Episodes

193
Dec. 12, 2021

193 • CROP CIRCLES

This 'About The Tings' episode is a Walk and Talk about Crop Circles :) It was too cold for co-host lilDENNiS today, but some of the topics on this one include: Fake vs Real Crop Circles, Other Dimensions, The Shapes of Seagulls, Ancient Structures, Recent UFO Sighting, Frequencies and Water, and there's a bit of Singing! Hope you enjoy.
192
Dec. 5, 2021

192 • WTF IS GOING ON? PSYCHIC ABILITIES, FEAR, CONTROL, & THE SOCIETY BUBBLE

In this 'About the Tings' episode, I wonder, WTF is Going On? What is happening to The World? Some of the topics me and lilDENNiS cover include: How Fear is Controlling The World Right Now, Splitting of the Time Lines, People of Love vs People of Fear, Premonition Dreams, Hitler and Australia, Psychic Abilities, Being Transgender, Getting Taken In By The Society Bubble, The Endless Circles of Life, and we get to meet Peter the Penguins Christmas Friend :) Hope you get something out of this one.
191
Nov. 28, 2021

191 • THE PERSONALITY TEST WITH ILSE HARTING : A CDQ ART-ICKLE

In this one I look at an article entitled 'The Personality Test with Ilse Harting', from issue 18 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing. Some of the topics covered on this one include: The Importance of Lines and Shapes, Planning Your Colours, Limiting Being Overwhelmed, Seeing Your Characters as Actors, Asking Questions, The Circular Relationship Between Writing and Drawing, Using Online Clothes Shops for Reference, How Static Poses can still have Energy and Personal...
190
Nov. 21, 2021

190 • DUMP AND DOODLE BOO

This 'About The Tings' episode is a Dump and Doodle Boo, where I do some Doodling, while Brain Dumping on various topics. Co-host lilDENNiS and Kitty are here, as we talk about stuff like: My Relationship with Money, Playing Video Games, The Endless Search For Our Creator, Feeling Unsatisfied, Old PlayStation Magazine Demo Disks, Christmas Time is Video Game Time, Xbox vs PlayStation, Finding Balance, Buying Too Many Tings, and The Christmas Penguin Pops In to say Hello :) Hope you like :)
189
Nov. 14, 2021

189 • SMOKESCREENS

This 'About The Tings' episode is a Walk and Talk about Smokescreens :) Co-host lilDENNiS sat in me pocket for this one, as we talked about topics like: Smokescreens, Climate Change, The Cycle of Earth's Seasons, Black Lives Matter, Protesting, Magic and Technology, Fighting for Freedom, Ancient Civilisations and Nature, Melting Stones, Knowing When You're Going to Die, Trees Losing Their Leaves, and Choo Choo! Hope you like :)
188
Nov. 7, 2021

188 • DUMP AND DOODLE POO

This 'About The Tings' episode is another Dump and Doodle ... a Dump and Doodle Poo, where I do some Doodling, while Brain Dumping on various topics. Co-host lilDENNiS is here too, as we talk about stuff like: Eating Chocolate Biscuits, Everything Is Both Good and Bad, Video Games, DNA, Christmas Time, Lucid Dreaming, Dying, Earth Bound Spirits, Art as a Hobby vs Career, Turning Shapes into Characters, My Favourite Numbers, and Cheesecake!!!! Hope you enjoy :)
187
Oct. 31, 2021

187 • SPIRIT POSSESSION : DUMP AND DOODLE DOO

This 'About The Tings' episode is another Dump and Doodle ... a Dump and Doodle Doo, where I do some Doodling, while Brain Dumping about the topic of Spirit Possession. Co-host lilDENNiS was with us, as we talked about stuff like: How Spirits Attach To Us via Past Lives and Parents, Recent Lucid Dreams, Eye Gazing, Spirit Possession and Thoughts, How Spirits Are In Their Own Karmic Cycles, Witches of The Past, Space Ships vs Space Planes, Earth And Frequencies, Dream interpretation, Meditations,...
186
Oct. 24, 2021

186 • THE EARTH ISN’T ROUND

This 'About The Tings' episode is a Walk and Talk about how The Earth Isn't Round :) Co-host lilDENNiS wasn't with us, he was at home in the warmth with Kitty, but I hope you enjoy this one. Some of the topics include: How The Great Reset and Great Awakening are the Same thing, Is The Garden of Eden on Earth?, Layers Upon Layers of Realities, The Water Above Us, Negative Entities Possessing Me, What Shape Is The Earth? Tartaria Mud Floods, Did Giants Build Our Ancient Structures?, UFO's Live Und...
185
Oct. 17, 2021

185 • DUMP AND DOODLE TOO

This 'About The Tings' episode is another Dump and Doodle ... a Dump and Doodle Too, where I do some Doodling, while Brain Dumping on various topics. Co-host lilDENNiS sits with us, as we talk about stuff like: Eating Chocolate Biscuits, Sleeping, Resting, Nature, Taking a Time Out, Reading Books, Finding Balance, Listening to Podcasts, Seeing Faces while Meditating, Exercising, 666, Flat Earth and Spinning, Using Different Art Tools, and Breathing Through Your Bum. Hope you enjoy.
184
Oct. 10, 2021

184 • WALK AND TALK

This 'About The Tings' episode is a Walk and Talk, as I make my way to pick up some free Manga Books :) Co-host lilDENNiS wasn't with us, but I hope you enjoy this one!
183
Oct. 3, 2021

183 • DUMP AND DOODLE

This 'About The Tings' episode is a Dump and Doodle ... where I do some Doodling, while Brain Dumping on various topics. Co-host lilDENNiS was here with us, as we talk about stuff like: Nature and Balance, Feeling Energy, Tree Friends, Sketching, Glass Water Bottles, Lucid Dreaming, Our Higher Self, Are we Dreaming?, Death, Alan Watts, Balancing Opposites, Day Jobs, Time Lines, Psychedelics, and Magnetic Energy in Your Fingers. Hope you enjoy.
182
Sept. 26, 2021

182 • TAKING BOBBY FOR A WALK

This 'Walk and Talk' is more of a visual podcast, as Me and Mum Take Bobby the Dog Out for a Walk ... or rather, he takes my Mum out for a Walk :) Hope you like this one.
181
Sept. 19, 2021

181 • BEING INDECISIVE

This walk and talk is about Being Indecisive ... I think :) Some of the topics include: Wondering how they stress test those rides with the springs in kids parks?, Being Indecisive, Car Boot Sales, Listening To The Thoughts, Feeling The Feelings, Buying Things, Is The Future Effecting The Past?, Indecision is Linked to Intuition, Moments In Your Life That Changed Everything, Committing to Decisions, Cats vs. Dogs, How Negative Thoughts are Potentially Wise, and Good Morning Mr Magpie :) Hope you...
180
Sept. 12, 2021

180 • YOU CAN’T DO EVERYTHING

This walk and talk is about how You Can't Do Everything ... well, at least I can't :) Some of the topics on this one include: The Value of Money, Using Your Intuition, The Fun of Reselling, Art as a Passion, Art as Your Day Job, My Relationship with Money, Lies of the Mind, Car Boot Sales, Nothing Is Ever Wasted, My Video Game Knowledge, Studying, Everything is a Skill that Can Be Learnt, and a Squirrel Bouncing around in the Trees. Hope you like it.
179
Sept. 5, 2021

179 • CRAFTING ADORABLE CHARACTERS WITH FABIOLA COLAVECCHIO : A CDQ ART-ICKLE

In this one I take a look at an article entitled 'Crafting Adorable Characters with Fabiola Colavecchio', from issue 12 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing. Fabiola Colavecchio's characters are full of so much fun, as is this article :) Some of the topics include: Big Eyes, The Power of Props, Mischievous Looking Fur Balls, Baby Dragons, Sketches Vs Finished Drawings, The Feeling of Colours, Subtle Details, Finding Inspiration, Diminishing Returns, and How The Meani...
178
Aug. 29, 2021

178 • RETURNING TO YOUR CHILDHOOD HOME

This spur of the moment 'About The Tings' episode is about Returning to Your Childhood Home, after a recent visit me and Mum had to the house I was born in 41 years ago. It's been 30 years since we saw this house, and tings got a lil bit emotional. I talk about: Smells being Linked to Memories, How Things Look Smaller than you Remember them, The Fearlessness of Being a Child, Memories from My Childhood, Being In The Moment, Not Appreciating What You Have, The Fun of Being Naughty, Recent Lucid D...
177
Aug. 22, 2021

177 • SELLING YOUR SOUL

This 'Walk and Talk' about Selling Your Soul goes into some very strange topics, as we end up walking and talking through a graveyard. lilDENNiS was with me for this one, as we talked about stuff like: Butterfly Wings, Is Sadhguru and The Dalai Lama Playing a Game?, Being a Circle In A World of Squares, The Matrix and The Oracle, Social Anxiety, Selling Your Soul, The Devil and Temptations, Mind Attacks, Being Transgender, Is Time Speeding Up?, Squirrels Driving Nut Cars, Animals Thoughts, How B...
176
Aug. 15, 2021

176 • DISCIPLINE

This walk and talk was recorded in the rain, as I splashed about with the topic of Discipline. Some of the other tings covered on this one include: Desire, Determination, How Children Are Fearless, How Meditation Improves Discipline, Lucid Dreaming Practice, Procreate Studying, Seagulls Eating Apples, Getting Wet Feet, How Past Experiences Help You In The Future, and Shopping Trolley Nostalgia :) Hope you enjoy this lil walk and talk around the local park.
175
Aug. 8, 2021

175 • THE GARDEN OF EDEN

This 'About The Tings' episode may be a bit all over the place, but the main topic is The Garden of Eden. I wonder: Was the Garden of Eden a Paradise Prison?, Who was God?, Who is the Creator?, Are we inside of some sort of Sketchbook?, Are we destined to become Creators?, Who was the Serpent?, How is the Dream Realm related to all of this? So many questions, so few answers, but I find it fun thinking about this sort of stuff. I finish the episode off, by reading a chapter from the book 'The Imp...
174
Aug. 1, 2021

174 • ANGRY CLOUD WITH EMMA CORMARIE : A CDQ ART-ICKLE

A look at a lickle ickle article entitled 'Characterize This: Angry Cloud with Emma Cormarie', from issue 15 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing. This was such a cool article to study from, leaving me super inspired to give it a go myself! Some of the topics include: Textures and Shapes, Being Mindful of Your Keywords, Drawing Exercises, What Makes a Character Angry?, Unity in your Design, The Relationship between Background and Character, Using Yourself as Referenc...
173
July 25, 2021

173 • CONFRONTATION AND BAD HABITS

This 'About The Tings' episode is all about Confrontation and Bad Habits. I thought at first they were two separate topics, but as I got into this one, I realised they're kind of linked. lilDENNiS wasn't with us for this one, instead, I was in the heart of nature sunbathing :) Some of the topics include: Eating Biscuits, Eating Ice Cream, Snoozing, Not Getting Enough Sleep, Social Anxiety, Peer Pressure, Being True to Yourself, The Power of Meditating, and You Become Part of Nature when you Stay...
172
July 18, 2021

172 • STUDYING FROM ART BOOKS VS ONLINE COURSES

Studying time! In this one, lilDENNiS and I talk about Studying, and why I prefer Studying from Art Books vs Online Courses. This episode came about after I set the date for my Procreate studying, of the 1st of August 2021. Repetition and Practice ... that's all Studying is about really, but some of the other topics included: Studying from Art Books vs Online Courses, The Power of Repetition, Traditional vs Digital Note Taking, My Fear of Drawing Bad Drawings, Slow and Steady wins the Study, How...
171
July 11, 2021

171 • STORYTELLING AND ATMOSPHERE WITH RAQUEL VILLANUEVA : A CDQ ART-ICKLE

A look at an ickle article entitled 'Storytelling and Atmosphere with Raquel Villanueva', from issue 16 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing. This was a brilliant article to study, I came away from it with a greater appreciation of the power of Colour in telling a Story. Some of the topics include: How Everything has Story, The Power of Exploration, Ways to Keep it Simple, Pushing Yourself without Taking Too Many Risks, How the Initial Idea is Key, The Connection bet...
170
July 4, 2021

170 • 15 TIPS FOR BETTER CHARACTER DESIGN WITH DAVID MELLING : AN IMAGINEFX ART-ICKLE

A look at an ickle article entitled '15 Tips for Better Character Design with David Melling', from issue 201 of the art magazine ImagineFX. This was such a cool article to study from; not only is it full of cute characters, and beautiful images, but it's bursting with character design wisdom bombs too! Some of the topics include: Character Connection and Relationships, Gesture Drawing, Character Sheets, Character Design Body Language, How Everything has Story, A new Fun Drawing Exercise called S...