My first job out of art school was a website for an engineering firm in Ohio. I worked on contract, in-house for a summer. A hundred people that do math all day… …and me. In my free time I painted monsters. The engineers golfed and renovated their own homes. There were fun-ish things about that […]
Five Tips To Make Your Character Designs More Dynamic & Believable :: PWP #9
How can character design strengthen the emotional impact of your story? Are turnarounds really a waste of time? How can you avoid cliches in your designs, and make your characters both surprising and memorable? In this episode of The Paper Wings Podcast, Chris and Lora give you FIVE tips that will help you make your characters […]
Ten Questions To Ask Your Characters To Make Them More Dynamic & Believable :: PWP #8
Do you struggle to write good dialogue for your characters? Are your characters flat and boring? Do you avoid the writing process and race to the drawing stage when making your comics or cartoons? What if your writing process could improve your character designs? In this episode of The Paper Wings Podcast, Chris and Lora give […]
Six Time Management Tips To Create More Space In Your Life :: PWP #7
Find ways to double your time and energy. Make progress on your own creative projects even when you don’t have time in your existing schedule. Start creating actively instead of living re-actively. Learn to overlap & merge your work on your personal projects with mundane and mindless tasks. Examine your routines creatively and find time […]
Seven Time Management Tips to Accelerate Your Personal Project :: PWP #6
We are all struggling to find the TIME we need to finish (or perhaps start!) our personal projects. How can getting organized make a big impact on the time you have? What are the four “Ds” of effective time management? Do you really know your tools? Can procrastinating actually help you finish your projects? Press […]
