Disney Character Designer answers your questions about Concept Art, Character Design for Animation, Digital Painting & Illustration.
Legendary Disney artist Armand Serrano told me: "They hire you for your art, but they keep you because of your ideas."
There are a million concept art portfolios out there...
...and very few compelling concepts.
A professional concept artist designs the future. They don't simply copy current trends.
They envision environments, props, characters, costumes, color palettes and compositions that audiences have never seen before.
A professional concept artist is collaborative and infinitely curious.
A professional concept artist has an inexhaustible visual library.
A professional concept artist is a master of the fundamentals and knows numerous efficient, focused techniques.
Here's a collection of my best interviews and articles to help you stay focused on what really matters to concept artists who are serious about breaking-in, staying-in or getting a better gig...
Character Design | Visual Development | Storytelling | Comics | Digital Painting | Children’s Books | Animation | Illustration
This is the transcript for the podcast episode Claire Keane, Jenn Ely & Brian McDonald on Art, Fear & Finding Your Calling (Part 2) :: ArtCast #93. To listen to the podcast click here.
Chris: Chris Oatley’s Artcast, episode 93, “Art, Fear, & Finding Your Calling – A Conversation with Claire Keane, Brian McDonald, and Jenn Ely, Part 2.”
Claire Keane (Disney, Penguin Random House), Jenn Ely (Laika, Google, Dreamworks) and Brian McDonald (Pixar, Disney, Industrial Light & Magic) and I have created a unique conference designed to help you become the great visual storyteller you are meant to be.
In May of 2016, our Story Design Conference will take place in the awe-inspiring city of Rome, Italy.
…and we would love for you to join us.
Claire, Jenn and Brian are all here today in celebration of this announcement!
This is the first of a two-part series in which you’ll hear us discuss:
This is the transcript for the podcast episode Claire Keane, Jenn Ely & Brian McDonald on Art, Fear & Finding Your Calling (Part 1) :: ArtCast #92. To listen to the podcast click here.
Chris: Chris Oatley’s Artcast, episode 92 – Art, Fear, and Finding Your Calling: A Conversation with Claire Keane, Jenn Ely, and Brian McDonald, part one.
In part one we heard the story of Armand’s long road to success in the animation industry…
Now, the conversation with Armand gets spiritual as we discuss ‘pure creativity,’ the role of Armand’s faith in his career and creative process and how many aspiring artists are working backwards…
The conversation then spins around 180 degrees to focus on technique and workflow.
Of course, we also ask Armand about the closing of the Disney Florida Studio and his subsequent transition to Sony.
…and as long-time listeners of The ArtCast might expect, Chris cannot resist completely geeking-out about Surf’s Up.
Jose-Luis Segura joins me as a guest co-host.
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Armand Serrano‘s inventive compositions, visceral line work and story-rich environment designs have made him a living legend in the animation industry.
Join us today as we discuss the start of his long road to success in the animation industry which led to the creation of his trend-setting work on Mulan, Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch, Surf’s Up and Big Hero 6…
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