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.
Palle Schmidt
The Monthly Grind – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 21
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/
Podcasts, podcasts, podcasts
The Comics for Beginners podcast is now available on iTunes! It took a while and almost broke my faith in humanity – or at least my faith in myself as a tech person. Feeds, channels and boards, OH MY!
Anyway, luckily I don’t have to understand the internet to be able to make use of it. And now the podcast can hopefully reach a wider audience. Want to help spread the word? Link to your favorite episode or go leave a review on iTunes – apparently that helps other find the podcast.
And in case you missed it, I’ve recently been interviewed for two other podcasts: Indie Comics Tracker interviewed me on the creative process and about this site in a great little 18-minute chat, and if you have more time, you can listen to me talk to the guys from Making Comics on episode 8 of the Gutter Talk podcast for almost an hour, on scripting, storytelling and the craft in general.
Enjoy! And have a great weekend.
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Video: The Wonders of the Internet
This little video is an introduction to the new BONUS VIDEO format. Luckily the weather here has improved a bit since I recorded this! But you know what they say about bad weather: A good excuse to stay indoors and make comics.
Drawing Every Day – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 17
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!
Hard Choices with Palle Schmidt – Comics for Beginners Podcast episode 16
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.
