Jenny Robins and Dan Berry chat about drawing every brick, the importance of community and drawing like everyone (or no-one) is watching.
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Sabba Khan and Dan Berry chat about signing up to precariousness, drawing ideas rather than things and how language can build fences.
Check out Sabba’s new book The Roles We Play
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Ben Towle and Dan Berry chat about teaching, working with reference, finding shortcuts and loosening up.
Ben’s new book Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat is out now.
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You can get Dan to work with you and help out on your project too!
Michael Sweater and Dan Berry chat about what ‘normal’ is, asking permission and how everything is do-able.
Check out Michael’s Patreon and Instagram!
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Zara Slattery and Dan Berry talk about the evolution of a style, where shape and reference intersect and needing to see things to be able to draw things.
Zara has a new book out – Coma from Myriad Editions.
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Dan has an affordable mentoring program where he can help you with your comics project!
Shelly Bond and Laura Hole join Dan Berry to talk about Filth & Grammar (Kickstarter link here!), the book they are working on that collects the thirty+ years of experience in editing comics that Shelly has. Topics covered also include putting together a team, following your convictions and ‘Editorial Bloodthirst‘.
Follow Shelly on Twitter and Instagram, and also follow Laura on Twitter and Instagram
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John Tucker and Dan Berry chat about the challenges in mixing dexterity and intellect, making everything as easy as possible for yourself and the arrogance/confidence of comedy.
Check out John’s podcast This Foul Earth that made Dan laugh so much he couldn’t ride his bike up a gentle hill. He also has a digital collection of all his books on gumroad for £5.
Tom Hart and Dan Berry talk about running a comics school, the different kinds of practice and the question ‘What Would Kate Bush Do?’
Check out the Sequential Artists Workshop and the courses that they have available.
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Louie Stowell and Dan Berry chat about the different corners of publishing how there’s no single version of a story and what your editor is really doing when you are waiting for a reply.
Louie’s new book Otherland is out soon!
Stephanie Cooke and Dan Berry chat about going freelance, working with others and the importance (or not) of tools.
In addition to writing and editing, Stephanie also runs Creator Resource, which is an excellent site that collects a treasure trove of information all about the comics industry. Totally worth jumping in. There’s a Patreon for Creator Resource too!
Here’s a direct download link for this episode.
Eleri Harris and Dan Berry talk all about having a multi-faceted career, the role of truth in journalism, information & explanation and how the world works.
Consider signing up to join The Nib’s membership program, The Inkwell from $4 a month.
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This episode is a bit of a break from the norm, with Danielle Corsetto and Dan Berry discussing approaches to teaching. This mainly takes the form of Danielle asking Dan’s opinion on various aspects of being an arts educator, from confidence, to expertise, to grades, to tone of voice and more.
The course in Denmark we both taught on is the Graphic Storytelling course at The Animation Workshop, Via University in Viborg. It is exceptionally good and I am always very impressed with what they do and how they do it.
MariNaomi and Dan Berry talk about applying lessons learned from autobiography to fiction, characters as catharsis and burning out.
Consider supporting Mari on Patreon here. Also check out the Cartoonists of Colour Database, the Queer Cartoonists Database and the Disabled Cartoonists Database.
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Rachael Smith and Dan Berry talk about drawing comics in quarantine, what agents do and how much of yourself you give away.
Rachael’s book Quarantine Comix can be preordered in the UK here and in the USA here.
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Dapo Adeola and Dan Berry chat about the difference between character design and illustration, the joy of linework and being kind to yourself.
We talk about Dapo’s journey into publishing, and his experience of arts education in the UK’s university system. If are a student studying art or design in the UK and any of the things that Dapo talks about is affecting or has affected you or someone you know, feel free to get in touch with Dan for advice.
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Richard Short and Dan Berry take about having a streamlined process, understanding your characters and not letting them die.
Also completely worth a read is Richard’s interview with Joe Decie on The Comics Journal.
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Christine Larsen and Dan Berry talk about tools, finding a style and finding a voice. Christine has a Patreon, check it out!
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Campbell Whyte and Dan Berry chat about shifting styles to stay excited with a project, the intention behind the work and the purpose of practice.
Check out Campbell’s website, Instagram, twitter and comics school; Milk-Tooth!
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Lizzie Kaye of Cast Iron Books and Dan Berry chat about publishing, editing, having something to say and a leap, a push and a stubborn stomp.
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Keef Knight, Gentleman Cartoonist and Dan Berry chat (amongst other things) about stepping back, working solo vs working as part of a team and drawing funny pictures.