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You are dedicated to your craft. You have spent countless hours honing your skills. You have a boundless curiosity for the underlying theories and structure of communicating ideas. You are the artist who finds the connections between your medium and other communications media. You are the artist who relishes in a setback; after all, it's a new opportunity to learn and grow. Inspiration is more than a haphazard mode of thought requiring constant nurturing: it is your natural state of mind.

Lean Into Art is where you go when you're ready to push yourself as an artist in new ways. As a place to learn communication arts online it combines an art-journaling approach, the best of live and time-shifted classes, and a recognition system that encourages students to finish projects, give feedback, even participate in teaching.

It's a big art challenge - that's why we put the enticing warning in the name. You have to lean into it.

Saturday
Mar312012

LIA Cast 30 - Ready for the Surprises

DateSaturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:34AM

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

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Friday
Mar232012

LIA Cast 29 - Drawing Challenges

DateFriday, March 23, 2012 at 11:11PM

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."

Upcoming Workshops for March 2012

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LIA Cast 29 - Drawing Challenges

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Friday
Mar162012

Lean Into Art Cast 28 - Jack of All Dilettantes

DateFriday, March 16, 2012 at 1:33PM

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.

Upcoming Workshops for March 2012

 

 

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Lean Into Art Cast 28 - Jack of All Dilettantes

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Sunday
Mar112012

Polytechnicast - Comic UI with guest Krishna Sadasivam

DateSunday, March 11, 2012 at 11:46PM

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In this episode of the Polytechnicast I have special guest, cartoonist and art instructor, Krishna Sadasivam of PCWeenies.com.

I’ve always found Krishna’s continuous refinement of the PC Weenies comic user interface very informative. Krishna and I talk about some of his recent UI updates and what constraints and goals he had in mind when revising the site.

Links Mentioned and Related Links

Follow Rob on Twitter or his blog at Interactive-Storyteller.com and workshops at Lean Into Art

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Thursday
Mar082012

LIA Cast 27 - Control

DateThursday, March 8, 2012 at 1:39PM
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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?

Upcoming Workshops for March 2012

  

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LIA Cast 27 - Control

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