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Winter of Our Pandemic: David Collier

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The latest graphic novel by Canadian Comic book artist David Collier, published by Spare Parts Press.

Bean Burrito comic lettering font

Continuing the thread on comic lettering, I came across a cute comic font on Twitter. Called 'Bean Burrito', by the comic artist  Sara Linsley

Working on my lettering

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When I started my Bored in Space comic, I was going for a different look than my usual sketchbook style I had for my autobio comics.

Brand new Growth mindset and Deliberate practice poster

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I love this poster and it still holds true. I decided to redraw this poster and make it available as a digital download. "Deliberate practice always follows the same pattern: break the overall process down into parts, identify your weaknesses, test new strategies for each section, and then integrate your learning into the overall process."

Woodlands Preview

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 Here's a sneak peak of my new comic that I've been working on.

How to scan B&W line art

Here's a method I have used to scan my comic line art since around 2005. I can't recall exactly where I learned this technique, but at the time I confirmed that it was standard practice by a couple of other professional comic artists.

Rules for making awesome comics

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Here's another example of how I get a flash of inspiration which I know I will later completely forget. I sometime come across these notes and I'm not even sure exactly what i was trying to say

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