Derek Ballard

Dan Berry and Derek Ballard chat about a career in drawing, skipping the inks in favour of immediacy, and what a publisher actually does for you. In this episode we talk about the Heta Uma Compendium - I found a listing and some interior pictures here. All Derek's links are here. Support Make It Then Tell Everybody on patreon, please and thank you.

Dan Berry chats to Tim Probert about moving from art direction for animation to writing and illustrating his six-book fantasy series Lightfall. They chat about Tim's education and the rules that get stuck in your head, and get real deep into Tim's creative process. Do you like this show? Consider supporting it on Patreon!

Dan Berry chats with Jules Scheele about the craft of making comics, Jules' recent adaptation of Orlando for Avery Hill and because they both started their careers in the late 2000s, early 2010s, they moan on about the good ol days of the internet before it got ruined. Pick up a copy of Orlando here! Support the make/tell podcast on Patreon!

Dan Berry chats with The Rickard Sisters; Sophie (the writing sister) and Scarlett (the drawing sister) about their work together adapting edwardian political fiction - finding the 'king poles' of the story, cutting stuff that hasn't aged particularly well and getting old stories in front of modern audiences. We spoke about how their creative partnership and individual working processes were formed following an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnosis. Support Make It Then Tell Everybody on Patreon.

Dan Berry and Monica Gallagher chat about the different eras of webcomics, from the deeply interpersonal setup 'back then' to the more algorithmic now, growing up artistically speaking in public and resisting the urge to 'George Lucas' your earlier work and the pains of pitching.  Check out Monica's website, instagram and patreon.  Help support the making of Make It Then Tell Everybody on Patreon.

Lee Lai and Dan Berry get in deep on pencils, words and pictures that do different jobs and giving yourself treats at each stage of the process.  Check out Lee's patreon here! Support Make It Then Tell Everybody on patreon!

Dan Berry and CROM have a chat about finishing what you start, letting go of perfectionism, and building a creative life on your own terms. Support the show on Patreon!

Georgina Chadderton and Dan Berry chat about teaching comics, translating comics across a culture gap, working with editors and overcoming perfection. Check out Gina's book Oh Brother from wherever you like to buy books from. Consider supporting Dan and the production of the Make It Then Tell Everybody podcast on Patreon for the price of a nice cup of fancy coffee each month.

Michael Lark and I chat get together to chat in Michael's back garden about process, working from reference, work ethics, how to hide the flaws in a drawing and how life experiences can help bring things into focus. This is the first new Make/Tell interview since June 2022, and here we are in June 2026, picking up where we left off.  You can follow Micheal's instagram here, and Dan's instagram or bluesky as well.  If you like what I'm doing with these shows, consider giving me a small amount of money each time I release an episode using Patreon. Your support will help keep the show going, I don't have a real job to fall back on. If you use the browser, apple shouldn't take a bite out of the money before it reaches me.

Yes, yes, I know. Not a new episode of Make/Tell, not really.  I stopped making this podcast, remember?