Inspirational

An Inspiration Lost: ‘Tron Uprising’ Technical Director, ArtCast Guest: Pete Kranjcevich

It is a sad day at DisneyToon Studios. Many of you were inspired by my podcast interview with Disney Technical Director Pete Kranjcevich. Pete passed away yesterday at a mere 36 years of age. He left a legacy of inspiration with his family, friends and of course, his colleagues. He was and will continue to [...]

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Amazing Kid Teaches Us How To Embrace Failure & Celebrate Success

Creative people come to this site seeking inspiration.  Sure, they’re also looking for digital painting and character design content but it’s the inspiration that, I don’t know… …sort of supports it all.  It’s the thing most people bring up when we’re talking about the site.

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Artistic Growth Is NOT A Goal & How To Become An Early Riser :: ArtCast #58

IN THIS EPISODE :: 5 Tips to make the new year productive and creatively fulfilling. New Year’s resolutions I DON’T recommend. What art & religion have in common. How to learn to love early mornings. PLUS: Music by Good Old War!

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Dreamworks Animation Artists Featured In Short Documentary About ‘Moonshine’

This short documentary gives you a sneak peek into the personal works from the Dreamworks Animation Artists.

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Interview With ‘Three Shadows’ Author, Comics Artist Cyril Pedrosa :: ArtCast #56

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IN THIS EPISODE: I interview one of my heroes Cyril Pedrosa author of my favorite graphic novel ‘Three Shadows’ and the beautiful new web comic ‘Portugal’. Cyril shares about his early days at the Disney studio in Paris and his break from animation to pursue his true calling as a comics artist. He shares insights [...]

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Ask For The Job

My first job out of art school was a website for an engineering firm in Ohio.  I worked on contract, in-house for a summer.  A hundred people that do math all day… …and me. In my free time I painted monsters. The engineers golfed and renovated their own homes. There were fun-ish things about that [...]

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Improve Your Art Before You Start :: ArtCast #55

IN THIS EPISODE: I share THREE practices that all artists can apply to their own process that will instantly improve the quality of their finished works of art. Also, I talk about my NEW podcast and web-community: Paper Wings. AND… I explain how YOU could WIN a WACOM Intuos 4 Tablet by entering the FIRST [...]

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How NOT To Arrange A Meeting With An Entertainment Industry Professional

Here’s how to destroy an opportunity to meet with an entertainment industry professional (based on my own mistakes): Imagine you’re finally in touch with an industry professional who can help you in your career. Maybe he’s an editor for Marvel Comics or maybe she’s a development executive at Disney who is interested in hearing more [...]

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When Complaining Is Your Personal Brand (Part 2)

The career of a professional creative is a difficult and obscure path. Thus, we need our creative engines to be firing on all four cylinders. Two cylinders for the craft, two for the attitude. Many creatives are spending time in online forums like Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Podcasts, deviantArt etc… to fill their own emotional tanks [...]

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When Complaining Is Your Personal Brand (Part 1)

I am of the belief that in any circumstance or relationship, POSITIVE invests and NEGATIVE withdraws. Before I go any further, it must be said that there are such things as healthy negatives: Constructive criticism, humble correction and break-ups that are legitimately “for the best” are just some of the healthy (and necessary) negatives that [...]

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The Social Mirror

The older I get the more people seek my advice about Art, Story, Career, Finances (gasp), Marriage/ Relationships and even Spirituality. This practice prospers by my insatiable appetite for the wisdom of those who have gone before me and those who are going after me. More friendships, mentoring (both incoming AND outgoing), collaborations and conversations [...]

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Desire Vs. Frustration

A few of my Disney colleagues attended a painting workshop that was taught by Jedi Master Dan McCaw. One of them (I’ll call him Joe) was expressing how hard it is to find time to do personal work and grow artistically while managing the demands of life, career and family etc… Someone suggested that Joe [...]

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