We artists often have a very self-depricative nature. So let me go against the grain here and try to describe what I find makes me a professional. Not a great artist or a great writer (because my self-deprecative nature forbids me to … Continue reading
If you thought I was lying on a beach somewhere, you are thoroughly mistaken! Here’s part of what I’ve been up to this past year or so. Probably the busiest time of my life ever – and still is. Watch … Continue reading
Why is it sometimes so hard to keep a schedule when creating content for the web? And how can we set a system in place to circumvent our fleeting motivation? That’s what I try to answer in this episode.
listen to ‘Drawing-for-a-Living-Comics-for-Beginners-podcast-Episode-29’ on audioBoom Inspired by an article Molly Crappable wrote on freelance life, I sat down and had a discussion with myself about what it takes to survive as a one-man army. If you’re a struggling freelancer or … Continue reading
The great thing about the new year is it’s a chance to get some perspective and stop and think for a moment. Look back on the year that went by too quickly and evaluate. What worked and what would you … Continue reading
When you’re writing your script, it’s important to take the pressure off and ban your inner critic from meddling. Writing a script for my comics was the lesson that took my process to the next level. And after I learned … Continue reading
Another look into the my process as I sketch a page of Thomas Alsop (out now from BOOM! Studios). For more on Thomas Alsop go to http://thomasalsop.com/.
listen to ‘8 steps to a comics career – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 24’ on Audioboo As you may know, my first monthly book Thomas Alsop is out from BOOM! Studios and is doing very well. Hooray! But how … Continue reading
A lot of us struggle finding the time to make comics. There just aren’t enough hours in the day! Though some of us are richer or more talented than others, there is one area were we are all equal: we … Continue reading
listen to ‘The Monthly Grind – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 21’ on Audioboo 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 … Continue reading
