HeyJaredDavid’s Substack
How to draw and write comics. Tutorials, geeky conversations, and personal faves.
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The Joy of Artist Collaborative Groups (opens the original)
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Damn you, Preston Blair (opens the original)
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Preston Blair “Cartoon Animation” is beloved by comic creators, and rightfully so. The short book is filled with lessons on line of action, walk cycles, and poses, that work quite well for those who want to learn the craft of cartoon art, regardless of whether or not you want to be an animator. Here’s an example of one of the pages from his book: David’s Substack is a reader-su
Two Artists That Are My Inspiration Right Now: David Hartman and Dan Thompson (opens the original)
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Falling in Love With Comic Strips (Again) (opens the original)
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Like many people, comic strips were the way I got into cartooning. For one thing, my parents subscribed to the Columbus Dispatch, so there was a steady stream of comic strips arriving to my house daily. The trade paperbacks were also ridiculously cheap as well.Early loves were Peanuts and Heathcliff. I got into Bloom County before I really understood what was going on, but I knew it was subversive. Calvin and Hobbes arrived in middle school, the perfect time for me to become obsessed with it. I
NCS (Or How To Be A Conference Newbie) (opens the original)
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Let’s start with the bad news. I didn’t meet Jim Davis, Dav Pilkey, or Cathy Guisewite even though I had the opportunity. I wasn’t nervous or anything—plenty of CXC conferences have cured me of that. I just thought I’d catch them the next time that I saw them. Until it was too late!But the good news is that my first National Cartoonists Society conference Reuben Awards was one of the best weekends of my life. I made lots of new friends and, given that many of these people’s jobs are to bring joy
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