Andy Bowman

Andy Bowman

@twoshotandy.bsky.social

Posting studies, comics, and breakdowns of my favorite storytelling scenes. Interests: Manga, horror, art, sci-fi, animals, food, movies. https://oneshotandy.carrd.co/ (socials)

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I was unsure about taking a storyboarding class because the prerequisites sounded so high level, but I've already learned really useful tidbits! like that sometimes when filmmakers cut around a ton during a scene, it can be due to fear that it'll be too "boring" if characters are just talking.

Personally, I've felt similar fear myself, and now that I think about it, I believe a lot of it is due to lack of confidence. "The audience won't want to see X scene, so I need to hurry and show Y scene!" That's a real killer in comics.

"How do you get an audience to root for your protagonist's downfall?" Hard mode: he's a cute little bunny rabbit. I'm working on storyboarding a tortoise and the hare story, but one problem is that fluffy, bouncy white rabbits are way cuter than plodding tortoises (to most people!).

My solution is to use acting to make the rabbit seem like a cocky, arrogant jerk-- basically bully the old man turtle and not even wait for an official start to the race before he hares off on his own.

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Have you ever taken a long break from a skill to work on stuff that's sort of related and in theory will help your original skill but then you have to apply it and you're like ARGH, BUT HOW DO I APPLY IT that's me that's my struggle

Make the composition interesting Think about negative space Put new information in every panel Draw better suits How to use limited palette??? Draw better people hrngh Make better decisions about details Perspective Ponytails

I didn't realize how far the spread had gotten. I guess as the equivalent of a salaryman, I'd never really worried about my social media presence -- nor had to. And to be honest, I liked it that way! If I had to be a TikTok nurse or something just to have a job... man oh man.

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Holy cow, this is beautiful. It kills me that there are so many amazing things in the world that I don't even know about. Look at that goldwork, it's just exquisite...

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Nosferatu was great! Robert Eggers 3 and 0, I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of his films. This one in particular had great Bloodborne vibes; the carriage scene was like the drive to Cainhurst Castle 👌. Kept waiting for Willem Dafoe to tell his student to fear the old blood.

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Mountains, forest, desert, sea... do you have a favorite biome you'd love to live in? Personally, I really enjoy a cool, quiet forest with light filtering through the trees. I've come to appreciate the rocky beauty of the desert, but it's so hot! 🥵 #ArtAndNature #PaintingPassion

Since starting my bsky account, I've gotten a nonzero number of follows from spanish language (tourist promotion?) accounts. I have very little idea how they even find me, but they post pictures of cute kids and nice landscapes so win-win?

Cultura Colombiana@mac2030.bsky.social

JUGLARES 2024, plataforma de proyección de la tradición oral y la música expuso en esta versión la trilogía de los maestros Ricardo Olea Hernández; Reynaldo Ruiz Simanca, el cuentero mayor del Caribe, y Julián Barrios Vega, “el hombre violina”.

Exploring the beauty of ungulates and hoofed animals through some gesture studies. Love these guys, used to watch white-tailed deer nosing around the yard. 🦌🖼️ #WildlifeArt #AnimalLovers

Did you know turkeys are related to pheasants?? Now that I've done a few studies, I can totally see it. It's just that their ability to fluff up makes them look totally different. It's crazy how drastically they can change their silhouette!