LIA Cast 64 - Visualizing Your Pacing

We're back to live streaming video for the LIA Cast, and to celebrate we have a talk around the topic of visual pacing. How do we create rhythms on the page? How does shape, size, line, color, and negative space contribute to the pace at which the reader or viewer interprets the image?

Returning to our 10,000 Ft Up/On The Ground format, we explore the following concepts:

  • Negative Space = Positive Time
  • Line, Color, and Size = Relative Time
  • Image Density = Quantum Mechanics

Followed by a bevy of works to study in exploring this subject for yourself!

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LIA Cast 63 - The Artist's Artist

The only people reading webcomics are other webcomics creators.

– Lots of people

Though we sometimes feel this way, we know it's not entirely true. But the concern persists that in creating extra content for our project like how-to videos, process posts, and other behind-the-scenes materials, we're only creating material of interest to other creators. And while being dubbed "The Artist's Artist" comes with some clout, it's not always the best way to make the money.

But we don't stop there with this week's discussion. Together we try to dig at the goals of extra content in general and use that to come up with alternate approaches to making the extra stuff for the "superfans."

Thanks to Ashley for the email that inspired this episode!

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LIA Cast 62 - Our Voices in Conversation

How do our voices and conversational styles change in various contexts? Is there a line between "keeping it real," and respecting the venue in which you're operating? And what about finding the difference between interacting with your peers and your constituency? In this audio-only episode we break with our usual format to have a casual conversation about a variety of topics that all add up to how creative pepole modulate their voices in conversation.

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LIA Cast 61 - Mining the Medium of Manga

We're joined by our second-ever guest on the Lean Into Art Cast for a talk about what makes the medium of manga so unique, and what we in the west can learn from it. Kasey Van Hise walks us through the ways manga artists establish pacing, explore the expressive potential of character design, and challenge the way we think of comics composition.

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LIA Cast 60 - Storytelling to Make Your Presence Awesome

Many of us visual storytellers choose this line because it affords us the ability to hold up in a studio, away from the public. But more and more it seems that being a professional artist means getting one's self "out there." Does this mean we should take diction classes, attend networking seminars, or sign up for coaching from social media gurus? What if we already have the skills necessary to engage with the public?

This week we borrow from Rob's Storytelling to Make Your Comic's UI Awesome workshop playbook and examine how we visual storytellers have all the tools at our disposal to engage with others; whether it's to lead a presentation, get involved in your local scene, or just engaging with others online.

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