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Lean Into Art

The Lean Into Art Cast serves visual and interactive storytellers with topics and coversation that explores design thinking, creative communication, visual arts, comics, illustration, creative coding,... Read more

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LIA Cast 278 - Clip Studio Paint Comics Process

LIA Cast 278 - Clip Studio Paint Comics Process

There are lots of different software options these days for drawing, but one that Jerzy’s been excited about for several... Read more

18 Jul 2019

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LIA Cast 310 - Storytelling and Color, with Steve Hamaker

LIA Cast 310 - Storytelling and Color, with Steve Hamaker

Jerzy and Rob are joined by Steve Hamaker, creator of Plox, collaborator on The Pathfinders Society, and colorist of the... Read more

2 Apr 2020

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LIA Cast 302 - Character Design Exercises

LIA Cast 302 - Character Design Exercises

Jerzy shares some of the classroom activities he uses to get students thinking hard about the various design choices pre... Read more

30 Jan 2020

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LIA Cast 308 - Your Creative Identity

LIA Cast 308 - Your Creative Identity

Positioning yourself in an industry/community can involve identifying what makes your art or service distinct. How do we... Read more

18 Mar 2020

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LIA Cast 293 - Comics, Obviously

LIA Cast 293 - Comics, Obviously

It’s been a while since Jerzy and Rob have talked about what’s so great about comics, so if you’re in the mood for a joy... Read more

14 Nov 2019

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LIA Cast 279 - Unity Game Dev Beginner Thoughts

LIA Cast 279 - Unity Game Dev Beginner Thoughts

Developing and designing video games is something we like to discuss from time to time and it’s been a while. Join Jerzy... Read more

25 Jul 2019

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LIA Cast 299 - 2020 Creative & Learning Goals

LIA Cast 299 - 2020 Creative & Learning Goals

Last week we reflected on our professional adventures in 2019. This time we look ahead to thinking about what we want to... Read more

9 Jan 2020

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LIA Cast 290 - Lean Into the Damn Story, Pt 2

LIA Cast 290 - Lean Into the Damn Story, Pt 2

Jerzy and Rob team up with the hosts of the Tell the Damn Story podcast, Alex and Chris, for a two-part discussion on wr... Read more

24 Oct 2019

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LIA Cast 309 - Projects, Products, and Choosing a Framing for Creative Work

LIA Cast 309 - Projects, Products, and Choosing a Framing for Creative Work

How do we think about projects and products? Jerzy and Rob recently watched Jake Parker’s video on "you need a product n... Read more

27 Mar 2020

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LIA Cast 285 - Hacking Creative Challenges 2019

LIA Cast 285 - Hacking Creative Challenges 2019

Creative challenge season is nearly here, so Jerzy and Rob turn their attention to thinking about what value they find i... Read more

12 Sep 2019

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LIA Cast 201 - The Influence of Constraint (Rebroadcast)

LIA Cast 201 - The Influence of Constraint (Rebroadcast)

And old saw we haven’t used on the Lean Into Art Cast in some time is “limitations breed creativity.” What we typically ... Read more

5 Sep 2019

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LIA Cast 301 - 2 Minutes to Practice

LIA Cast 301 - 2 Minutes to Practice

Join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss ways to practice little habits that can feed and support aspects of our art, business... Read more

23 Jan 2020

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LIA Cast 291 - R/W/P

LIA Cast 291 - R/W/P

Jerzy and Rob check in late Fall season for a discussion on what they’re reading, watching, and playing for fun, learnin... Read more

31 Oct 2019

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LIA Cast 296 - Fiction and Nonfiction Minicomics

LIA Cast 296 - Fiction and Nonfiction Minicomics

Making minicomics has been a celebrated topic on the Lean Into Art Cast. They offer a low-risk way to get some practice ... Read more

19 Dec 2019

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LIA Cast 215 - Celebrating Mini-Comics (Rebroadcast)

LIA Cast 215 - Celebrating Mini-Comics (Rebroadcast)

It’s time for a fresh look at why mini-comics are so great. Join us for a discussion on the advantages mini-comics offer... Read more

12 Dec 2019

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LIA Cast 300 - Learners and Leaners, Aren't We All

LIA Cast 300 - Learners and Leaners, Aren't We All

Constructing a community around ideas we care a lot about and want to help others make use of: pursuing your art, develo... Read more

16 Jan 2020

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LIA Cast 288 - Finding Momentum Midway Through

LIA Cast 288 - Finding Momentum Midway Through

Starting is hard. Shipping is hard. And it gets hard midway through the making of the thing. You hit setbacks, frictions... Read more

10 Oct 2019

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LIA Cast 292 - Art Soundoff Check-In

LIA Cast 292 - Art Soundoff Check-In

Jerzy and Rob look at how they’re finding Art Soundoff, model some of the strategies they use to create audio journals, ... Read more

7 Nov 2019

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