Disney Character Designer answers your questions about Concept Art, Character Design for Animation, Digital Painting & Illustration.
In this episode, I speak with Jerzy Drozd (creator of The Front) and Thomas James (creator of Escape From Illustration Island) about a recent discussion that has been taking place here on ChrisOatley.com regarding personal projects and how to actually finish them.
In This ArtCast ::
I share a revolutionary philosophy that “ideas are a dime-a-dozen” …and that’s a wonderful thing.
I explain how we can unlock ourselves from the paralyzing fear of idea-theft and unhealthy obsession over our ‘one good idea’ by accepting two truths. 1.) Our ideas are not as precious as we think and 2.) Good ideas CAN be contrived.
I also share some practical advice for how we can begin exploring ideas and generating new ones, both visual and narrative.
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The music heard on Chris Oatley’s ArtCast is provided by Storybook Steve and Kangaralien.
Special guest Mike Greenholt joins me on this audio commentary that can be played along withTinker Bell the movie (now available on DVD and BluRay). We explain what we did on the film and how we did it. We also share stories about the production as well as some personal perspectives on the art of animation.
This podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of The Walt Disney Company or any of their respective affiliates and employees.
Check out Mike Greenholt’s website.
More talented people who worked on Tinker Bell ::
Barry Atkinson :: Denise Fuller :: Miguel Gil :: Brent Gordon :: Cynthia Ignacio :: Ellen Jin :: John Nevarez :: Mark Pudleiner :: Shane Zalvin
You can see my other articles about the Creative Screenwriting Expo here.
The music heard on Chris Oatley’s ArtCast is provided by Storybook Steve.