Disney Character Designer answers your questions about Concept Art, Character Design for Animation, Digital Painting & Illustration.
Disney Visual Development Artist/ Illustrator Chris Oatley helps Artists and Writers find healthy, fulfilling careers in Animation, Games, Comics, Film and Illustration.
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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.
[Read more…] about Interview With Dani Jones & Paul Caggegi :: ArtCast #17
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Disney! Dog attacks! 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.
[Read more…] about Chaos In The Real World; Peace In Pixie Hollow :: ArtCast #16
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ArtCast #15 :: Interview With Rafael Rosado: Storyboard Artist for Animaniacs, Teen Titans and Venture Bros. He is currently producing his own graphic novel for First Second Publishing.
I had the enlightening experience of interviewing him a few days ago and now, I have the joy of sharing some of his wisdom with you.
Raf is still working on his website so I will try to post some of his drawings and storyboards on my site as soon as possible.
Find me on Twitter or subscribe to my blog and podcast to receive word when that happens.
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Episodes ten and eleven of this show were the most spontaneous and unproduced, but they were perhaps the most honest of all. It was those kinds of episodes that you have requested more of and so more of those you will receive.
Today I present to you yet another unprecedented episode. I want to call this new species of podcast a ‘collagecast.’ That is to say that I bought a portable digital recorder and I have been recording on-the-go, at different points throughout the week. At the end of the week, I stitched all of those files together and that is what you will hear now.
In the rest of this episode, I give a general update on my freelance and personal work, I talk about my recent struggles with the Hulk Vs. Wolverine painting, I share and experience that I had at an event that was held at The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in honor of Disney Animation Legend Milt Kahl and I respond to a few emails.
[Read more…] about Hulk Struggles, Milt Kahl & The Economic Spectre: ArtCast #14