Greg The Megabeaver’s Prehistoric Sideshow could ensure the survival of the freakish in a world ruled by dinosaur celebrities.
In 2006, I told my friend Brian Campbell that I had been doing research about these weird prehistoric creatures…

…not the dinosaurs.

I loved that they were kind of like the sideshow freaks of pre-history (and still do).

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My friend, Dani Jones honored me with the opportunity to be featured in the first collected print edition of her webcomic ‘My Sister, The Freak’.  (Now available for pre-order at MySisterTheFreak.com)

I recorded the entire painting process and broke it up into three parts.

Part One Covers:

• How to avoid re-drawing your line art by using the Lasso & Warp Tools.
• Painterly techniques in Photoshop CS3.
• How to create an active, textural surface without over-working the painting.
• How to merge two separate styles into one.
• Why artists should spend more time in the early planning stages, before moving into the digital painting process.

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People always ask me about my daily routine.

Sometimes this question is code for or coupled-with “Do you ever sleep?” and sometimes they just want to know what my work days are like at Disney.

Although a worthwhile productivity talk requires more words than this post can hold, I’ll share about my daily routine and my life at the studio. …which will give a little insight into my disciplines for productivity.

If you have more questions after reading this, please post them in the comments below and I will respond.

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