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Serene Chaos

My name is Alvaro Cortes Jr, and I invite you to join me on this zany journey that is independent comic book creating. This is my creative process in my own words, in my own world.

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    Episode 9: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 9: About DTF6

    Today The Serene Chaos Podcast returns to talk about DTF6! 

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    Episode 8: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 8: The Canon Girl in a Nutshell

    Hey everyone, here we go again! On this episode we go over what inspired my most experimental comic, The Canon Girl!

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    Episode 7: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 7: The Story and Controversy behind Weepaman y Weepito

    Thank you all SO much for being here! It's been a wild 2022 where I'm healing from many issues from 2021. Here is the return of The Serene Chaos Podcast, season 2 part 2! I go into the origin of my Spanish language webstrip Weepaman y Weepito and it's creative process.  As always, it premiers here first, and next week everywhere else! Thank you all again for the support!

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    Episode 6: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 6: My Visual Process for Never Mind

    Thank you all SO much again from supporting the podcast here on 2021! This is the last episode of 2021, and also the first episode of 2022 when it becomes available to the public in general. I talk about my art process for Never Mind on this episode. We are halfway through season 2! -Alvaro 

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    Episode 5: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 5: Writing Process for Never Mind

    Hello, everyone! In today's podcast, I talk about my process to writing my webstrip Never Mind, and how I came to create the webstrip! -Alvaro

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    Episode 4: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 4: Visual Production of Fred Peterson the mighty Warlord

    Hey everybody! In this episode I talk about my process of creating a page of art from the script of my main webcomic Fred Peterson: The Mighty Warlord. I hope you all enjoy it, thank you for listening, catch you all next time! -Alvaro

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    Episode 3: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 3: Writing Method Behind Fred Peterson: The Mighty Warlord.

    Hello everyone! First off, THANK YOU for listening to episode 1 of season 2, on Podomatic it JUMPED into the TOP 10 Visual Arts podcast! It also made a huge leap from being in the 5,000s into the the top 3,000s, it was also the most listened to episode EVER of the Serene Chaos Podcast! As you know, as Patrons YOU get early access to future episodes. In my opinion this was a fun one, on this one I go over the method I use for writing Fred Peterson: The Mighty Warlord! As many of you know that is my flagship comic here, one of the longest running webcomics and the longest running Puerto Rican super hero comic. I hope you can find anything of value in this episode, share your thoughts and share your own method if you feel so inclined to do so! Thank you all again for listening, catch you all next time! -Alvaro

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    Episode 2: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 2: Further Reading that's helped me.

    In this episode, I update the book list that I mentioned in the original episode 1 of my podcast. I now have an affiliate account on Amazon, so if you'd like to help contribute to my arts and at the same time buy something that may be of use to you, you can help by purchasing through the affiliate links at Amazon! Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit- https://amzn.to/2ZxtZYQ The War of Art- https://amzn.to/2Zqhy0P Nora Ephron, I Remember Nothing- https://amzn.to/3GsFpOk Thank you all so much for giving a listen!

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    Episode 1: Serene Chaos Podcast Season 2 Episode 1: Why Podcasting

    Hey, everyone! As I announced on social media, I am back for more Serene Chaos Podcasts! In this first episode of season 2, I go over my history with podcasting and what inspired me to Podcast to begin with. As I announced before, this will be a biweekly podcast with scheduled breaks, going for 20-30 minutes an episode, unless it's an interview episode or a special episode. As with the first season I will talk about my process of webcomic and comic book making, as well as trying to learn new ways to be creative myself. So I really wanted to take this first episode to talk about how I was inspired to make podcasts, especially a podcast where I talk about creativity. And hey, if you're a creative that likes to listen to podcasts or make podcasts yourselves, feel free to share your own inspiration and your favorite podcasts or share your own podcast! Thank you for your attention, see you all again in 14 days! -Alvaro "Lance Danger" Cortes Jr To read and purchase my comics, check my website www.artofalvaro.com and check out the studio I call home www.truthfulcomics.com for more content and comics for sale!

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    Serene Chaos Episode 3

    For my return to podcasting, I briefly talk about my artistic process of making my webcomic. You can get a more visual idea on my blog here: http://enterthedangerzone.weebly.com/blog/100-days-challenge-day-1-confession Here are some links! http://www.truthfulcomics.com http://www.enterthedangerzone.weebly.com http://www.theduckwebcomics.com Song "Exhilarate" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    Episode 2

    Welcome to episode 2 of the Serene Chaos Podcast! In this episode I go ovr some of the writing techniques I use for my webcomic, "Fred Peterson, The Mighty Warlord". I also go over the importance of making your characters sound believable. Here are some links! http://www.truthfulcomics.com http://www.enterthedangerzone.weebly.com http://www.theduckwebcomics.com Song "Exhilarate" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    Episode 1

    In this episode I talk about the pre-production creative process I go through making my own comics/webcomics. The key points I want to stress out here is good planning and the 70-30-10 rule. Pre-producing or planning your project will help you more in the long run. And as I mentioned, out of personal experience, good planning can save you both time AND money. And here's the 70-30-10 rule: 70 percent would go into pre-production. In comics terms, that would be coming up with an idea, doing a draft or synopsis of the story, any research you must do for the story and the reference material for artwork. That also includes to have your tools of the trade up to date. There is nothing more irritating than doing traditional inks and mid-way through the page, you run out, and you realize you don't have another bottle of ink at your disposal! At least I like to keep tabs on my materials and check list them if need be. Because good planning will save you both time and money. 30 percent would go into post-production. In comic book terms, that would be organizing how and where the book will be printed or uploaded on the web, the promotion behind it to give it exposure, the marketing and administration of it, etc. And finally, 10 percent goes into the actual production, which is what many of us like to do the most, which is basically writing the actual script and the actual art process and making the comic real. Sometimes you drain more energy in the pre-production and post-production because they are hats we regularly tend to avoid wearing because we just want to do comics, at least in my case, anyway. Here are the names of the books I mentioned: Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film, and Multimedia El Dibujo Descriptivo o Clasico (Descriptive or Classic Drawing) Como Dibujar la Figura Humana (How to Draw the Human Figure) How to be a Master in College Art School how to Paint & Draw The Complete Idiots Guide to Drawing Joe Kubert's Comic Book Studio How to Draw Manga: Getting Started How to Color for Comics Here are some links! http://www.truthfulcomics.com http://www.enterthedangerzone.weebly.com http://www.theduckwebcomics.com Song "Exhilarate" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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My name is Alvaro Cortes Jr, and I invite you to join me on this zany journey that is independent comic book creating. This is my creative process in my own words, in my own world.

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