Polytechnicast - Jonathan Rector on Exploring Manga Studio

In this episode of the Polytechnicast I’m joined by comic artist Jonathan Rector. We chat about his recent delving into Manga Studio, how he used it for his 24 Hour Comic, what it’s like when you’re coming from an Adobe Photoshop background, and about using only digital tools to make comics.

Links Mentioned

• Jonathan Rector on Twitter
• Scribbles With Jonathan - LIVE! and Scribbles With Jonathan On Youtube
• The Standard - Comic and ComixTribe Writeup on The Standard
• Interview with Jonathan about Drawing The Standard
• The Hero Code - Comic and The Hero Code’s Successful Kickstarter Project
• Free Manga Studio Custom Brushes
• Art and Story Podcast
• DC Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics
• Jonathan Rector’s 24 Hour Comic
• Jonathan Demos Perspective Rules in Manga Studio
• Krishna Sadasivam Blogs About Mac OSX Utilities and Krishna’s review of ForeverSave
• Lean Into Art and 30 Classes in 30 Days

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Previews of 30/30 Workshops!

As we enter the final week to sign up for 30 Classes in 30 Days, we're rolling out some video sneak peaks of what you'll experience over the course of this event.

First up, we have a preview of Krishna Sadasivam's Creating Crazy Characters! workshop. This four-part series will cover a variety of aspects you'll need to know in order to transform a simple drawing into a fully-realized character.

Next we have a sample from Kim Holm's Digitally Organic Art workshop, a fascinating look at how to incorporate traditional art into your digital piece in order to create an organic look with pixels.

There are still open seats for the live classes, but you can get discounted rates if you prefer to take your classes in a time-shifted manner–that is to say, download the recorded class at your convenience and participate in the forum assignments.

It's going to be an exciting month of workshops covering a broad spectrum of topics that will help you in your visual storytelling pursuits!

LIA Cast 09 - Look at My Thumbs

An extra-visual episode comes your way this time as Rob and Jerzy explore thumbnailing strategies. Jerzy brings samples from throughout his comics career to share different methods he's used, from ultra-tight mock-ups sculpted from multiple iterations, to loose and playful sketches that leave more work to be done at the final stages of production.

Through this investigation we also talk about how an artist's approach to their process can change over time, based on one's pitfalls and triumphs. Is it more frightening to approach the blank page when you're a beginner, or after a few minor successes? How might one line up their process in order to ensure that they'll ship on the project? How much is too much organization?

You might be surprised with some of our answers, but you won't be surprised to hear that the answers are not final.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• The Front: Rebirth
• Equalizers of the Divide
• Switch Runners
• Stranger Things
• PPV: Pay-Per-View
• Rob's experience with 24-Hour Comics Day
• The Random Unlock - only a few days left to unlock some Office Hours!

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Polytechnicast - Manga Studio First Impressions

In this episode I reflect on my first few weeks of using of Manga Studio.

• Adobe Photoshop
• Manga Studio
• Bizarro
• Krishna Sadasivam of PC Weenies
• Jonathan Rector
• Bryon Wilkins
• Web Comic Alliance - Getting Started With Manga Studio
• Rob’s 10 Finished Pages on 24 Hour Comic Day, All in Manga Studio
• Google Sketchup
• Export Sketchup to Obj (normally a Pro feature, this is a Ruby script work-around)

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LIA Cast 08 - Participatory Culture

We spend a good amount of time trying to get under the hood of why how we creative types are sometimes so eager to talk ourselves out of taking on challenges or pushing forward with projects. Is it waiting for the subject's authorities' approval? What's the danger in admiring other creators and the work they do?

As usual, we don't land on a definitive answer in our discussion, but we have an interesting walk around the topic.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Lawrence Lessig
• Morph's Outpost
• Game Developer Magazine
• Rob's Polytechnicast
• Kevin Cross

And don't forget to check out the Random Unlock going on as the lead in to 30 Classes in 30 Days!

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