LIA Cast 33 - The Applause You Deserve

 

Please RT! Check out and "Like" my FB page! How about a +1? Give my Kickstarter a mention, why don't ya?

The gatekeepers (publishers) have been removed from your path to getting your work seen, but does this then make the public itself the gatekeepers? If so, how do you reach out to them and share your work? If we agree that we all have to do our own marketing and publicity, how do we do it in an effective and pragmatic manner?

Are the social media experts right, and we simply need to cajole the more famous members of our fields to mention us? Remind our constuencies to re-tweet, like, and +1 our stuff? We all want applause for the work we do, but how does our thinking change when we rephrase the question to getting the applause we deserve?

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LIA Cast 33 - The Applause You Deserve

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Polytechnicast - Juggling Metaphor and Actual Juggling

In this episode of the Polytechnicast I share a few observations about why juggling interests me and a basic overview of how to juggle a three ball cascade.

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LIA Cast 32 - 5 Tips

It's a massive 2-hour video episode of the Lean Into Art Cast as Rob and Jerzy take on the common misconceptions surrouding cartoons for kids. We address the following five criticisms leveled at these kinds of shows:

  • Two-dimensional characters
  • Simplistic or hack writing
  • Nonsensical worlds or premise
  • Based on toys or games, commercials
  • Preachy, pro-social drivel

And land on the following five responses, which also serve as great tools to improve your writing!

  • Vibrant characters
  • Clear storytelling
  • Imaginative internal logic and the Integrating Discipline of Kid Logic
  • Playability factor as limitation to inspire creativity
  • Well-defined intent

So whether you love cartoons or not, this episode is packed with great discussion on topics we visual storytellers struggle with constantly. And you just might pick up on a few tips to help with your next project!

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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 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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