How long did it take you to learn the “Happy Birthday” song? …and how long would it take you to learn to sing a pitch-perfect, note-for-note, Broadway power ballad? Years, right? Because style takes time. …and how many wrong notes would you produce in private before you gained the confidence to perform live? Millions. Process […]
How Distractions Help You Become A More Focused Artist (With Life Drawing Expert Stan Prokopenko) :: ArtCast #107
Can distractions help you become a more focused artist? Why does speed seem like such a waste of time? Do you draw in “The Beginner Style?” …and how can you avoid the most common drawing mistakes? Life Drawing Expert Stan Prokopenko joins me today on The Oatley Academy ArtCast…
Interview with Scholastic Editor Orli Zuravicky :: Stories Unbound #19
Orli Zuravicky is a Senior Editor at Scholastic and the author of the forthcoming Happily Ever Afterlife middle grade novel series. In this interview we talk about: How an Editor chooses an Illustrator. How to approach an Editor at a conference. How being an Editor helped Orli become a better writer. Why manuscript submissions get […]
Interview with Creature Designer & Fantasy Illustrator Brynn Metheney (Part 2) :: ArtCast #97
In part one of our interview with Brynn Metheney, we talked about her childhood in the desert, how her father’s job as an engineer helped her understand creature design, and how she makes her animals feel so real… In part two, Brynn shares some nitty gritty drawing tips and practical ways to improve when your […]
Interview with Creature Designer & Fantasy Illustrator Brynn Metheney (Part 1) :: ArtCast #96
Brynn Metheney puts the “dragons” in Dungeons & Dragons. While many of her animals come from imaginary worlds, they look like they could exist in this one… In part one of our interview, we talk about Brynn’s childhood in the desert, how her father’s job as an engineer helped her understand creature design, and how […]
