Thunder Punch Daily 117 – The Art of Conversation

Today I share an exercise I’ve used in my classrooms to teach some vital comics storytelling skills. By drawing a conversation sequence, we explore moment choices, scenery, emotional context, acting moments, and best of all, word balloon placement! Also mentioned some great lettering tutorials over at Balloon Tales. [private] [Audio clip: view full post to [...]

Video: Visual Rhythms Class

I recently led a class on how visual rhythms work in comics, using poetry and text as a clue. I close with an examination of how panel size, content, and word choice all contribute to the three layers of comics visual rhythms. Follow Jerzy on Twitter! Discuss this in the Forum! Can’t see the audio [...]

Visual Cues Pt 01 – Preface

[private]We’re excited about this week’s episode, as it launches a brand-new mini-series for the podcast! In the Visual Cues series, we’ll be exploring the various aspects of visual storytelling that add up to what some of us call “style”. But don’t let the name trick you into thinking that we’ll only be focusing on the [...]

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Art & Story 020 – The Big Cover

[private]This time Jerzy and Mark talk about the comic book cover and how it impacts the reading experience. Our cover examples: Action/Prediction: Mask #3, G.I. Combat #198, Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld #5, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #33, #38, #22 and the BEST cover ever: Doom Patrol #93. Mystery: Justice league #4 Moment: The [...]

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