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Last Chance: Gunship Thunderpunch Campaign Closes Friday
Jan 28
Brian

Last Chance: Gunship Thunderpunch Campaign Closes Friday

The first part of the Gunship Thunderpunch Trilogy is about to go to print so I’m closing down the Indiegogo this friday (JAN 31.) If you’ve been thinking about getting in on the book, head to http://www.gunshipthunderpunch.com and order your copy. I’m still planning on turning this book around in February.

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Comic book cover - step by step
Jan 16
Brian

Comic book cover – step by step

Last week I had to draw a comic book cover for the next issue of William the Last (published by Antarctic Press.) Below you’ll find the steps from initial thumbnail scribble, to a tighter scribble, to inks (which I did by hand this time), to color. It took an afternoon, and the hardest part is…

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How to Animate in Clip Studio Paint -- The Easy Way!
Jan 7
Brian

How to Animate in Clip Studio Paint — The Easy Way!

If you’re trying to figure out how to animate in clip studio paint, this might help. There are about four or five things to keep in mind getting started, and they’re not hard to learn, but they’re not obvious when you first get going. I’m not a great animator, but if you’re looking to use…

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One tip for building up an audience.
Jan 6
Brian

One tip for building up an audience.

Here’s one tip for building an audience: No one cares about you. Well, okay, your friends do and your family does, but if you’re trying to scrape together an audience from the vast online world of strangers, no one cares about you. At least not yet. The ugly truth is people want more of what…

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How to make your drawings more interesting
Jan 3
Brian

How to make your drawings more interesting

Sometimes I have to remind myself how to make drawings more interesting for other people. I’m more likely to be impressed that someone drew a really expressive hand, or simplified a character so well. But most people respond to story more than technique. The ideal is to combine excellent draftsmanship with storytelling. Then you’re hitting…

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Why you need to give yourself space to think
Jan 2
Brian

Why you need to give yourself space to think

You need space to think. Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking if something doesn’t directly generate immediate results, we’re doing the wrong thing. “Is this making me money? No? Why am I doing it?” That’s the classic, utilitarian/pragmatic, trap we fall into, especially as freelancers or entrepreneurs. This mindset doesn’t necessarily have to…

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Why you are abandoning drawings too quickly
Jan 1
Brian

Why you are abandoning drawings too quickly

Sometimes I abandon drawings too quickly. It might be because I’m tired or not feeling into it or any number of subconscious reasons. But sometimes it’s just because I’m lazy and want a solid drawing to appear by instinct rather than working out the sketch and refining it. A good drawing is more satisfying when…

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2019 REVIEW: Indiegogo, YouTube, and Mistakes
Dec 31
Brian

2019 REVIEW: Indiegogo, YouTube, and Mistakes

BRIAN’S 2019 REVIEW Every year I say I don’t do resolutions, I make goals. I even usually write them down. Then, typically, keep them in my head more or less and at the end of the year stumble on that list and realize those goals represent the general direction I headed. Being December 31st it’s…

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A Philosophy of Comic Book Covers
Jan 10
Brian

A Philosophy of Comic Book Covers

I’ve given some thought on how to approach covers for comics. Some people complain when they get a book and what’s happening on the cover never happens within the story. I think there may be some validity to that sometimes, but not always. Covers would be pretty boring as a whole if they were limited…

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Tell 'em Flinstone's comin'...
Jan 7
Brian

Tell ’em Flinstone’s comin’…

…and Hell’s comin’ with him. (If you’re having trouble seeing the image in the email, click the link!)

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