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I first met Nathan Johnson at a dive in downtown Denver, Colorado.  I arrived late to one of his concerts and when I saw him, he towered over the crowd (he’s like nine feet tall) belting melancholy lyrics while garbed in an army jacket, goggles and one of those enormous winter hats with the fur lining and the ear flaps.  The huge hat, his lanky silhouette and remarkably-good posture together resembled the mic-and-stand combination into which he was singing.

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The future has arrived, for better or worse.  Artists and storytellers are facing a fundamental redefinition of their craft, not to mention a fundamental redefinition of themselves.

The industries that have traditionally supported, distributed and promoted those crafts have proved less resilient than we once thought and the audience’s appetite for the traditional incarnations of those crafts has evolved.  However, that appetite is not gone nor is it satisfied. It remains insatiable as ever.

But all bets are off. The tools and techniques are changing. There are almost no preexisting models of success. “The box” is now a cloud.

Is this a future of intimidating uncertainty or one of infinite possibility?  I believe that it is incumbent upon us, the creators, to decide.  It is my opinion that for the artist and the storyteller, the web world is just another blank page.  And really, is the blank page so intimidating?

Join me for an inspirational, fear-destroying, artistically-empowering series that I have titled, simply, “Artists and The Web.’

And now, for the first installment, I am honored to present to you the ubiquitous and prolific illustrator Dani Jones along with the clever and ambitious indy animation artist Paul Cageggi.

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Disney!  Dog attacksI  Photoshop Tips!  I’m hiring assistants!  In this episode I do a general check-in by sharing what has been going on in my life lately and I give a little bit of insight about some of the exciting interviews and community-building activities that will be happening at ChrisOatley.com in the coming year.

I also respond to some listener mail with some advice about how to manage your brushes and tools in Photoshop.

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