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What I’ve Been Up To! November 2020 Update 🎨✍️ | Liron’s Podcast Episode 135

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Hi there! In this episode I’m getting you up to speed on what I’ve been working on for the past 2 months or so, in which I provided fewer podcast updates.

Here’s the gist of it (:

  • Spending A LOT of time on figuring out human anatomy + perspective – I’m really feeling the fruits of this hard labor in recent weeks in my art and understanding of what I’m drawing and painting.
  • Pokemon illustrations – I’ve been doing a lot more of these and posting on this thread on the efour forum. A big part has been figuring out the technique to get the result I want, using watercolor. The cover for this post (up top! ^) is a good example.
  • Manga – I’m starting to make some serious progress on a short manga about Shaolin monks. I will keep you posted on that one soon!
  • Productivity pillars – Lately I’ve been focusing on the ESSENCE and IMPORTANCE of tasks, rather than just doing things for the sake of doing. This has led me to spend more time actually creating and enjoying the process!
  • YouTube live – Something I’ve been enjoying A LOT in the last couple of weeks! Thank you to anyone who joined one of the livestreams 😊🙏🏼 

I hope you enjoyed listening to this one!

Here’s how to contact me (:

Instagram – @LironYanIL

TikTok – @Liron.Yan

YouTube – Liron Yanconsky Art

LinkedIn – Liron Yanconsky

Pinterest – Liron Yanconsky

Twitter – @LironYan

I hope to post another episode sooner than later (;

— Liron

I’m Working on a Manga Comic – Passion Project | Liron’s Podcast Episode 82

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In today’s episode I’m giving you a brief update on a passion project I started working on recently.

I’m working on writing a manga. That’s right – those Japanese comic books!

My History With Manga

I love manga and have been reading on and off for the past 10 years or so. I’ve also watched quite a few animes back in the day.

But in recent years my manga and anime consumption has decreased due to finding better things to do and discovering more and more of what I believe is my true essence and “destiny” (a bit of a heavy word!) here.

HOWEVER, I never lost the passion for it, and now it came back, making me want to write my own story.

A True Passion Project

This is, by definition a passion project.

I actually KNOW I lack the knowledge and skill to complete it at the moment, so I’m taking my time. There aren’t any deadlines. This one’s for me.

I don’t plan on making any money from it, or even having it become successful in any way.

I’ll definitely share the story once it’s finished, or in parts. But I don’t expect much more than that.

I think this is a nice balancing act among the vast majority of tasks I have that are completely goal / career oriented.

The Status of the Story

So what did I do so far?

I’ve started developing an idea for a story. First I did it mentally, and then I started writing down an initial draft.

The next step is to elaborate more on the story, plot, characters, setting and more.

And then – writing a script, doing a visual manuscript and finally – creating the finished work.

I was contemplating whether I should go with the classic manga style (black and white), or just go with what I know.

And I decided to go with what I know – watercolor!

This will be great on so many levels, but mainly – it’s a medium I’m already competent in, AND there aren’t many comics told in my specific visual style.

So a double-win for me.

Wish me luck with this one!

Artist Corner – Kentaro Miura

Talking about manga, today I featured the mangaka (japanese comic book artist) behind the EXCELLENT manga BERSERK.

His manga is honestly one of the best I’ve ever read. I do have to warn you – it’s very mature and graphic, so tread carefully. Even a Google Image search is risky haha.

You can read more about him here: Kentaro Miura

And here’s a “clean” page of the manga Berserk, to give you an idea of the style and quality: Berserk Page

And here’s where you can find me…

Check out my YouTube Channel – Liron Yanconsky

Or ask me questions on Instagram – @LironYanIL or Snapchat – @LironYan3

I hope you enjoyed this one. Take care, and we’ll talk again really soon,

— Liron