Ohh how good it feels to sit down behind the mic again and catch up with you--I've missed doing this. Since I have silly little covid, I have an excuse to slow down, stay home, and record. It's humbling to have something that makes you stay at home right after moving to a new place.
Like I mention at the very end of the podcast, I'd love to hear what topics you'd like me to do a whole episode on. I'm open to talk about anything, even if it's just another general Q&A, or an adv...
2022-09-22 15:54:32 +0000 UTC
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Greetings from my new home in the Chicago area!! Sitting down and writing this makes me feel like I'm officially feeling like I'm back to some semblance of a routine. I'll save the extensive details and nitty gritty of what it's like to be in a new part of America (for my followers outside the US, I moved an 11-hour-drive away from my last place) for another post. I can't wait to catch up soon!!
Mainly what I've been having to focus on lately is strictly work-focused. I haven't ev...
2022-09-13 21:54:36 +0000 UTC
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ᕦ( ̿ ﹏ ̿ )ᕤ This is a big chunky one folks, 1 hour and 2 whole minutes of talking about the concept of "dream jobs", including answering your questions about dream jobs. I covered everything from feelings of guilt, not wanting to draw every day, harsh realities and the fluidity of jobs--and how they can change over time. I'm stoked about putting my all into these talks, and I can't wait to do more! Let me know what you think :-)
-JG
2022-08-16 17:04:40 +0000 UTC
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Like I mentioned in my last post (listen here!), I want to start gearing this space toward having more theme-specific and patron-interactive podcasts. So for each episode moving forward I'll be taking the second half of the time to answer your questions relating to each topic!
N...
2022-08-07 19:56:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey all, welcome to August! (or for some, happy halloween the 1st)
I'm really excited to start making these podcasts more regular and more theme-specific. Moving forward, I could use your input too (like what topics you'd like to hear about) and soon I'll be taking questions for future theme-specific podcasts so I can do a Q&A session at the end of every episode.
This episode is all about "long projects" which can be any project that you are working on for more t...
2022-08-02 14:36:44 +0000 UTC
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Hello and happy mid-to-late-July! Maybe I should just stick with saying mid-July because saying it's late July feels like we're rushing things (and we certainly don't need that). I've got a smaller batch of secret sketches to share today, mostly because ARDEN HIGH: King Cheer (and moving stuff, and tattooing....and trying to live my life a little before I leave the Appalachia area) has been keeping me busy. And yes, the second image is not a SECRET but I wanted to share it again here on patre...
2022-07-20 14:37:29 +0000 UTC
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Helloooo horned hercules beetle! How are you? I've got a fun mixed bag to look at today. Before we get into the art notes/explanations, let's chat a bit about what's been going on.
In my previous secret sketches post I mentioned being especially excited and fond of that particular batch. I feel similarly about this one, because we've got some actual real tattoo flash! I'm also feeling t...
2022-07-02 15:29:04 +0000 UTC
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Questions covered in part two of this Q&A:
do you have any tips on how to loosen up lines? your top three go-to snack choices? have you ever considered working in animation? any tips on learning how to hand-letter confidently? how you manage a consistent work/life schedule as an illustrator? advice to someone who is becoming burnt out and kind of lost as an artist? how do you create interesting characters? what is you favorite flower, tree, mushroom, rock and bug? would you be willi...
2022-06-28 15:34:25 +0000 UTC
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Questions asked and answered in this first segment:
how do you usually get through art block? what made you want to move? how are you feeling about moving in with roommates after living alone? what are your thoughts on creative instant gratification? how do you feel about the tattoos on your body and do you plan the placement out? would you update your "100 things" list? is there a story that you would love to make a graphic novel out of? what was the most transformative part of your ar...
2022-06-21 13:48:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey there! I think this is one of my favorites because it represents the wide variety of the projects I'm working on.
I haven't gotten to touch my sketchbook, or traditionally paint something in some time, which used to affect me more but it's weird how I've gotten used to it. In art school, I felt like it was a sin if I wasn't regularly using my sketchbook. But I've found so many other outlets for my sketchbook-energy, and I'm lucky enough to have projects (like tattooing, and a ...
2022-06-10 14:07:52 +0000 UTC
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It's been a while since we did a Q&A session here, and I'd love to answer your questions in a big podcast and/or newsletter post. Let's catch up! Ask me absolutely anything--nothing is off the table. I'm happy to answer questions about myself, my work, or give advice if you're needing some right now!
Also, I have a question for you: Would you prefer getting answers ...
2022-06-08 14:39:27 +0000 UTC
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As stated immediately in the audio of this podcast, I'm in my no-typing era, meaning that typing on a screen has been especially unappealing to me lately. But! I had a lot I wanted to update you on and hare today.
I recently got back from a trip to Illinois to see if it would be suitable place to live...and get this, I'm moving there in September! Officially! Above are some photos I took ...
2022-05-28 22:41:46 +0000 UTC
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Today we're talking about lots of personal stuff, it's a juicy 40 minute podcast (I want to call this something other than a podcast eventually because I feel like a real tool calling it a ~podcast~). This is perhaps my most personal audio recording yet here on patreon. 😳 Grab some tea, or go for a walk and enjoy!
See you very soon!!
-Jamie
2022-05-09 22:56:58 +0000 UTC
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Hello and welcome to you, and welcome to the month of May. Here's a song for you to enjoy today, it's called Komorebi which means sunlight filtering through the trees, making dappled lighting. The weather here is warm enough that I can bring my laptop outside and into the shade to write this up! It's about time we go on a hike or outdoor escapade sometime soon, right? It'...
2022-05-02 16:02:10 +0000 UTC
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You guys voted on what video I'd film this month, and the popular choice was USING COLOR! I have struggled in the past with explaining my choices because they all feel second nature to me, and I didn't know how to put it into words. (In fact as I mention in this video, I've actually explained how I use color previously in this newsletter from December 2020, just scroll down a bit to get to it) But ...
2022-04-29 17:45:47 +0000 UTC
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I'll start of by saying HOOOOO BOY
I got all the character sketches approved, the final manuscript in hand, and the green light to go!!
It's only the very beginning of sketching out book two, but I've read through the manuscript a few times and feel myself vibrating when I think of illustrating *certain parts* of this story. Molly and Stephanie upped the...
2022-04-16 20:17:56 +0000 UTC
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Hello and welcome to an image-filled and deeply personal newsletter blog. Today we're covering everything that has been going on in my life as an illustrator between big projects, as well as my life as a HUMAN dealing with the things that humans deal with.
Today's soundtrack as I type is 2022-04-12 18:24:48 +0000 UTC
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I'm so happy to say Happy Spring (to all my northern hemisphere friends)!! I'm sitting outside my apartment in the direct sun, kind of sweating, kind of squinting at my computer screen to see literally anything at all, but so jazzed to be out here. Let's get into it!!
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Image 1: Freaking rocks dude, I am so into drawing rocks and minerals lately. I did some in mushroom rain which is perhaps where it all began, but I...
2022-03-22 19:43:58 +0000 UTC
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Hello campfire besties, I'm here with something I promised a bit ago: a podcast all about my experience with tattooing, how I got into it, what supplies I use, my insecurities, and my thoughts on how it might (or might not) fit into my regular career as a book illustrator! I also talk shortly about how it feels to now have Advance Reader Copies (!!) of ARDEN HIGH: Twelfth Grade Night, the graphic...
2022-03-19 21:27:29 +0000 UTC
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Hi and welcome to a new blog installment format where we're just going to hang out and casually chat about the past week!
We're talking low-workload periods (and how I fill my time), waiting for feedback, my upcoming window display for promoting Mushroom Rain at Malaprop's Bookstore in downtown Asheville, "gaming guilt", ...
2022-03-11 18:06:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! This first *highly* casual installment is an introduction on how I use procreate, including canvas settings, app organization, brush preferences, pressure sensitivity, and some rendering techniques using my favorite texture brushes! This is by no means a comprehensive guide to procreate for beginners, but I do hope it gives procreate newbies a bit of comfort. I've been using it since my senior year of college, and it's seriously improved my ...
2022-03-01 00:04:22 +0000 UTC
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What!! The return of the printable!! Yes, that's right! Although I won't be making a monthly printable like I did with the harvest tier, I missed making these too much and wanted to pepper some in once in a while. And no, it's not even really Spring yet....I think we still have another month until then. But I've been feeling the springtime mood lately, and I hope this printable will make you feel the same.
The file *download below* is
2022-02-22 15:54:48 +0000 UTC
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Hello~! ✸ Welcome to a sort of vlog-style gallery-view post. I just got home a few days ago from a roadtrip to and from Washington DC. I had been previously, as had my partner, but we were both around 10 years old when we went. Our intention was to just enjoy the journey to and from, as well as go to the Smithsonian museums while we were in DC. If there are any international folks reading this and did not know, Washington DC has tons of monuments and museums, and for me the star of the show...
2022-02-20 17:20:45 +0000 UTC
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Hey there, happy Wednesday February 9th! No, this day doesn't mean anything. But I wanted to say it regardless.
This isn't a hefty batch of sketches, but that mostly because I can't show you too much of the ARDEN HIGH: King Cheer cast list yet...not until the designs have been approved and finalized. For now, two screenshots of peoples' abdomen and legs will have to suffice. I wanted to give you any peeks that I could!
I've been busy with life or...
2022-02-09 19:41:12 +0000 UTC
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As we near the end of our first week in February 2022, I wanted to stop in and say a few things! First off, thank you for being here, and welcome if you are new to our community. A lot of folks fluttered on in (you are an insect in this scenario…neat) from my youtube channel, and I’m so happy you’re here. Your support never goes unappreciated--and I love having this space to co...
2022-02-06 17:57:10 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday January 31st! For me, it felt like a long and rewarding month. Did it last a while for you too? I saw a post that said something like "January feels like forever, then February flies by, then comes March, April, then Summer and basically it's already over. Happy 2023" which made me equally horrified and entertained.
This is a smaller post, but I wanted to say goodbye to January with you via this little secret sketches post. I gave a short description ...
2022-01-31 14:38:43 +0000 UTC
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Hey all, today I had the idea to do a spur-of-the-moment voice over, just chatting you up about what's currently floating around in my mind, over top of a speedpaint screen recording featuring the first page of ARDEN HIGH: Twelfth Grade Night. I recorded this as sort of a celebration when finishing the book, since I saved the first page for last. This is just for patron-eyes only! Secretive and scandelous.
In this video I'm not so much talking about what I'm drawing and more about other...
2022-01-28 16:56:18 +0000 UTC
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As I promised in my last post, it's a newsletter/blog post! I figured it would be a great start to our new year together to cozy up and chat. How are you doing? Do you have anything you're aiming for in the new year?
I have stood by the fact that I'm not really for "new years resolutions" because so often, I fall off with them and then feel disappointed that I wasn't able to achieve a (sometime...
2022-01-13 18:47:53 +0000 UTC
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Happy new year, you. 🐯
Last year I set resolutions that I was not able to stick to, mostly the learning Japanese one...I will blame how busy I was with work for that one. Genuinely! I would have kept going with it if I had enough time in every day to set aside for that. Anyways. The point of this post isn't to make excuses for the past, it's to be excited for the future.
This batch of secret sketches and sneak peeks is one that makes me smile lik...
2022-01-04 18:12:51 +0000 UTC
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Answering questions in a clunky fashion on the fly! Doesn't it feel right to wrap up 2021 in such a way?
Here's the link to my art inspiration pinterest board that I was talking about: https://www.pinterest.com/jambiegreen/art/
To the questions I did not get to today: I promise I will! Next month I'll record another podcast covering all that.
Love you guys.
-JG
2021-12-23 02:28:27 +0000 UTC
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