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Gerimi Burleigh
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3 THINGS: COMIC BOOKS. FIGURE DRAWING. ILLUSTRATION.
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Writing joke…

Knock knock

Who’s there ?

Plot is

“Plot is” who?

Exactly
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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👊 ⚡️ Drawing Jack Kirby Pages as STICK FIGURES!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Q2...

We dig deeper into Jack Kirby's dynamic comic composition thru stick figure sketches.
#jackkirby #comicpages #stickfigures #composition #masterstudy
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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The 25-Minute “Breadcrumb” Writing Template
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The 25-Minute “Breadcrumb” Writing Template
The goal of this template isn’t to write a perfect chapter; it’s to lower the barrier to entry. By using “Breadcrumbs,” you ensure that you never sit down to a blinking cursor without a plan.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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🦖👽 DvsM: 2001 The SOLDIER w/ Gary Hodges!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt83...

Our Guest is Gary Hodges, creator of the fantastic Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller Comic, Dinosaurs Vs Marsbots (DVSM). We’re here to talk about the latest chapter - DVSM 2001: THE SOLDIER - www.etsy.com/shop/DINOSAU...
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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On this Sunday’s livestream, I’ll be joined by Creator Gary Hodges to discuss the latest issue of his Comic Book Dinosaurs VS Marsbots… DVSM 2001: The Soldier. Sun, 11am PST - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt83...

Hope you’ll join us too!
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January 18, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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👊🗯️ Unlock Jack Kirby's Dynamic Storytelling!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXF...

One of the best ways to learn storytelling is to study the best… And KIRBY is the KING!!!

#jackkirby #comicstorytelling #masterstudy
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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🍽️🍔 Eating Habits of the Modern COMIC Creator!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22_...

Intermittent Fasting, Vegetarianism, Cutting out Sugars… We spend this session talking about being healthier in 2026.
#eatinghabits #sequentialstorytelling #IntermittentFasting #PanelComposition #vegetarinanism
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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😮‍💨 Need Breathing Room To CREATE?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t7o...

We got deep on this one, BRO! It's hard to do anything creative when life is constantly coming at you.
#creativecommunity #caregiverlife #artistmindset #creativeburnout #artsupport
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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⚡🚨 What Would You Create If You Had One YEAR to Live?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf3S...

I'm more interested in the quality of time than what I leave behind.

#creativity #artistlife #figuredrawing #comicbooks #creativeprocess #artphilosophy #mindfulart #whatif
December 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Perfectionism!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7eO...

A bit of show-and-tell with the community sharing comics/animation projects we're working on. But there's something we all struggle to overcome… PERFECTIONISM!

#perfectionism #comicbooks #storytelling
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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🐶📚 The Dog Ate My HOMEWORK!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaWe...

• Sharing Work in Progress
• Indie-friendly printers and printing on newsprint.
• Shot Selection
• Mike Mignola
• Story Reverse-Engineering
• Goal-setting

#goals #storytelling #MikeMignola #composition #comicbookprinting
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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😬🍗 Are You Biting Off More Than You Can CHEW!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQsI...

• Introverts, Extroverts, Ambiverts, and Omniverts
• Dream Inspired Artworks
• Inner Demons

#creativeambition #toobigtofail #creativeprocess #innerdemons #artiststruggles #dreamart #introvertartist
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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If you are near San Luis Obispo County, CA…
Sun, Nov 16, 2025 - I'll be teaching an in-person drawing workshop on Studying Figure Construction of the Old Masters. 12:30pm-3:30pm Art Center Morro Bay
www.artcentermorrobay.org/workshops
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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🖊️🗯️ Study: Wally Wood's 22 PANELS!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=guU6...

I've been reading the collected edition of CANNON by Wallace Wood. It's fantastic and it reminded me of his famed comic creator cheat sheet "22 Panels that Always Work." His masterful use of all these story techniques and more…
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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🗯️📲 Adapting Print Comic to MOBILE!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqq0...

• In preparation for my next comic book, I'm converting my previous project MORNINGSTAR into a mobile-friendly format.

#comics #webcomics #motioncomics #comicbookdesign #adobeillustrator #artprocess #morningstar #page_design
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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🙃 Try Upside-Down DRAWING Now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoZG...

• Drawing upside-down is a Super-Hack to improve your proportions. It's also playing on HARD mode

#figuredrawing #digitalart #traditionalart #comics #characterdesign #neverstoplearning #artimprovement #artfundamentals #proportions
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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📝 Comic Book Page Design by WRITING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=415J...

👀 Watch as I describe how my COMIC BOOK page designs are informed by my writing process.

#comicbooks #storytelling #thumbnails #writing #pagedesign #detailedart #storypacing
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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✏️ Thumbnails Are Essential To STORYTELLING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVIy...

Starting to thumbnail out the first page of my new comic. Thumbnailing is the most essential part of the process for me. It's where all of the thinking and storytelling happens.

#comicbooks #storytelling #thumbnails
September 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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✏️😵‍💫 Redraw, Redraw, REDRAW!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmbt...

I didn't do a SINGLE decent drawing this session. But I always have so much to learn and those who don't learn from a bad drawing are doomed to repeat it.

#figuredrawing #artfundamentals #badart
September 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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🦫 Turn Animals into UNIQUE Characters!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFCM...

A great question from the Chat: How to create Unique Characters?

I stole this trick from animation… using animals as reference for human characters.

#characterdesign #animals
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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🎨✨Simplify Faces with Basic SHAPES!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUiy...

Studying animation years ago is coming in handy, as I'm realizing some of the fundamental character design mistakes I've been making.

#HowToDrawFaces #CharacterDesign #ArtFundamentals #DrawingTutorial #SimplifyDrawing
September 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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🤦‍♂️ Value Study FAIL!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_QP...

My goal was to draw some value studies based on a video by concept artist/educator Hardy Fowler.

His video was great. My attempt to utilize the technique he taught… not so much.

#valuestudy #composition #illustration #harveydunn #hardyfowler
August 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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I just backed We Will Survive: FairSquare Graphics 2025 rebirth! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fai...
We Will Survive: FairSquare Graphics 2025 rebirth!
After being abused by our distributor, we have to reprint ALL our titles to carry on. Will you help us doing so?
www.kickstarter.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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👧🏾 Face Doesn't Quite Fit the CHARACTER!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzuY...

I'm ALMOST happy with this cover. Unfortunately, I haven't nailed down the face of my MAIN CHARACTER!

#coverart #Characterdesign #MovieMarketing #WonderWoman
August 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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🤑🎨 Balancing Personal Art vs PAID Gigs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVox...

Digitally inking a comic cover while discussing how to balance Personal Art vs PAID Gigs.
#comicbookprocess #personalart #artgigs #coverart #clipstudiopaint #procreate #personalhealth
August 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM