Lean Into Art

Ever not try an art project because you feel some fear about the work involved? This week Rob and Jerzy look at what they do when they feel frightened about making things. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Hourly Comic Day Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Art Muffin Spencer Hallam Nate Marcel Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Rachel Ross Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob share some tricks in Clip Studio Paint that will make flatting easy for beginners, and speedier for those who have been doing it a while. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Cap'n Cat Sample Page Clip Studio Paint 3-month Trial DADO's turorial on Flatting Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Stephen Stone-Bush Dave 'Sri' Seah Sophie Lawson Shauni Redfearn Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of how our relationship with rest affects our work. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi Spencer Hallam Becca Hillburn Dave 'Sri' Seah Gail Buschman Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Some frequently shared advice among creative people hoping to build an audience or attract customers is to “post something every day.” Many of us find this plan reasonable, yet difficult to act out. Rob has chosen to take this practice on for 2021 with a daily bit of writing on his blog. This week Jerzy checks in with him to reflect on Rob’s goals, approaches, and how he’s managing things so far. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's blog Lean Into Art Discord Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi Cameron Callahan Greg Horvath Stephen Stone-Bush Katherine Sugrue This week's 2 Minute Practice Do some physical exercise (we're doing planking, but pick what works best for you!) Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

This week Jerzy and Rob look at the Lean Into Art project itself as a case in point. When should you check in on your commitment to a long-term project, and how do you think about evolving it while you work on it? Join us for a discussion on re-evaluating the work you’re doing on a project and stepping back to see if it’s meeting your goals. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Just Enough Research Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi David Armantrout ARTmuffin DADO Stephen Stone-Bush This week's 2 Minute Practice Wonder about goals! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu Lynda Barry's Syllabus Stan Bush G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Clip Studio Paint Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Spencer Hallam Nate Marcel Sophie Lawson Robert Clemmons Jr. This week's 2 Minute Practice Wonder about some goals for 2021! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob celebrate the end of the year by practicing an Extra Lean episode, which are emergent discussions based on what we've recently experienced in our art. You can download more of them by subscribing to the Lean Into Art Patreon! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

What happens when you begin to navigate the creative constraints of a project with the needs of the client, the users, and yourself in mind? Are the needs behind a project simply a list of requirements, or can they be instigators of creative energy? Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of a specific project that became a lot more interesting through the application of service-driven design. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: LIA Cast 163 - Rapid Iterative Collaboration The CPTN SRSLY project Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter Cassettes before Jets t-shirt Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Chris Watkins Brandon Dayton Stephen Stone-Bush Becca Hillburn This week's 2 Minute Practice Gather 3-10 pieces of media that inspire you and write a few words on why they inspire you Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob get together for another analysis of what they’ve been reading/watching/playing. In the second half they’ll look at how your own experience in the making of the thing can be a factor in choosing your tools. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: The Book of Yokai The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe This Jungian Life Podcast HOW TO MAKE A SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL INDIE GAME Extra Lean 152 - Include Yourself Jerzy's drawing live stream Unity Solar2D Kivy Voice-Over Voice Actor OODA Loop Grant Skinner's notes on adherence and experience Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi David Armantrout JS Taskis Sophie Lawson Gail Buschman This week's 2 Minute Practice Brainstorm some encouraging words! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Last episode we started exploring creative time strategies and considering capacity as an overall foundation to help with being realistic about creative output. Here we continue exploring to help our future selves get the things we care about making done, into the world, and help others become aware of the stuff we make. Join Jerzy and Rob as they continue exploring the planning and time tools they’re using to make projects and products happen. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Dream in Years, Plan in Months, Ship in Days The Emergent Task Planner Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Mike White Spencer Hallam Stephen Stone-Bush Good to be CuriousThis week's 2 Minute Practice Brainstorm some enocouraging language! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Creative projects need lots of things, different concerns to focus on. Each of those concerns takes time. Where’s the time to create? How can we be kind and realistic in our plans? If we do this skillfully, we hope it will help our future selves get the things we care about making done, into the world, and help others become aware of the stuff we make. Join Jerzy and Rob as they explore the planning and time tools they’re using to make projects and products happen. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: The Dreyfus Model of skill acquisition Guitar Fretter Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Robert Clemmons Jr JS Taskis Dave ‘Sri’ Seah DADO Spencer Hallam This week's 2 Minute Practice Make some noise on a musical instrument to represent the quality of your day! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob check in on their 2020 Art Soundoff journals. What themes and topics did we choose, and why? What outcomes are we hoping for with this year’s challenge? If you’re participating in #artsoundoff this year, join the live stream and share your experiences and reflections! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Draw Stronger, by Kriota Willberg Otter.ai BandLab Art Soundoff Rob's Polytechnicast Jerzy's Thunderpunch Daily Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Sarah Loutfi David Armantrout DADO Sophie Lawson JS Taskis This week's 2 Minute Practice Make some noise on a musical instrument to represent the quality of your day! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Last episode Jerzy and Rob talked about note taking on physical media, including a demonstration of taking notes. It’s a big topic, why and how you gather notes, and even how you put notes to use. Join Jerzy and Rob in this episode of the Lean Into Art podcast as they explore digital ways they take notes and make use of them for planning, project, and more. Will Jerzy and Rob clear the last level of the note taking topic? You can join the adventure in the Discord to play along! Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: mdfind Gregg's website iA Writer 1Writer typora Markdown VueScan Calendly Drafts Decset Dictopro V100 Day One Pinboard Setapp Squid Noteshelf MediBang Paint Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Dave 'Sri' Seah Ashley Knapp Mike White Stephan Black This week's 2 Minute Practice Practice stretching! Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Note taking can help with gathering our thoughts and set us up to build upon ideas. Join us in this note taking and note using infused episode of the Lean Into Art podcast. Jerzy and Rob will discuss how we each make use of notes with physical tools, digital tools, and how this note taking helps with creating and collaborating on projects. This topic was inspired by #artsoundoff journal podcaster Owen Jollands in a recent episode of his journal. Art Soundoff 2020, a creative challenge to celebrate micro podcast journaling is underway, learn more about it at http://artsoundoff.com. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob's workshops and coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Art Soundoff Owen Jollands' Art Soundoff entry on notebooks Draw Stronger, by Kriota Willberg Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Brandon Dayton Becca Hillburn Stephan Black Gail Buschman This week's 2 Minute Practice Stretch for 2 minutes Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Whether digital or analog, favorite art tools have a timeline and a story to them. First you’re curious about a new way or something breaks and it’s time to try something else. Then you explore an option and have an impression, will this new tablet or marker be a keeper? Some tools get to stick around and reliably help you get real projects completed. A special few tools become things we look forward to using. Join Jerzy and Rob as they share a few recent and long standing favorite art tools. Along the way they’ll share the kinds of situations and projects that got those tools "hired". Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Rob and Kate's coaching Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Lihit Lab Bag in Bag Logitech Vertical Ergonomic Mouse Filmstro Brad Colbow's YouTube Channel BandLab Day One Digital Spdif to Analog Audio Squid Boox Note Air reMarkable 2 Typora Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Braondon Dayton Becca Hillburn Chris Watkins Stephen Stone-Bush This week's 2 Minute Practice Doodle a page full of characters, one character at a time Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter