Art by Ryan Claytor
Ryan Claytor joins Jake Parker and Will Terry to explore his career in comics, self-publishing, and teaching. They discuss Ryan’s new book, the opportunities of self-publishing, how to be a good art student, and much more.
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SHOW LINKS
Ryan Claytor: elephanteater.com, One Bite at a Time, coinopcarnival.com, podcast
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
Students: come to class with a willingness to learn. Get out of your head, remove the earbuds, and open yourself up to new ideas.
Feed your creativity by making time to be bored.
You don’t have to “break into” the industry; you can wade in gradually by making things and seeing how far you can go. Nothing is preventing you from creating or self-publishing today. Gatekeeping doesn’t exist for the courageous.
You don’t need external validation to create and publish your work.
Create like an artist, work like an accountant.
BIO
Ryan Claytor is an illustrator, self-published comic artist, graphic novelist, and professor. The scope of his creative work ranges from Pinball machines and neon signs to watches to podcasts. As a professor at Michigan State University, he teaches comics studio courses and spearheaded the development of the interdisciplinary Comic Art and Graphic Novel minor between the Art and English departments.
Ryan earned his MFA from San Diego State University with an emphasis in multimedia in 2007. He has received countless awards for his work. Until 2020, he also hosted and produced the MSU Comic Art and Graphic Novel Podcast, which is still available online for free.
With his wide-ranging career, Ryan has learned the value of empowering himself to achieve his dreams. His latest book, One Bite at a Time, highlights his last two decades of comics as well as other media and the process behind his work. Learn more and back Ryan’s Kickstarter campaign at onebiteatatimebook.com.
LINKS
Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com. Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44
Will Terry: willterry.com. Instagram: @willterryart, Youtube: WillTerryArt
Lee White: leewhiteillustration.com. Instagram: @leewhiteillo
Daniel Tu: danieltu.co.
Lily Camille Howell: lilycamille.com
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