning, by Ivan Brunetti Syllabus, by Lynda Barry LIA Cast 168 Fantasy Name Generator A Whack on the Side of the Head Thanks to our top Patreon supporters India Swift dee Juusan Mike White Olivia Birdton Kim Holm 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

Must all visual artists be public performers? It was never enough to simply make things and wait for the public to show up and love it, but more and more it seems that creative people need to get out in front to promote their work. This “performance” aspect can be daunting to many in the creative arts. Illustration, design, and coding are often solitary efforts, attracting the introverted or shy. So what can we learn from artists in more performance-based media about how to get out in front of our work? On this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast we're joined by Lee Cherolis of the Little Guardians webcomic, and Samantha Kyle, cartoonist, designer, and Valkyrie. Samantha and Lee are also members of rock band The Shake Ups in Ponyville. Together we pick apart how things change for a visual artist once they begin thinking of themselves as a performance artist. Links mentioned: The Valkyries The Indy Webcomics Group Princess of the Night - The Shake Ups in Ponyville ComfyCon Ryan Estrada Dramatica Super Art Fight Mark Mariano's Doodle! Scribble! Draw! game TopatoCon Teen Boat! Spoon Theory Little Guardians on Patreon Neil Gaiman's Make Good Art speech Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Ashley Knapp Jamie Gambell Jesse Kauffman Rachel Ross Spencer Hallam 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

In episode 215 we explored the flexibility and affordances of the mini-comics format. In particular we highlighted how the hand-made, short-run, or custom nature of some mini-comics provides a reading experience that digital formats might have a harder time achieving. But is that premise correct? In distributing our mini-comics in digital format rob the work of some of its appeal? How might we think differently about “translating” the work from one format to another? Join Jerzy and Rob for another discussion on mini-comics, this time focusing on its life cycle as a digital object. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Ashley Knapp India Swift Becca Hillburn Rachel Ross Katherine Sugrue Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 1-06 - Reflection with Intention, with Ashley Knapp LIA Cast 93 - Making Ebooks Ren'Py Ren.js Connect with the hosts Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon [Lean Into Art Patreon](http://patreon.com/leanintoart

The Lean Into Art Cast serves visual and interactive storytellers with topics and coversation that explores design thinking, creative communication, visual arts, comics, illustration, creative coding, and more.

The Lean Into Art Cast serves visual and interactive storytellers with topics and coversation that explores design thinking, creative communication, visual arts, comics, illustration, creative coding, and more.

The Lean Into Art Cast serves visual and interactive storytellers with topics and coversation that explores design thinking, creative communication, visual arts, comics, illustration, creative coding, and more.

The Lean Into Art Cast serves visual and interactive storytellers with topics and coversation that explores design thinking, creative communication, visual arts, comics, illustration, creative coding, and more.