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Having Thick Skin As An Artist
Introduction In almost any line or industry of work, having a thick skin can be so beneficial that it basically becomes a necessity. Being/having thick skinned is defined as “Someone who is thick-skinned does not appear to be easily hurt by criticism”. Take note: It doesn’t say that they do not listen to criticism or refuse to improve, they are just […]
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Supplementary #2 (Loomis: Side View): Solving Problems
Gumroad Product I have revamped this article into a more readable pdf from and added more stuff! https://starkickfall.gumroad.com/l/loomissideview Introduction Hello! This is the second post of my Supplementary series where I do my best to research and address certain issues I have found with different art instructional/educational methods. I then post my conclusions and findings […]
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“Will Eisner’s Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative” Art Book Review (Narrative Body Language and Facial Expressions)
Last but not least, the third book that Will Eisner published, “Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative”. Will Eisner, a expert cartoonist and instructor, wrote a 3 book set of instructional books about visual narrative, this book talks about the anatomy of the body briefly and then goes into the purpose of the book which […]
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Liked What You Saw? Want To Support Me? Ko-fi And Patreon
Hello! JR here. I am an illustrator/artist that loves to teach and write about art, story tropes, visual storytelling, art theory, art education, artsy nerdy stuff like that. I also at times write about games and movies. I love to teach however being in a position to do so at the level I want to […]
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“Will Eisner’s Comics and Sequential Art” Art Book Review (In-depth Study of Comic Storytelling Principles and Practices)
If the second published Will Eisner’s book about Visual Storytelling is the introduction to how visual storytelling works in different mediums and media, then this (which is his first book) is where he goes in-depth about comic tools and principles, how different speech bubbles affect what context the reader sees the words in them are […]
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“Will Eisner’s Graphic Storytelling And Visual Narrative” Art Book Review (Great Classic Instructional Art Book)
It has been awhile since I wrote a art book review, (FFXIV Bozja grind stole so much of my lockdown time) so here I am. With the entire Will Eisner set, starting with Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative. He released this second but I am reviewing this one first as this feels more like proper […]
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XP-PEN Artist 22HD – ‘One Month Later’ Review
Roughly a month or so ago, I bought my first graphics display tablet. I shared about my initial thoughts on it here. So, this is what it says on the tin, for a month, I have been using the XP-PEN Artist 22HD display tablet to rather great effect despite running into typical problems with tablets […]
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