Is your concept art portfolio versatile or confusing? It’s easy to tell when it’s someone else’s work but it’s much more difficult with our own. [ Painting: ‘Girl Before A Mirror’ by Pablo Picasso ] Every good concept art portfolio showcases the artist’s versatility. But many artists think they are demonstrating versatility when they are […]
Five Tips To Make Your Character Designs More Dynamic & Believable :: PWP #9
How can character design strengthen the emotional impact of your story? Are turnarounds really a waste of time? How can you avoid cliches in your designs, and make your characters both surprising and memorable? In this episode of The Paper Wings Podcast, Chris and Lora give you FIVE tips that will help you make your characters […]
Portfolio Pit Stop :: PWP #3
We’re back with a special Paper Wings Podcast! Chris & Lora were together in L.A. this week, so we decided to take a detour from our planned schedule and do a LIVE episode. Instead of releasing Part 2 of our portfolio episode this week, we used Episode 3: PORTFOLIO PIT STOP to answer some of […]
Ten Steps To A Winning Portfolio (Part 1) :: PWP #1
How do you build a portfolio that will land you that dream job? How do you make work that stands out in the crowd? More importantly, how do YOU stand out in the crowd? We talk about the seldom discussed aspects of getting a job that go beyond selecting which pieces to include in your […]
Interview With Disney Environment Painter Akiko Crawford & ‘The Avengers’ Set Sculptor Duncan Crawford :: ArtCast #54
Here’s a great interview with my Disney colleague Akiko Crawford and her husband Duncan Crawford. Akiko is a VERY talented Matte Painter and Environment painter who works in Visual Development like I do. And Duncan has worked as a sculptor on Super-8 and LOST (and he talks about that on the show), Pirates of the […]