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The Monthly Grind – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 21

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The rabbit is out of the hat! BOOM! Studios is releasing the first issue of creator-owned book Thomas Alsop in June 2014, an occult New York story, written by Chris Miskiewicz and drawn by yours truly. Bleeding Cool did a nice little write up here: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/03/12/are-you-missing-hellblazer-here-comes-thomas-alsop/. I’ve obviously known about this for a while, even recorded an interview with my friend and mentor Peter Snejbjerg (http://www.snejbjerg.com) on the topic of working on a monthly book. Listen for more details.

You can read a 12-page short featuring Thomas Alsop here: http://welcometotripcity.com/2013/05/thomas-alsop-the-case-of-dead-uncle/ and watch the live action promo at http://welcometotripcity.com/2013/05/thomas-alsop-the-hand-of-the-island-official-trailer/

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Filed Under: News, Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: artist, BOOM! Studios, breaking news, career, Chris Miskiewicz, collaboration, comics, comics industry, comics market, creator-owned, improving as an artist, making comics, monthly, Palle Schmidt, Peter Snejbjerg, planning, podcast, pro tips, productivity, Saint-Malo, Thomas Alsop, US

Colorful sex with Jason Little – Comics for Beginners Podcast episode 20

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Jason Little is a Brooklyn-based indie comics creator, most famous for his Bee books, such as Shutterbug Follies. Although his style is colorful and uses clean lines, the books are NOT for kids – something the US audience seems to disagree with. Besides having the most impressive sideburns I’ve ever seen, Jason is extremely talented and eloquent speaking. Take a listen and see if you agree, and check out Jason’s work at http://www.beecomix.com and on his blog http://beecomix.blogspot.com.

Also in this podcast: news and more news! For tutorial videos and more on how to write and draw comics, go to https://www.comicsforbeginners.com/

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Filed Under: News, Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: art, career, comic books, comics, comics artist, creativity, how to, improving as an artist, Jason Little, making comics, storytelling, writing for comics

Working from home – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 19

by Palle Schmidt 4 Comments

Working out of your house can be tough – especially if you have a demanding family with little or no respect for your need to be drawing comics all the time. In this episode I offer some tips how to make it work, and some ideas how to get out of the house if it doesn’t.

Related post: What if I can’t afford a studio space?

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Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: comics, creativity, family, making comics, mind hacks, pro tips, productivity, studio, workflow, working from home, Writing

Seth Kushner and Nathan Schreiber – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 18

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Seth Kushner (http://www.sethkushner.com/) is a photographer and writer, known for his awesome portraits in Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics and his Schmuck series and photocomics on Trip City. Nathan Schreiber (http://www.nathanschreiber.com/) is an Eisner and Harvey Awards nominated artist, whose own book Power Out won a Xeric award in 2009.

I talked to both Seth and Nathan about the art and craft while I was in New York this fall, only later realizing what a great double feature the two interviews would make, as they worked together on Seth Kushners Schmuck! Their collaboration on the Schmuck series can be found at http://welcometotripcity.com/2013/10/schmuck-14-size-11/

Seth Kushner and Nathan Schreiber's collaboration on Schmuck : Size 11
Seth Kushner and Nathan Schreiber’s collaboration on Schmuck : Size 11

Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: Brooklyn, career, collaboration, comics, comics industry, creativity, Dean Haspiel, drawing, Frank Santoro, Hang Dai Editions, Hang Dai Studios, how to, improving as an artist, Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics, learning, making comics, Nathan Schreiber, obscure, photocomics, pro tips, Schmuck, Seth Kushner, storytelling, Trip City, workflow, Writing, writing for comics

Drawing Every Day – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 17

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In this episode I share some tips and suggestions for becoming a better artist. Drawing every day and everywhere is one thing, but what if you find yourself hating the end result? How do you get good at drawing and make it a habit? Well, click play and find out!
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Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: career, comics, creativity, critique, drawing, how to, improving as an artist, learning, making comics, mind hacks, Palle Schmidt, planning, pro tips, productivity

Hard Choices with Palle Schmidt – Comics for Beginners Podcast episode 16

by Palle Schmidt 2 Comments


Last week I taught a comics class at the Animation Workhop in Viborg. This week’s podcast is a summary of some of the things I taught – and learned myself! The main theme is choice: what kind of choices you need to make before you start drawing, and what you can do to make the process easier for yourself. As usual, your host is writer/artist Palle Schmidt.

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Filed Under: Podcast, Pro Tips Tagged With: choices, creativity, improving as an artist, learning, making comics, mind hacks, Palle Schmidt, planning, preparation, pro tips, productivity, storytelling, TAW-Denmark, teaching, thumbnails, tips for making comics, workflow, Writing

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