Lean Into Art

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. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Podcast Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Discord 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 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Rachel Ross JS Taskis Sophie Lawson Jesse Kauffman Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Tim F Katherine Sugrue Shauni Redfearn Stephan Black MuShinGirl Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Lean Into the Damn Story, Pt 1 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Dave Seah Rachel Ross India Swift Jodels Pox Spencer Hallam Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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! Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Discord 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 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Ashley Knapp Stephen Stone-Bush Mike White Jodels Pox Tim F Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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? Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Art Geek Zoo Customize Your Next Creative Challenge - Gumroad Jerzy's Patreon Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Good to be Curious Jodels Pox Chris Watkins Cameron Callahan Tim F Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Customize Your Next Creative Challenge - Skillshare Customize Your Next Creative Challenge - Gumroad Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Becca Hillburn Shauni Redfearn Myrjam Shane W Smith Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Lean Into Art Discord Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Eddy Nuñez Jay Taylor dee Juusan Mark Faulk Nick Allott 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 Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

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. Sponsors for this episode CXC Programming Schedule [Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring)(https://www.shieldsstenzinger.com/) Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Adobe Spark Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Artists' Crayons Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Affinity Publisher Scribus Noun Project Unsplash Pixabay Story Cubes Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Cameron Callahan Stephen Stone-Bush Good to be curious Brandon Datyon Ashley Knapp Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Sponsors for this episode [Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble)(http://www.indyplanet.com/tiny-astronaut) [Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring)(https://www.shieldsstenzinger.com/) Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Inktober 24 Hour Comics Day Mini-Comics Day Art Soundoff Reality is Broken Sketchnotes Thanks to our top Patreon supporters David Seah Stephen Stone-Bush Good to be curious Katherine Sugrue k Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jonathan Wornson WeAreLATech Myrjam Brandon Dayton k Links mentioned in this episode Join the Lean Into Art Discord Unity3D Video Game Construction Kit: Underwater Tomato Ninja Edition Cocoon.io Guitar Fretter Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob o

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters India Swift Rachel Ross JS Taskis Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Chris Watkins Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sophie Lawson Brandon Dayton Greg Horvath Keri Goble Billick Stepha

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Workshops Links Mentioned Slow Dooown podcast Wild Robot Why Evil Exists Talia Discbound Discs and Covers Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Dave Seah Stephen Stone-Bush Nate Marcel Keri Goble Billick Owen Jollands Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Rachel Ross Marc Faulk JS Taskis Shane W Smith Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Guitar Fretter Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned Boss Keys The Upside of Stress Jane McGonigal Thanks to our top Patreon supporters India Swift Kelly Ishikawa Nate Marcel Katherine Sugrue Alexander Steenhorst Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

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. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Guitar Fretter Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned Unity Phaser JS Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Brandon Dayton Jodels Pox Tim F Gail Bushman Alexander Steenhorst Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

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 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Stephen Stone-Bush Cameron Callahan Tim F Gail Bushman Courtney Hahn Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

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 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Rachel Ross India Swift Becca Hillburn Katherine Sugrue Ashley Knapp Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

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 Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Keri Goble Bilick Jesse Kauffman k Sophie Lawson Nate Marcel Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

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. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy Rob's new Skillshare class Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Dave Seah Myrjam Chris Watkins Katherine Sugrue Nate Marcel Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram