Steve Umbleby is a long-time friend of mine and a frequent collaborator. In pursuit of his dream of working as an animation storyboard artist, he moved to Los Angeles and got a job in the industry three weeks later. Steve shares his story and we reflect on the history of our friendship…
Interview With ‘Playfish’ Designer Steve Galgas :: ArtCast #43
IN THIS EPISODE :: Steve Galgas is a long-time friend who, like me, is interested in almost everything. He is a great concept artist and illustrator. His currently-on-hiatus webcomic “Mr. Grant” is gorgeous. He has worked for Pixar, Liquid! and now he works for a great young social games company known as Playfish. Steve and […]
Start Something You Can Finish: ArtCast #41
IN THIS EPISODE :: “Projects are the new resumes.” -Seth Godin I suggest an approach for starting your own do-it-yourself project and challenge you to finish it. I also provide some practical advice for quit-proofing your project. Use THIS LINK to the iTunes store and leave positive feedback in the “Customer Review” section. The music heard on […]
Searching For Synthesis & Gestural Environments :: ArtCast #38
IN THIS EPISODE :: In 2009, I learned more about art than perhaps any other year of my life. I met and received critiques from most of my living art heroes and I explored and struggled with some very specific stylistic choices, attempting to be as critical of my own work as possible. 2010 will, […]
Year In Review with Ward Jenkins, Kevin Cross & Josh Kemble :: ArtCast #35
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/oatley/035_LookBackAt09.mp3 [ download the mp3 ] IN THIS EPISODE :: My wife and dog and I traveled to Portland, Oregon for the holidays. It was awesome. During my trip to that awesome city, I was able to meet my awesome friends Kevin Cross and Josh Kemble (illustrators and hosts of Big Illustration Party Time) and an […]
