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Making Comics with Patrick Yurick – Comics for Beginners Podcast episode

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“I find that art is 90 percent fear!”

Artist, teacher and CEO of MakingComics.com, Patrick Yurick, visited Copenhagen and I got to show him the better parts of the city. We also managed to record a podcast on his view on the craft, career, his experiences with teaching comics to teens, his zombie buddy comedy Hipster Picnic and the future of making comics.

Links to stuff mentioned on this episode:

My video on lessons I learned from working on Thomas Alsop

GutterTalk podcast interview

ThomasAlsop.com

Webcomics Underdogs

TheHeadComic.Com

@patrickyurick

MakingComics.com

StoryForgeProductions.com

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CEO of MakingComics.com Patrick Yurick (left) hanging out in Copenhagen with Palle Schmidt.

Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: Adam Greenfield, Anime, art, artists, Comic Con, comics industry, cosplay, craft, DC comics, fear, Gutter Talk, Hipter Picnic, Illustrator, Little Fish, making comics.com, Manga, Marvel Comics, online, overwhelm, Patrick Yurick, Photoshop, podcast, publishing, reference, social media, StoryForge, storytelling, talent, teaching comics, Thomas Alsop, webcomics

Money for nothing with Ben Dewey – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 25

by Palle Schmidt 2 Comments

“Think about things in terms of story. Anything else is just flourish and self-promotion”

I talk to artist Ben Dewey about art, music and the Faustian aspect of working crappy jobs while pursuing a carreer in comics creation. Besides being the artist and writer of his own Tragedy Series (http://www.tradegyseries.tumblr.com), he is the artist on Tooth and Claw with writer Kurt Busiek, released this week from Image Comics. Luckily Ben is not just incredibly talented but also very articulate about the craft and the life of a creative person. Really good advice in this episode!

For a preview of Tooth and Claw, go here.

Related podcast: Episode 25 – Periscope Studio with Steve Lieber

Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: art, Benjamin Dewey, career, comics industry, crappy jobs, creativity, criticism, Faust, Image Comics, Kurt Busiek, Mark Knopfler, music, Periscope Studio, podcast, Portland, storytelling, Tooth and Claw, Tragedy Series, Writing

Comics for Beginners podcast episode 25 – Periscope Studio with Steve Lieber

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“There’s a reason why they punish prisoners by putting them in solitary”. Steve Lieber, long time comics pro and the current artist on The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, speaks highly of the studio environment. And as a founding member of Periscope Studio in Portland, OR, he has the experience to back it up. I talked to Steve about the advantages and the pitfalls of joining or creating a studio. For more on Periscope, go to http://www.periscopestudio.com or follow them on Twitter @periscopestudio. Steve is @steve_lieber and on www.stevelieber.com. Other resources mentioned in this episode: http://www.workmadeforhire.net/blog/

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Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: Periscope Stidio, Portland, Steve Lieber, studio

8 Steps to Comics Success – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 24

by Palle Schmidt 14 Comments

As you may know, my first monthly book Thomas Alsop is out from BOOM! Studios and is doing very well. Hooray! But how do you get there? In the first episode of this podcast, I discussed the three biggest mistakes of my comics career. But it was a different time back then. In this episode I go into what I would do if I was starting out making comics today. Follow these 8 simple steps and your comics career is guaranteed! Er, no… But there are some good tips in this episode, that’s a promise.

Related podcast: The Three Biggest Mistakes of my Comics Career

 

Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: career, collaboration, comics, comics industry, creativity, how to, improving as an artist, instagram, making comics, mistakes, planning, PR, productivity, self promotion, social media, webcomics, workflow

Getting Feedback – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 23

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How vital is feedback from others to the creative process? How do you be constructive about it and avoid contaminating relationships? What feedback do you ignore and who do you ask? These are some of the questions I tackle in this episode. Another #makecomics solo show with writer artist Palle Schmidt.

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Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips

Talent Isn’t Everything – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 22

by Palle Schmidt 2 Comments

How good do you have to be at drawing before you start working on your first comic? What if you’re not talented enough? And how do you make the most of whatever talent you have? These are some of the questions I try to answer in this episode.

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: career, creativity, drawing, improving as an artist, learning, making comics, mind hacks, Palle Schmidt, pro tips, storytelling, talent, workflow, writer's block

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