Build Your Own Labyrinth: Constraints and Creativity
Matt MaddenYou can make creative breakthroughs thanks to the paradoxical power of using creative constraints. Comics, literature, and beyond…
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A surprise sketch
I came across this sketch on the flat file in Jessica’s office and I was admiring the ink work when she said, “actually, you drew that.” I have no recollection of when or where I drew this but how nice to be accident...
Ex Libris is coming out in paperback this summer!
I’m working on two miniseries about constraints for the summer but first I want to share some exciting publishing items.
Ex Libris: the paperback edition
My 2021 hardcover edition of Ex Libris has been out of print for over a year no...
Learn all about constraints
Hi everyone, just want to let you know about two events coming up that I’m involved with:
Perfect Your Process
Last week I recorded a really engaging conversation with the writer and educator Daniel David Wallace as part of his upcomi...
La Cigüeña: a comic with variations
Here’s a little one-page comics experiment that I’ve been adding to occasionally over the years. It works as a kind of theme with variations and also as a study of word-image juxtaposition.
Both the art and the text were made following two...
Sharpen your pencils
Here’s a short note to let you know about two online opportunities to learn about comics and creativity with me.
Make your best comics with me
I’ve been offering a one-on-one online comics coaching program for a few years now and I ha...
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Cartoonist, Oubapian, teacher, comics coach. I explore the language of comics, narrative, and drawing using constraints.
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