LIA Cast 31 - Art Automation

 

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We find ourselves facing another audio-only episode this week as we dive into a discussion on how to make our illustration or storytelling lives easier through automation. Chances are, most of you work extensively with a computer to make your art. And if you've ever found yourself performing any repetitive tasks, there is most likely a tool you can use to take the effort off of those tasks so you can focus more on your creative work!

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LIA Cast 31 - Art Automation

LIA Cast 30 - Ready for the Surprises

It's another episode where the topic emerges out of riffing on our recent expereicnes in this audio-only episode of the Lean Into Art Cast. After wondering about when we know a project is done, we walk around the idea of how a readiness (or even eagerness) for the unexpected can bring about those moments of real creativity we crave in our projects.

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LIA Cast 30 - Ready for the Surprises

LIA Cast 29 - Drawing Challenges

It's a playful episode as we present each other with some interesting drawing challenges in this video edition of the Lean Into Art cast. Together we demo some tricks we've picked up to conquer some of the more difficult or puzzling aspects of illustration such as costume design, hair, dramatic up-shots, and "the other eye."

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Absolute Con-Sense: 50 Strategies to Double Your Fun, Triple Your Contacts, and Quadruple Your Profits at Your Next Comic Book Convention 

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LIA Cast 29 - Drawing Challenges

Lean Into Art Cast 28 - Jack of All Dilettantes

This time we use an email from David French as inspiration for a discussion on whether success in art depends on specializing in one thing. In a world that celebrates "renaissance people" and "multitaskers", why is it some sneer at the "jack of all trades"? And what does that term even mean?

It's a walk around the role of focus, determination, and finishing when pursuing a creative lifestyle in this audio-only episode.

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Lean Into Art Cast 28 - Jack of All Dilettantes

LIA Cast 27 - Control

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Inspired by some discussion we had during the Thinking About Design series, this audio-only episode concerns itself with discussing control over our projects, our working environments, and ourselves. When is it better to relinquish control? Are there more sophisticated methods to exercise control of your projects? When is it appropriate to take control, and how can one do this in a productive manner?

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LIA Cast 27 - Control