Very interesting interview about developing the voice for the character.
Terrific voice actor. One of my favorites.
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Audio Q&A: Peter Cullen, the Voice of Optimus Prime, Talks Transformers, Mario and More
Creativity / Productivity Posts
Interview with Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime
Nate Piekos walks us through a logo design
Interesting walkthru from Nate Piekos, a very inspiring creative pro.
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Recover from bad sleep habits
A Lifehacker article on rebooting your sleep cycle. If only I could actually follow through on some of this advice…
Nothing can stand in for a good night’s sleep. Today we’re not going to show you how to scrape by with less sleep; instead, we’re going to help you reboot your sleeping habits so you get the sleep you need (and deserve).
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Being creative is hard; Staying creative is harder
Layers Magazine:
We decided to approach the six artists that we featured throughout 2009 in the pages of Layers magazine and ask them to submit their best ideas for staying fresh to keep that creative edge. And they graciously agreed. Here’s the result of our efforts (we mean their efforts). We hope their advice leads you to finish that one project that you’re currently stuck on.
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Again, no comics
So, no comics this week either.
Yeah, I know it was a long weekend, but it was also a long weekend that included the 3rd birthday of my daughter, who had also been sick. Which meant that everyone else more or less got sick, or at least really damn tired.
Complaint Department
Here’s where I complain a bit and feel sorry for myself while making excuses about the whole thing:
I have been touching the next two strips every day. I have lettering and pencils done for the first, and nearly done for the second. However, each scene takes place on the patio in front of The Winchcombe and feature some relatively in-depth backgrounds and some crowd shots. When there are lots of backgrounds and lots of people to draw, things take longer.
To make matters worse, I suffered an ill-timed bout of insomnia on Monday night, and it caused my motivation and creativity to disappear, leaving only a desire to simply sit on the couch, yell at kids, and sometimes whack them with a stick or throw a shoe when they came within range.
I chose to take a shower during one naptime, which while earning the appreciation of family, also served to keep me from drawing for a few minutes on Wednesday.
But the biggest detriment to my output this week was that I chose to sleep in a few days this week (still have trouble accepting that 6:30 is considered sleeping in) rather than get in a morning session at the desk.
A peace offering
So to keep you coming back, here’s something funny but potentially not safe for work (a captioned photo that DOES feature the “F” word prominently). It made me laugh.
