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Polytechnicast - Juggling Part 2, De facto Hiatuses

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In this mostly “art journal” style episode of the Polytechnicast I reflect on how I’ve been applying something I learned via juggling to my creative projects. I also share how that relates to which projects are getting my time and attention.

Links Mentioned and Related

Follow Rob on Twitter or his blog at Interactive-Storyteller.com and workshops at Lean Into Art

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Polytechnicast - Keep Moving

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In this episode of the Polytechnicast is more art-journal than art-thesis. I share how I’m feeling good-yet-still-recovering from 30 classes in 30 days, some reflections on 30 Classes, and other November-timed art challenges.

Links Mentioned

Follow Rob on Twitter or his blog at Interactive-Storyteller.com

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Character Design Practice

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This design is based on what I learned in Krishna Sadasivam’s Creating Crazy Characters class at Lean Into Art.

More practice to come, this time I tried to do all the steps in Sketchbook Pro which led to some improvisation on the silhouette step. The characters silhouette step is a way to establish a character pose and outline that “reads clearly” showing key aspects of the character’s inner and outer life in addition to their physicality. 

Krishna uses the lasso tool on this step in Photoshop to great effect. The Sketchbook Pro lasso doesn’t have the same feel or instant fill flexibility so in this attempt I blocked it all in by scribbling fills with the pen brush (pressure sensitive set to a brush width of about 10 pixels) to complete the character silhouette.

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We’ve produced over 25 hours of video (making comics, visual arts, storytelling, character design, creative learning, UI design, game design) for #30Classes in 30 Days at Lean Into Art. So far so good! 11 more classes to go, I wonder if we’ll reach 40 hours? You can still join us!

We’ve produced over 25 hours of video (making comics, visual arts, storytelling, character design, creative learning, UI design, game design) for #30Classes in 30 Days at Lean Into Art. So far so good!

11 more classes to go, I wonder if we’ll reach 40 hours?

You can still join us!

Polytechnicast - Jonathan Rector on Exploring Manga Studio

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In this episode of the Polytechnicast I’m joined by comic artist Jonathan Rector. We chat about his recent delving into Manga Studio, how he used it for his 24 Hour Comic, what it’s like when you’re coming from an Adobe Photoshop background, and about using only digital tools to make comics.

Links Mentioned

Follow Rob on Twitter or his blog at Interactive-Storyteller.com

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Polytechnicast - Lean Into Art Announcement and Behind the Scenes

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In this episode I share the news of that “secret project” I’ve been working on most all of 2011. It’s Lean Into Art! I also share a bit about the tech we’re using to launch this virtual center of learning visual and interactive arts.

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