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Originally broadcast May 3, 2019.

Jerzy’s begun a new comics project, and it’s been a while since we’ve had an art demo on the LIA Cast, so this week join Jerzy and Rob for a demonstration and discussion on designing sound elements in your comics using Clip Studio Paint.

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics: Rockets * Art & Science Punks * Lean Into Art Workshops

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jesse Kauffman * Becca Hillburn * Nathan Seabolt * Ben Odgren * Brandon Dayton

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Ready for another day of work, yet not feeling it. So many valid reasons to be in that situation… yet also having due dates and commitments to meet.

Sometimes the work is rewarding and the outcomes too, people liking what you do, paying you for it, it’s all awesome.

Yet still…sitting there, ready to write, draw, code…and Just. Not. Moving. Or distracted.

Sometimes we find it works if we make a game of it. Some kind of reward or consequence waiting for us at the end of the workday. A little challenge we give ourselves.

Sponsors for this episode * Baron von Bear * Guitar Fretter * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Cameron Callahan * Shauni Redfearn * Retro Outro * Robert Clemmons jr. * Gail Buschman

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Working on the thumbnails for your next comic and discovered you’ve sketched dozens of pages of talking heads? We cartoonists can put the reader’s eye wherever we can imagine, so why don’t we? But how do you know where to put the reader’s eye? In today’s Lean Into Art Mini-Workshop Rob and Jerzy are going to help you find more visual interest on your pages and make more compelling comics.

Sponsors for this episode * Baron von Bear * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop](https://gumroad.com/l/llacws) * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Tabitha Orr * Sarah Loutfi * Sophie Lawson * Gail Buschman * Dave Sri Seah

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Posting socially is something most independent creators need to work with. I've often been the show up when I've made something, share it, then mostly hang back and like other folks stuff approach.

But I know that I can do better, reach folks who I'm here to help. It takes more than that occasional post and that's what I'm hoping to dig into with Jerzy Drozd today. I hope by the end of the show we'll have some new questions to explore and ideas to try!

Sponsors for this episode * Baron von Bear * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * JSTaskis * Gail Buschman * Stephen Stone-Bush * Nate Marcel * Jodels Pox

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When you sit down to write a blog post is that a comfortable creative activity? Are there times when it feels like the words are stuck or just not sure how to say what you’re really trying to say?

Recently Rob finished a 100 days in a row blogging challenge. That project and other writing he's done in recent years for team collaboration, manifestos, pitches for funding, he's noticed a few things he's been practicing that are helpful he'd like to share.

Here in this mini-workshop, we'll share some of these practices to write quickly with constraints, prompts, and instinct.

Sponsors for this episode * Jerzy's Transformers Podcast * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Marked 2 app * Typora

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We’ve all been there--you start out with the promise of a new day, a reasonably curated to-do list, and a commitment to make your art. And suddenly you look at the clock and it’s the end of the day and all you have to show for it is seven or eight little piles of unfinished good intentions. This happens to all of us.

Whatever your skill level, it’s super easy to get lost in the various tasks that go into making art. And for good reason--not only is art a series of complex tasks, but we’re often performing the tasks in chunks of time either stolen from other commitments, or in the spaces between emotionally and physically expensive commitments.

Sponsors for this episode * Baron von Bear and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Lucy Bellwood's 100 Demon Dialogues

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Frustrated that you can’t find a way to bring the big feelings you get from others’ art into your own? Maybe you just need to train your analytic eye to level up your inferencing skills. Being able to look for and identify the ideas behind the art can lend you insights to help you get back on track and feel motivated to create again.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Matt Zolman * Ben Hamilton * Susan Marks * Sarah Loutfi * Ashley Knapp

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Clarity competes with other concerns when writing and illustrating - what’s a useful approach to get enough information and emotion into the page? When should you be going for clarity vs inspiring awe?

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Stephen Stone-Bush * SOPHiE LAWSON * Stephan Black * Nate Marcel * David Armantrout

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Are you in meetings in person or on screen where you’re taking notes in front of folks? When we're listening to learn from a conversation even one other person or to work in a group we use a similar style of note-taking for both situations. It’s about understanding what we're hearing and can reflect back to the people in the room. Honor the obvious and also discovering the subtle ideas that can get overlooked.

On today’s show, we're sharing listening and note-taking tips that can help you facilitate clear conversations.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Squid Notes

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Every once in a while we feel like we're in over our heads, whether it’s due to the number of tasks we've committed to, ambiguity of the tasks, or just feeling a bigger-than-usual sense of friction between the tasks and us. When this happens it helps to check in with a friend, so Jerzy talks with Rob today to see where they both land when talking about feeling overwhelmed.

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics Rockets * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

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It’s no big reveal that time tracking and journaling can be invaluable tools to help you find the time to focus on your creative work. But how do you pick the one that’s right for you and how do you use it? We look at some options and use cases.

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics Rockets * Rob's Listening Like a Coach workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * D. Sri Seah's Emergent Task Planner * Omnifocus * Multipens

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Rob feels he has a variety of advocacy ideas tangled up and thinks it’ll be super useful talking with Jerzy on today’s show - he’s been doing advocacy through comics for years!

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's Listening Like a Coach Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Kids Read Comics * The SRSLY Coalition

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Mike White * Ashley Knapp * Metal Witch Sketchbook Project * Katherine Sugrue * Stephan Black

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Ever wonder what those paneling tools do in Clip Studio Paint? You’ll be surprised by how much they can speed up your work. Join Jerzy and Rob for a Mini Workshop episode where they demo 3 awesome power-ups in Clip Studio Paint.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Clip Studio Paint * LIA Cast 345 - Quick Flatting in Clip Studio Paint

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jodels Pox * Spencer Hallam * Ashley Knapp * Chris Watkins * Becca Hillburn

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When we make things, write stories, any creative work needs input. Sometimes that’s focused research, other times it’s the indirect idea fuel of taking time to recharge, play games, watch, and read things that give us energy.

Join us for an exploration of what we've been reading/watching/playing.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Wild Mind * Murder at the Gallop * Ted Lasso * My Hero Acadamia * Hades

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jodels Pox * Metal Witch Sketchbook Project * Greg Horvath * Sophie Lawson * Gail Buschman

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Make an image with a tool you talked yourself out of using

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Ever think about participating in hourly comics day or similar comics events? Avoid entirely but think about it still? Or try and get stuck? We’re going to take the worksheet my students use in the Customizing Your Next Creative Challenge workshop. Then we’ll put it to use to puzzle out a frequent comics-making challenge. Will we go with hourly? Daily? Any particular comic styles?

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics Rockets * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * The Customizing Your Next Creative Challenge Worksheet

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Sarah Loutfi * Metal Witch Sketchbook Project * Stephan Black * Sophie Lawson * Good to be Curious

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Ever not try an art project because you feel some fear about the work involved? This week Rob and Jerzy look at what they do when they feel frightened about making things.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Hourly Comic Day

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Jerzy and Rob share some tricks in Clip Studio Paint that will make flatting easy for beginners, and speedier for those who have been doing it a while.

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics: Rockets * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Cap'n Cat Sample Page * Clip Studio Paint 3-month Trial * DADO's turorial on Flatting

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Mike White * Stephen Stone-Bush * Dave 'Sri' Seah * Sophie Lawson * Shauni Redfearn

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Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of how our relationship with rest affects our work.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Sarah Loutfi * Spencer Hallam * Becca Hillburn * Dave 'Sri' Seah * Gail Buschman

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Some frequently shared advice among creative people hoping to build an audience or attract customers is to “post something every day.” Many of us find this plan reasonable, yet difficult to act out.

Rob has chosen to take this practice on for 2021 with a daily bit of writing on his blog. This week Jerzy checks in with him to reflect on Rob’s goals, approaches, and how he’s managing things so far.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's blog * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Sarah Loutfi * Cameron Callahan * Greg Horvath * Stephen Stone-Bush * Katherine Sugrue

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Do some physical exercise (we're doing planking, but pick what works best for you!)

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This week Jerzy and Rob look at the Lean Into Art project itself as a case in point. When should you check in on your commitment to a long-term project, and how do you think about evolving it while you work on it?

Join us for a discussion on re-evaluating the work you’re doing on a project and stepping back to see if it’s meeting your goals.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Just Enough Research

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Sarah Loutfi * David Armantrout * ARTmuffin * DADO * Stephen Stone-Bush

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Wonder about goals!

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Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu * Lynda Barry's Syllabus * Stan Bush * G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero * Clip Studio Paint

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jodels Pox * Spencer Hallam * Nate Marcel * Sophie Lawson * Robert Clemmons Jr.

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Wonder about some goals for 2021!

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Jerzy and Rob celebrate the end of the year by practicing an Extra Lean episode, which are emergent discussions based on what we've recently experienced in our art. You can download more of them by subscribing to the Lean Into Art Patreon!

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

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What happens when you begin to navigate the creative constraints of a project with the needs of the client, the users, and yourself in mind? Are the needs behind a project simply a list of requirements, or can they be instigators of creative energy?

Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of a specific project that became a lot more interesting through the application of service-driven design.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * LIA Cast 163 - Rapid Iterative Collaboration * The CPTN SRSLY project * Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter * Cassettes before Jets t-shirt

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Nate Marcel * Chris Watkins * Brandon Dayton * Stephen Stone-Bush * Becca Hillburn

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Gather 3-10 pieces of media that inspire you and write a few words on why they inspire you

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Jerzy and Rob get together for another analysis of what they’ve been reading/watching/playing. In the second half they’ll look at how your own experience in the making of the thing can be a factor in choosing your tools.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * The Book of Yokai * The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe * This Jungian Life Podcast * HOW TO MAKE A SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL INDIE GAME * Extra Lean 152 - Include Yourself * Jerzy's drawing live stream * Unity * Solar2D * Kivy * Voice-Over Voice Actor * OODA Loop * Grant Skinner's notes on adherence and experience

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Sarah Loutfi * David Armantrout * JS Taskis * Sophie Lawson * Gail Buschman

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Brainstorm some encouraging words!

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Last episode we started exploring creative time strategies and considering capacity as an overall foundation to help with being realistic about creative output.

Here we continue exploring to help our future selves get the things we care about making done, into the world, and help others become aware of the stuff we make.

Join Jerzy and Rob as they continue exploring the planning and time tools they’re using to make projects and products happen.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Dream in Years, Plan in Months, Ship in Days * The Emergent Task Planner

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• Brainstorm some enocouraging language!

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Creative projects need lots of things, different concerns to focus on. Each of those concerns takes time. Where’s the time to create? How can we be kind and realistic in our plans?

If we do this skillfully, we hope it will help our future selves get the things we care about making done, into the world, and help others become aware of the stuff we make.

Join Jerzy and Rob as they explore the planning and time tools they’re using to make projects and products happen.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * The Dreyfus Model of skill acquisition * Guitar Fretter

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Robert Clemmons Jr * JS Taskis * Dave ‘Sri’ Seah * DADO * Spencer Hallam

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Make some noise on a musical instrument to represent the quality of your day!

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Jerzy and Rob check in on their 2020 Art Soundoff journals. What themes and topics did we choose, and why? What outcomes are we hoping for with this year’s challenge?

If you’re participating in #artsoundoff this year, join the live stream and share your experiences and reflections!

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Draw Stronger, by Kriota Willberg * Otter.ai * BandLab * Art Soundoff * Rob's Polytechnicast * Jerzy's Thunderpunch Daily

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Sarah Loutfi * David Armantrout * DADO * Sophie Lawson * JS Taskis

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Make some noise on a musical instrument to represent the quality of your day!

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Last episode Jerzy and Rob talked about note taking on physical media, including a demonstration of taking notes. It’s a big topic, why and how you gather notes, and even how you put notes to use. Join Jerzy and Rob in this episode of the Lean Into Art podcast as they explore digital ways they take notes and make use of them for planning, project, and more.

Will Jerzy and Rob clear the last level of the note taking topic? You can join the adventure in the Discord to play along!

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * mdfind * Gregg's website * iA Writer * 1Writer * typora * Markdown * VueScan * Calendly * Drafts * Decset * Dictopro V100 * Day One * Pinboard * Setapp * Squid * Noteshelf * MediBang Paint

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This week's 2 Minute Practice * Practice stretching!

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Note taking can help with gathering our thoughts and set us up to build upon ideas. Join us in this note taking and note using infused episode of the Lean Into Art podcast. Jerzy and Rob will discuss how we each make use of notes with physical tools, digital tools, and how this note taking helps with creating and collaborating on projects.

This topic was inspired by #artsoundoff journal podcaster Owen Jollands in a recent episode of his journal. Art Soundoff 2020, a creative challenge to celebrate micro podcast journaling is underway, learn more about it at http://artsoundoff.com.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's workshops and coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Art Soundoff * Owen Jollands' Art Soundoff entry on notebooks * Draw Stronger, by Kriota Willberg

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This week's 2 Minute Practice * Stretch for 2 minutes

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Whether digital or analog, favorite art tools have a timeline and a story to them. First you’re curious about a new way or something breaks and it’s time to try something else. Then you explore an option and have an impression, will this new tablet or marker be a keeper? Some tools get to stick around and reliably help you get real projects completed. A special few tools become things we look forward to using.

Join Jerzy and Rob as they share a few recent and long standing favorite art tools. Along the way they’ll share the kinds of situations and projects that got those tools "hired".

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Lihit Lab Bag in Bag * Logitech Vertical Ergonomic Mouse * Filmstro * Brad Colbow's YouTube Channel * BandLab * Day One * Digital Spdif to Analog Audio * Squid * Boox Note Air * reMarkable 2 * Typora

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This week's 2 Minute Practice * Doodle a page full of characters, one character at a time

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2020 has asked many of us to level up our skills with online teaching, learning, and presenting. Jerzy and Rob check in to see how they’ve been thinking about using a variety of video information to tell a story, to demonstrate a technique, or to perform something they care about while talking about why they care about it. And how will this inform their approaches to teaching and sharing in 2021.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's Workshops * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * OBS * NDI * A Web Whiteboard

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Gail Buschman * Sarah Loutfi * Sophie Lawson * Robert Clemmons Jr * Cameron Callahan

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Doodle a series of characters on a single sheet or canvas, one per two minute practice

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Jerzy and Rob celebrate some of their favorite spooky stories and stories featuring monsters. In traditional LIA fashion, they also ask themselves why these stories appeal to them. Join the live stream to share some of your own stories and analysis!

Sponsors for this episode * Jerzy's Comics * Rob's workshops * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Svengoolie * Luigi's Mansion * Tear Them Apart Podcast * Little Nightmares * Come Into My Cellar * The Tell Tale Heart * Witch Hunter Robin * Cowboy BeBop: Sympathy for the Devil

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Mike White * Stephen Stone-Bush * Dave ‘Sri’ Seah * David Armantrout * DADO

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Snap some photos and create a color palette!

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Creating for yourself, no matter your medium, has a power to it. Recently it’d been over a month since Jerzy drew something just for him. He found it invigorating and that’s the kind of thing we find fascinating to explore. Join Rob and Jerzy as they discuss creating projects because you want to, with no other agenda.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * The Dot and the Line * The Last Unicorn * Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Stephan Black * Chris Watkins * Becca Hillburn * Sarah Loutfi * Stephen Stone-Bush

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Grab a color pallete from photos

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Some projects get the bulk of our effort and attention, yet others are those side projects that get less frequent or shorter durations of time and effort.

In this episode of the Lean Into Art cast, join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss whittling at those side projects as an approach to make small consistent progress.

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics: Rockets * This Panda Needs You * Lean Into Art Workshops

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Links mentioned in this episode * LIA Cast 207 - Sustainable Side Hustle * Extra Lean 36 - Slow Whittling Projects * Extra Lean 69 - Meaner to the Whittlers Next Time * TurboGrafx Cameo w/Game Design Workshop Notecards * Polytechnicast - Artsoundoff 2015 Day 17 Adventures in Network Time * Thunder Punch Daily

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This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by returning guest Gregg Schigiel to talk about the value of keeping the connections between you and your social/professional network active.

Sponsors for this episode * Cartoon Crossroads Columbus * Rob's Store * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Brandon Dayton * Dave 'Sri' Seah * Gail Buschman * David Armantrout * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Draw some lines that represent how the day went!

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Jerzy and Rob check in on what they’re reading/watching/playing, followed by another entry from the Obstacles series.

Sponsors for this episode * Cartoon Crossroads Columbus * Rob's workshops * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Gods and Robots: Myths Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology * The Diamond Age * Holey Moley * My Octopus Teacher * Guacamelee! * The Upside of Stress * Borderlands 3

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This week's 2 Minute Practice * Draw some lines representing the quality of your day

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This week Jerzy and Rob look at the methods and rationale for hiding pieces of original art in public.

Links to sites mentioned * Jake Parker's Art Drops * David Zinn * Jerzy's PowerCon art drops * Jerzy's bowling night art drops

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Brandon Dayton * Shauni Redfearn * DADO * Chris Watkins * Ben Odgren

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This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by returning guest Gregg Schigiel to talk about the value of keeping the connections between you and your social/professional network active.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's store * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Art Soundoff * Art & Science Punks PodcastThanks to our top Patreon supporters * Ashley Knapp * Katherine Sugrue * Becca Hillburn * India Swift * Brandon Dayton

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Look at some of your marketing materials and see if you can trim it down for brevity/clarity!

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Jerzy and Rob look at the role curiosity plays in designing, creating, marketing, and acquiring other skills useful to communicating with images.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Guitar Fretter * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Becca Hillburn * Chris Watkins * Katherine Sugrue * Ashley Knapp * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Look at some of your marketing materials and see if you can trim it down for brevity/clarity!

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Jerzy and Rob check in and model the big question: why do we do the work we do?

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Guitar Fretter * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * Rachel Ross * Becca Hillburn * India Swift * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Make some noise with a musical instrument

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One way to add service to your products is to teach about how they get made. Marketing your work as an artist can be an uncomfortable second skill, though it could be more than that. Marketing your work in the best context is a service because it helps you reach the audience that needs and wants what you make.

In this episode of Lean Into Art, join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss telling the story of your creative products and the option to teach the skills you use along the way as an option to connect with new venues and audiences.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Guitar Fretter * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Documenting Your Classroom Experience * A2CAF

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Shauni Redfearn * Metal Witch Sketchbook Project * Chris Watkins * JS Taskis * Nate Marcel

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Make some noise on a musical instrument!

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Visual storytelling is a big theme with the Lean Into Art podcast. Also: working with what you have as a storyteller to do a myriad of things that go with not just the creative process but also presenting your creative work in a useful and usable way.

Jerzy and Rob talk about useful tools to consider using even if you’re not a User Experience (UX) designer. As we make and share our works we often encounter situations where we wonder if we could have shared it better - especially when that’s not our main focus for making a story, game, or other product.

Join us for an exploration of some handy tools from the world of skills in UX.

Sponsors for this episode * Amazon Academy * This Panda Needs You * Lean Into Art Workshops

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jodels Pox * Gail Buschman * Nate Marcel * Sarah Loutfi * Mike White

Links mentioned in this episode * LIA Cast 36 - Preparedness, Pt 2 * LIA Cast 86 - Character Writing is UI/UX Design? * LIA Cast 116 - Collaborating on Your Project * LIA Cast 198 - Using the Hero's Journey via Interpreting and Improvising * LIA Cast 222 - Tomorrow's Skill or Feature * LIA Cast 241 - Launching a Product * Just Enough Research, by Erika Hall

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What do you do when you’ve got a product that you can’t find a partner for? Is it time to set it aside and try something else, or is it time to hire yourself to and go it alone? Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on evaluating a project when influential people in the field don’t want to invest in it.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction * Comics are Great! episode 95

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * David Armantrout * DADO * Ashley Knapp * Jonathan Wornson

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Open up a comic you like * Flip the pages and find a moment that moves you * Notice and capture some details from that moment

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Is there an easy and useful way to find success criteria for projects in a technology you’re excited about? This week Jerzy and Rob talk about when it’s exciting and tempting to try a new (or new to you) art technology, especially if you have a project in mind for it.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Super Comics Challenge

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * Rachel Ross * Metal Witch Sketchbook Project * Mike White * Dave 'Sri' Seah

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Sit in a way that lets you comfortably notice your posture for 2 minutes

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This week Jerzy and Rob look at ways they’ve sought out more efficient approaches to drawing using digital tools.

Sponsors for this episode * Super Comics Challenge 2 * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Ray Frenden's CSP Brush Sale * Affinity Design Apps * Python PSD Tools * GIMP

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * Rachel Ross * Becca Hillburn * India Swift * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Draw a head shape 3-4 times and see how many different heads you can create

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This week Jerzy and Rob take a look at some of the obstacles we encounter in making our art. How do we struggle with finding time for our whittling and side projects while also trying to keep refining our main jobs? And how does this friction with finding time affect our enthusiasm and morale?

Note: We ran an experiment this week in streaming the video podast to Discord, which called for some new audio routing. The result was a good stream that left us with misconfigured video. So an audio-only episode this week!

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * David Armantrout * DADO * Ashley Knapp * Jonathan Wornson

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Brainstorm some people in your life who helped you get to where you are, and find ways to express gratitude to them.

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This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by returning guest Gregg Schigiel to talk about the value of keeping the connections between you and your social/professional network active.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links Mentioned * Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend * Mindset: The New Psychology of Success * Thunder Punch Daily 123: 5 Years From Now

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Stephan Black * Dave 'Sri' Seah * Stephen Stone-Bush * Becca Hillburn * SOPHiE LAWSON

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Uncertainty, unrest, new realities, and managing a side hustle can easily lead to burnout. What do you do to navigate or manage it? How can describing the systems that lead to burnout help us? Join Jerzy and Rob and share your experiences with the subject.

Sponsors for this episode * Super Comics Challenge * Rob's Patreon * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * The Whole-Brain Child * The Upside of Stress

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Ashley Knapp * Olivia Birdton * Katherine Sugrue * Brandon Dayton * Chris Watkins

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Brainstorm ways to express more gratitude towards others

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Join Jerzy and Rob as we put our streaming studios through some tests! Work continues on our studios evolving, a couple episodes ago we mentioned working on our studios, learning the OBS streaming/recording app. And let's also do some live drawing, what better way to have fun and see what we're liking and want to improve about our live streaming setup. Join us to see how it goes and share your ideas and questions.

Sponsors for this episode * The 2020 Kids' Comics Awards * Rob's coaching and workshops * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * A Web Whiteboard

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This week's 2 Minute Practice * Analyze some compositions in existing art and render them simply

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A truth for many of us is we have to hold down some other jobs while we hustle to make our art. How do we think about this friction between keeping the lights on and developing new products?

Speaking of which, Rob and Jerzy are wrapping up their Art Soundoff entries and have some reflections on using creative challenges to develop new products. Is an art challenge a good chance to set aside time to make new things? How does it change your relationship and experience with the challenge?

Links to sites mentioned * Becca Hillburn's tweet on hustling * Art Soundoff

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics: Rockets * This Panda Needs You * Lean Into Art Workshops

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Mike White * Stephen Stone-Bush * Dave 'Sri' Seah * David Armantrout * DADO

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Instead of our usual exploration of visual storytelling and thinking about creative process, this week we have a brief yet important message to share.

Our message is that we’re here to love, care, and support our black community and do our best as non-BIPOC do to be better at helping more by listening, being affected, and committing to an ongoing active awareness and ongoing supportive action to get rid of systemic racism.

Black Lives Matter. The ongoing system of repression and discrimination must end. So much murder and death of black skinned people is such an obvious symptom of the discrimination. Murders by the police of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, and so many others.

We are in the midst of an uprising of super brave action from the black community. This is a place and time to dig in for systemic change.

Let’s make it all our job to end systemic racism. I’m looking at us white folks as I say this. People who are BIPOC have no choice but face that job.

Our work is to help one another become as strong as possible.

So then what are we/us two doing to help more and in better ways?

For Jerzy, that is:

• Following and supporting black artists, finding and supporting more businesses owned by people of color.
• Casting a wider net for guests and creative works to highlight.
• Donating more often, for this week that was donating to the Community Split Bail Fund.
• I will use my agency as a co-organizer for comics festivals to bring attention to diverse voices.

For Rob that is:

• Awareness and listening deeper: For years awareness and immediate attention on justice for the black community is an event. Occasional and inconsistent. Now I’m working make it an every day practice. Making it a real project to be continually informed black voices.
• With that, I follow more, listen more, read more, share more black voices in my feeds and media.
• Donating more often, for this week that was donating the Campaign Zero Project.
• Scheduled a recurring task for this evolving project in omnifocus app, that works for me as a habit to keep a project going.

Supporting, raising, celebrating voices that need to be heard like that of the black community must be an ongoing way of life.

Where you can, when you can, support black creators and causes. The black community has been forced to bear this systemic racism load every day for over 400 years. We are privileged because it’s a choice for us to face it. Let’s not forget that.

Let’s explore ways to bring in more diverse voices more often on the show. We want potential guests to reach out. Leanintoart.com/contact

We’re here to learn with all of you. What are you doing for your awareness, commitment, and ongoing action? Tell us your stories, comments, questions, thoughts (through our email, social feeds, contact form).

I know we’re in good company to make things better because Leaners aren’t weiners.

Brave protesters thank you, our society owes you.

Thank you all for listening and learning with us.

Love to you all. OK Bye.

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Rob and Jerzy like to remind themselves to make space for reading, watching, and playing. Join us for an exploration of media we engage with for relaxation and inspiration and even refueling.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Bomberman '93 * Four Million Years Later * Skull Fist * The Tiny Chef Show

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * David Armantrout * DADO * Ashley Knapp * Jonathan Wornson

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Visualize prompts from last week's word cloud!

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The tools we use to make and share our art change a lot. Individual tools wear out, digital tools change company hands, business plans change and tools get decommissioned. As makers we are often in the position of picking a new tool, sometimes to replace the old, sometimes because we need to change something about our work and a new tool offers new possibilities.

The Lean Into Art podcast is soon to be 9 years old and we’ve offered both video and audio versions of our show for most every episode. Lately we’re digging into how we can level up with video streaming and Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is a tool pointing us toward so many interesting new possibilities.

Join us to learn along with us we share what we’re learning so far about streaming and recording with OBS! We’d love to hear from you in the chat whether you’re an OBS pro or just getting started.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * OBS Virtual Cam Plugin * Up Deck * EpocCam MultiCam * Logitech R400 Presentation Remote

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * Rachel Ross * Becca Hillburn * India Swift * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Create a word cloud of stuff you're thinking about lately

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Join Jerzy and Rob as they explore creating projects and works that are inclusive, think through ways to detect and avoid toxicity, and celebrate practicing/working to be both sensitive and patient.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire * This Panda Needs You * Lean Into Art Workshops * NEW SPONSOR - the 7" Kara webcomic and the 7" Kara print edition

Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters * Cameron Callahan * Katherine Sugrue * Chris Watkins * Spencer Hallam * Tim F

Links Mentioned * More Science Behind Shaping Player Behavior in Online Games * Why You Think You're Right–Even if You're Wrong

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Back in episode 230 we talked with Jon David Guerra about taking on big projects and hiring collaborators. Jon returns to reflect on his experience and what he learned in creating Nightmare Pro Wrestling: The Belly of the Beast, a comics anthology in which he hired different artists to draw different chapters.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Nightmare Pro Wrestling * NPW on Instagram * Jon on Instagram * Jon's appearance on LIA Cast 230

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Sophie Lawson * Rachel Ross * Stephan Black * Stephan Stone-Bush * Shauni Redfearn

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Follow the Sketchamania Prompts to create an interesting wrestler pose!

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Continuing our exploration of virtual events begun in the last episode, Rob and Jerzy are joined by cartoonist, narrative designer, and DM of the Big DunJen Show, Jen Vaughn. Together they’ll look at the upcoming Very Very Shopping Network event to see if we can find some new approaches to creating online events.

Sponsors for this episode * Nightmare Pro Wrestling * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * The Very Very Shopping Network * The VVSN Twitch Channel * The Big DunJen Show - YouTube * Jen on Twitter * Jen's Workshops * Popmuertos on Twitch

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Brandon Dayton * Gail Buschman * Becca Hillburn * India Swift * Good to be Curious

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Sketch a 3 to 4 panel comic strip that ends where it begins

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Practicing safe behavior during a global pandemic means the cancelation of more and more mass gatherings. Many events and institutions have turned to video conferencing and streaming to pursue their missions. But how do you adapt an event or mission that relied on physical spaces to a more virtual approach? Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration on making virtual events that serve a mission and its constituency.

Sponsors for this episode * Nightmare Pro Wrestling * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Artist Alley Online

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Mike White * Stephen Stone-Bush * Dave 'Sri' Seah * David Armantrout * DADO

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Write a conversation between two things in your home

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What kind of inspiration do we choose to surround ourselves? Join Jerzy and Rob for a conversation about taking a look around the home creative space, asking what things are there in the background until we look closer? And how are the things close at hand helpful as joyful reminders or useful reference?

Sponsors for this episode * Nightmare Pro Wrestling * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jonathan Wornson * Gail Buschman * Brandon Dayton * Katherine Sugrue * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Create one drawing, 2 minutes at a time

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Minicomics are a favorite topic on the Lean Into Art Cast. As Jerzy and Rob have expressed in many episodes, they’re a great format for testing out new ideas or proving to yourself that you can ship a project.

But even though the format is small and intended to be low risk, how do you know if your story or project is ready to begin? This time Jerzy and Rob share some of the signals they look for in a project to know whether or not it’s ready to draw.

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics: Rockets * This Panda Needs You * Lean Into Art Workshops

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Myrjam * Espree Devora * Shauni Redfearn * Kelly Ishikawa * Angela Mitchell

Links mentioned in this episode * LIA Cast 212 - Sticky Note Writing * LIA Cast 245 - Setting Up Projects for Whittling * Jerzy's Minicomic Thumbnail Template * The Black Hole Equation minicomic * Jerzy's Amazon Author Page

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Jerzy and Rob are joined by Steve Hamaker, creator of Plox, collaborator on The Pathfinders Society, and colorist of the graphic novels Hilo and Bone. Together they look at how color helps tell a story, and explore some digital coloring techniques.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Plox * The Pathfinders Society * Table Titans * HiLo * Bone * Steve's Twitch Channel

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Nate Marcell * Jesse Kauffman * Jonathan Wornson * JS Taskis * Gail Buschman

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How do we think about projects and products? Jerzy and Rob recently watched Jake Parker’s video on "you need a product not a project" which prompts our conversation in this episode. Jerzy and Rob consider what we mean by projects and products and see all kinds of useful tools in both categories. We explore conceptual tools you can pick and choose from to make your own creative development work for you.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * You Need a Product not a Project * Inktober

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Stephen Stone-Bush * Sophie Lawson * Myrjamvdv * Dave 'Sri' Seah * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Roll a 6 sided die. Sketch a simple creature/abstract character for each number you get on the die. 1st roll, shape influence: 1–6: dot, line, triangle, square, circle, blob 2nd roll, mood: 1–2: happy, 3–4: grumpy, 5–6: confused/silly 3rd roll: number of characters to draw

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Positioning yourself in an industry/community can involve identifying what makes your art or service distinct. How do we think about developing language to explain what makes our work unique, and what are the pitfalls of thinking about this topic?

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Jerzy's Documenting Your Classroom Experience Webinar * LIA Cast 304 - Developing a Workshop or Event

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * DADO * Gail Bushman * Metal Witch Sketchbook Project * Katherine Sugrue * Ashley Knapp

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Draw circles for two minutes

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This week Jerzy and Rob are joined by returning guest Gregg Schigiel to talk about the value of keeping the connections between you and your social/professional network active.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Gregg's YouTube channel * Gregg's website * The Jackie and Laurie Show * Gregg's TeePublic Store * Gregg on Instagram

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * Rachel Ross * Becca Hillburn * India Swift * Keri Goble Billick

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Write down questions to connect with someone in your network

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Occasionally Rob and Jerzy like to remind themselves to make space for reading, watching, and playing. Join us for an exploration of media we engage with for relaxation and inspiration.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Mining For Trouble * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Stargazing * Hey, Kiddo * The American Dream? * Samurai Cat * Gobblet * Dare to Lead * Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert's Guide to Making Connections That Count * Save the Cat! Writes a Novel * One Piece Warship Iland Arc * Tekken 7 * Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Tim F * Sophie Lawson * Chris Watkins * Jonathan Wornson * Nate Marcel

This week's 2 Minute Practice * Write for 2 minutes

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Creative process has an objective progression in some ways. There you are with an idea at one point in time, stuff happens, now you are in the future with something you created. Would you do your next project in the same way? How much do you consider structuring your work along the way?

Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion about our mental models for our projects, digging into examples of our recent work, and in part extending the conversation from LIA 149 - Chunking Your Workflow.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob and Kate's coaching * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Deconstructing Creativity: The 4 Roles You Need to Play to be Fully Creative * A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative * Rob's Medium posts * Writing Down the Bones * The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * JS Taskis * Becca Hillburn * Brandon Dayton * Stephan Black * Jodels Pox

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Dave.Sri Seah returns to the Lean Into Art Cast for a discussion on his annual Groundhog Day Resolutions plan. Join us for an exploration on finding the work that’s meaningful to you, setting goals for that work, and supporting those goals throughout the year.

Sponsors for this episode * Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity * This Panda Needs You * Lean Into Art Workshops

Links mentioned: * Dave.Sri Seah's Emergent Task Planner * Dave.Sri Seah's 2018 Groundhog Day Resolutions * The Productivity Accrual Bucket * Sid and Dave's Unnamed Podcast

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Spencer Hallam * Becca Hillburn * Shauni Redfearn * Stephan Black * JS Taskis

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Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of the incidental parts of making art and teaching, and how that can be used to develop workshops, presentations, or demonstrations that appeal to hosting organizations.

Sponsors for this episode * The Kids' Comics Awards * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Jerzy's Webinar - Documenting Your Classroom Experience * Drawing User Journey Maps to Design User Experiences, Gather Ideas, and Collaborate * LIA Cast 301 - 2 Minutes to Practice

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Becca Hillburn * Chris Watkins * Katherine Sugrue * Ashley Knapp * Keri Goble Billick

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Ryan Estrada returns to the Lean Into Art Cast! This time we’re talking about the joys and challenges of making things with the people closest to you.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Banned Book Club * Ryan's website * Science Comics: Rockets * Art and Science Punks

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Cameron Callahan * Jonathan Wornson * Mike White * k * JS Taskis

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Jerzy shares some of the classroom activities he uses to get students thinking hard about the various design choices presented when designing characters for visual storytelling.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Tubi.tv * Video Game Construction Kit: Underwater Tomato Ninja Edition * The Kids' Comics Awards Open Nominations * Rob's Medium Blog * Drawing Hands Detached from the Body

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Brandon Dayton * Dave 'Sri' Seah * Gail Bushman * Tim F * Keri Goble Billick

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Join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss ways to practice little habits that can feed and support aspects of our art, business, and beyond. They’ll be revisiting the Lean Into Art Quests as a way to consider how to explore smaller creative habits learning from ways the Quests were too ambitious for frequent practice. This smaller practice could be useful skill and habit building anything from writing, drawing, communicating visually, to handling the planning or strategy or hustle of your business: all the things that go into being a viable, healthy, creative professional.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * LIA Quests * Jerzy's Inktober 2019 Project * Jerzy's Inktober 2018 Project

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * [Stephan Black](http://twitter.com/BlacksSideshow * Becca Hillburn * Stephen Stone-Bush * Cameron Callahan

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Constructing a community around ideas we care a lot about and want to help others make use of: pursuing your art, developing it to where you want it to be, even teaching what you’ve learned along the way. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion of the themes we’ve planned and discovered over 300 episodes of Lean Into Art and where we’re excited to go and celebrate with you with this podcast and community.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * LIA Cast 01 - Good Teachers are Good Students * LIA Cast 100 - Starting, Clarifying, Expressing, and Serving * LIA Cast 200 - Project Retrospective by Example

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Good to be Curious * [Stephan Black](http://twitter.com/BlacksSideshow * Becca Hillburn * k * Cameron Callahan

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Last week we reflected on our professional adventures in 2019. This time we look ahead to thinking about what we want to learn and how we want to creatively grow in 2020.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Team Human * Comixlaunch * The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival * Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Greg Horvath * Becca Hillburn * Mike White * Myrjam * Katherine Sugrue

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Every year is worth reflecting on, both Jerzy and Rob had interesting professional adventures in 2019 and now it’s 2020! Perfect time to look back and ask what we learned from those adventures.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Being There When a Team is Starting Their First Design Journey * Calendly

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * k * Spencer Hallam * JSTaskis * Jesse Kauffman * Ashley Knapp

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For many of us it’s the holiday season at the end of 2019, so Jerzy and Rob take a look at what they’re reading/watching/playing to refresh and relax before striking out into 2020.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition * The Mandalorian on Disney+ * Making Comics by Lynda Barry * Beat Saber * Klaus * How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jonathan Wornson * Tim F * Chris Watkins * Metal Witch Sketchbook Project * Sophie Lawson

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Making minicomics has been a celebrated topic on the Lean Into Art Cast. They offer a low-risk way to get some practice on your craft, test out ideas for larger works, or explore the emotional journey of creative work in a short, manageable way.

But what if you don’t have any ideas that you want to try out? Join Jerzy and Rob for some discussion and classroom exercises Jerzy’s used to lower the threshold for starting.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire * Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Rob & Kate's Journaling Tools Pre-Release * Save the Cat * Minicomics Zine Template * How to make a one-page zine

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Mike White * Spencer Hallam * Gail Bushman * Dave 'Sri' Seah * Nate Marcel

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It’s time for a fresh look at why mini-comics are so great. Join us for a discussion on the advantages mini-comics offer when added to your art practice.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire * This Panda Needs You * Lean Into Art Workshops

Thanks to our top Patreon supporters * Jesse Kauffman * Jodels Pox * Tim F * Ashley Knapp * Cameron Callahan

Links mentioned in this episode * Laffy Meal, by Pranas Naujokaitis * Kosmo-Knot * Jerzy on Instagram * Rob on Instagram * Lean Into Art on Twitter

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Continuing our “obviously” series of favorite topics, Jerzy and Rob are discussing what’s so great about journaling and reflection as a habit just for their own sake and especially when you’re working on planning goals. Join in for a discussion of finding the time to reflect, making it easier on yourself to journal, and why we find these tools so darn useful!

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later * Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * Rob & Kate's Journaling Tools Pre-Release * Rob's Experience Inventory * The Emergent Task Planner

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Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on the role of gratitude in creative endeavors and how being intentional about expressing gratitude changes the way one might feel about the work.

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Links mentioned: * David Seah's Emergent Task Planner * Ray Frenden's Brushes * The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival

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Similar in spirit to our last episode about comics we visit another obvious in hindsight topic. It’s been a while since Jerzy and Rob have talked about what’s so great about UX, so if you’re in the mood for a joyous discussion on being inclusive and thinking systemically about your users, this is an episode for you.

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Links mentioned: * The $300 Million Button * The Field Guide to Human Centric Design

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It’s been a while since Jerzy and Rob have talked about what’s so great about comics, so if you’re in the mood for a joyous discussion on visual communication, this is an episode for you.

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Links mentioned: * Scott McCloud's books on comics * The Lexicon of Comicana * Comics & Sequential Art * Art of Making Comics * 100 Demon Dialogues * Jerzy's Nerd Nite talk on 80s Cartoons

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Jerzy and Rob look at how they’re finding Art Soundoff, model some of the strategies they use to create audio journals, and celebrate some of the entries by the Leaners this year.

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Links mentioned: * Grok-It Science * Hiro's Art Soundoff Show * Synia Sidhe's Sounds * Leonard Angelo Art * Yoshi's Crafted World * BW Media Spotlight * Becca Hillburn's Art Soundoffs

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Jerzy and Rob check in late Fall season for a discussion on what they’re reading, watching, and playing for fun, learning, and recharging.

Sponsors for this episode * Four Million Years Later Podcast * Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring * Lean Into Art Discord

Links mentioned: * The Martian Chronicles * Tear Them Apart Podcast * Hackaday * Wild Robot Escapes * Yoshi's Crafted World * The Roy Rogers Show * I Kill Giants

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Jerzy and Rob team up with the hosts of the Tell the Damn Story podcast, Alex and Chris, for a two-part discussion on writing, art, and finding your way through this endeavor of creating for an audience.

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Links mentioned: * Lean Into the Damn Story, Pt 1

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Art Soundoff 6.0 is coming up, join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on how they plan to make the most of this year and the kinds of things we’re inviting others to explore with this art journal creative challenge. It’s a chance to practice and share if you want, pitching you as an artist, pitch what you make, and journal your process and experience where you’re from as an artist.

What can be new after 6 years? Join us and share your thoughts!

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Links mentioned: * Art Soundoff * Customize Your Creative Challenge Workshop * Jerzy's Patreon * The 2017 Art Soundoff Crossover * Otter text transcription * Instagram Bag Fest * Slow Dooown

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Starting is hard. Shipping is hard. And it gets hard midway through the making of the thing. You hit setbacks, frictions occur, and frustration sets in. So how do you find that momentum again to keep going and finish the thing? Is it time to give this one up as a learning experience, or can you find evidence and reflection to keep going?

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Links mentioned: * Art Geek Zoo * Customize Your Next Creative Challenge - Gumroad * Jerzy's Patreon

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As we level up at making things, we might be called upon (or feel a calling) to share our knowledge and experience with others. But how do you unpack what you do in order to help others understand how to do it for themselves? How can we use perspective taking and self-interview to help create an experience that will lead others to their own leveling up and coming back for more? Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on how they think about teaching what they do.

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Links mentioned: * Customize Your Next Creative Challenge - Skillshare * Customize Your Next Creative Challenge - Gumroad * Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

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Talking about making fast & fun comics on the LIA Cast!

What makes mini comics and zines worthwhile to us? In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast, Jerzy, Rob, and special guest Zack Giallongo explore our uses and ways we benefit from mini comics and zine style self publication.

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Links mentioned * Gordon is Just a Friend * The C.H.U.D. with a Dream * Jerzy's post on starting the Boulder and Fleet minicomic * Jessica Abel on making minicoimcs * Drink, Draw, and Design

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New projects sometimes require new tools. Jerzy and Rob explore what illustration and design tools we’re finding useful of late and in what situations are we "hiring" them to get stuff done.

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Links mentioned: * Adobe Spark * Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Artists' Crayons * Cartoon Crossroads Columbus * Affinity Publisher * Scribus * Noun Project * Unsplash * Pixabay * Story Cubes

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Creative challenge season is nearly here, so Jerzy and Rob turn their attention to thinking about what value they find in creative challenges and how they might hack them to find new learning and value.

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Links mentioned: * Inktober * 24 Hour Comics Day * Mini-Comics Day * Art Soundoff * Reality is Broken * Sketchnotes

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And old saw we haven’t used on the Lean Into Art Cast in some time is “limitations breed creativity.” What we typically mean by this is that limiting one’s choices in a creative endeavor removes ambiguity and often provides a starting point. It can also present interesting creative problems to solve.

But what about the tools or platform you choose? Don’t they introduce constraints as well? Can these constraints enhance the work, or are they a roadblock we have to work around? When do we abandon the tool or platform altogether?

Join us for a discussion on the unforeseen influence in the tools you use.

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Links mentioned in this episode * Join the Lean Into Art Discord * Unity3D * Video Game Construction Kit: Underwater Tomato Ninja Edition * Cocoon.io * Guitar Fretter

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How does a storyteller use distance and viewing angle to communicate emotion and meaning? Join us for an interactive episode of the Lean Into Art Cast in which Jerzy will take emotion words from the audience and draw them from a variety of angles, after which he and Rob will explore how viewing angle contributes to a story’s meaning.

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Getting ideas out of your head, gathering a whole bunch of them all at once is a useful creative exercise in so many situations!

Jerzy and Rob explore different ways they use to generate ideas which sometimes feels like trying to get water from an empty bucket and other times playful and like winning a game.

In the first half of the show they’ll do some live brainstorming and idea gathering to rename a project, then in the second half they’ll dig further into situations we find group brainstorms and solo idea generation useful.

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Jerzy and Rob check in at the end of summer vacation season for a discussion on what they’re reading, watching, and playing.

In the second half of the show they respond to some messages Leaners have been sending.

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Links Mentioned * Slow Dooown podcast * Wild Robot * Why Evil Exists * Talia Discbound Discs and Covers

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What do I need a mentor for when I have YouTube? Join us for a discussion on the value we’ve received in being mentors as well as mentees.

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Making things to communicate visually means subjecting yourself to an onslaught of rejection. This week we look at how we react to and engage with rejection and how it affects the work.

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Links mentioned * Boss Keys * The Upside of Stress * Jane McGonigal

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Developing and designing video games is something we like to discuss from time to time and it’s been a while. Join Jerzy and Rob for discussion and a tour of Unity game development platform from the perspective of being familiar with designing and building games while being new to Unity.

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Links mentioned * Unity * Phaser JS

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There are lots of different software options these days for drawing, but one that Jerzy’s been excited about for several years now is Clip Studio Paint. This time on the Lean Into Art Cast, Jerzy walks through the initial steps of how he sets up comics pages and begins drawing them in CSP.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble * Rob's new Skillshare class * Lean Into Art Workshops

Links mentioned * Doug Hills webinar on CSP Rulers * Amazon Academy * Ray Frenden CSP Brushes

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Jerzy and Rob check in during the summer vacation season for a discussion on what they’re reading, watching, and playing.

In the second half of the show they respond to some messages Leaners have been sending.

Sponsors for this episode * Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble * Rob's new Skillshare class * Lean Into Art Workshops

Links mentioned * Micro Mages * How we fit a NES game into 40KB * 8BitDo wireless adapter * Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite * Good Omens

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Things come up, new projects, unexpected challenges with a task, requests from a collaborator that could use your help. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion of unexpected problems and a couple of helpful discoveries in this episode of the Lean Into Art cast.

Sponsors for this episode * Amazon Academy * Rob's new Skillshare class * Lean Into Art Workshops

Links mentioned * Calca * Affinity Publisher * John Aman Amazing Man Kickstarter * ibis Paint X

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Jerzy’s back from the 10th anniversary Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF) with observations and reflections on his experience. Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of planning and executing big events and how defining your advocacy influences the types of people who attend and help.

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Links mentioned * The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival

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