When People Try to Use You
Hey, I just wanted to send this because it’s always nice to be appreciated. Your comics are beautiful and I think that the even more important thing is that the advice you give is completely true. I...
View Article20 Years of Spider-Man Improvement
Hey Friends– I moved recently and things have been busy, so I won’t be able to get a new comic up this week. I’m working hard on it right now though– it’s the biggest one so far– the title of the essay...
View ArticleDoes Beauty Exist in the World or in Us?
In the comments section, I recently had a great discussion with an illustrator named Mike over my recent comic essay called Hug the Elephant. Apparently Mike has lived in Japan and studied Japanese...
View ArticlePractice Does Not Make Perfect
This essay is easier to understand if you’ve read these previous ones on immersion and on failure.
View ArticleThe Need for Sustainable Creativity
Recently, more and more research is coming to light that indicates talent is a matter of time spent practicing, not a matter of innate ability. The idea that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate...
View ArticleKnow Your Artistic Lineage
I’d love to hear about your artistic lineage. Who inspires you?
View ArticleTHE FEAR
I hope you don’t think I know what I’m doing. I hope you don’t think I have it all together. My comic essays aren’t about truths I have mastered, but about truths I struggle to embody everyday. I’m...
View ArticleUpdates Returning Soon
Hey friends, I wanted to let you know that by the grace of God I’ve overcome THE FEAR, and I am returning to the internets soon to finish this book! Thanks for you patience– please stay tuned.
View ArticleExperiments in Study Diversification
Recently I’ve been studying how to draw cartoon eyes and heads– specifically trying to figure out how to draw the eyes and facial features from any angle. To help me get a better grasp on the...
View ArticleThe Cover for Brick By Brick!
Hey everyone! I wanted to officially announce that I’ll be running a kickstarter soon to fund a print run of my new book, Brick by Brick. The book will be a collection of all the comic essays here on...
View ArticleThe Kickstarter is Live!
Friends, I’m so excited to announce that it’s finally here. I’ve started raising money on Kickstarter to fund the first print run of Brick by Brick, a book collection of the comic essays here on Doodle...
View ArticleGet Stuff Done
Today we open up a new topic here on Doodle Alley. Now that we have our goals written and understand the road to improvement, how do we learn to motivate ourselves to move forward? Stay tuned! More to...
View ArticleYou VS You
Do you find yourself in conflict with yourself? How have you dealt with that? I wrote this essay to make people aware of an important aspect of self motivation– that there are two distinct parts of you...
View ArticleFun Gets Done
Fun work? Isn’t that an oxymoron? What do you guys think? I’d love to hear from you. The kickstarter is doing well! %180 funded! If you haven’t pledged yet, consider donating to the five dollar tier–...
View ArticleOn Gamification
Let me know if you have any questions about how I build my game of work! Well, with 10 days left the the kickstarter is %260 funded! Thank you all so much for your support! At this point I’m going to...
View ArticleOn Eliminating Internet Distractions
I suppose it’s a bit ironic I am posting this essay on the internet to distract you all from your work, but… well, what’s a guy to do? This essay is thanks to the wonderful kickstarter backers who...
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