Disney Character Designer answers your questions about Concept Art, Character Design for Animation, Digital Painting & Illustration.
Disney Storyboard Artist and Director Natalie Nourigat describes her book I Moved To Los Angeles To Work In Animation as “part Autobio Comic and part ‘How-To’ guide.’”
It’s hilarious, emotional, beautifully illustrated and I now consider it required reading for every aspiring Animation professional.
Today, Natalie joins me for a lesson inspired by her book: 4 Ways Animation Artists Can Mentally Prepare For The Move To Los Angeles!
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Is there more to you than what other people see?
Character Design is a fundamental aspect of Visual Storytelling.
…but there’s much more to Character Design than the visual aspects.
Disney Visual Development Artist James Woods – best known for his Animation Character Design work on Mary Poppins Returns – joins me for today’s lesson:
Character Design And The Illusion Of Life.
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“Show, don’t tell.”
It’s every Visual Storyteller’s mantra.
…but it’s easier said than done.
In today’s lesson, you’ll learn four ways to write – with pictures!
…a practice that will help you solve existing Story problems, make a Story more powerful or get started on a new project!
Brian McDonald – Visual Storytelling consultant for Pixar, Disney, Sony and ILM – one of my closest friends and my most trusted mentor – joins me for:
The Power Of Pictures: 4 Ways To Make Your Stories More Emotional.
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Hello, my friends!
Chris Oatley here with a few time-sensitive ArtCast Announcements!
In this recording, I’ll provide updates on:
Here we go!
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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 and performance are different things.
Let’s pretend you have some real potential. Would you start chain smoking and take a day job in a coal mine to pay the bills?
Of course not.
You gotta take care of your moneymaker.
And when you’re a big hit on Broadway with crossover success in movies and pop music…
…did you make it without a mentor?
Probably not.
A good mentor is essential.
We can easily see the absurdity in the image of an aspiring Broadway star who expects instant results, performs without practice, neglects their throat and lungs and thinks they’ll somehow succeed without expert perspectives.
But it’s a lot harder to see – in ourselves – the illustrator who expects instant results, publishes without practice, neglects their body and brain and thinks they’ll somehow succeed without expert perspectives.
Today, Lauren Panepinto (Creative Director for the Sci-Fi/ Fantasy publisher Orbit Books) and Marc Scheff (Games-Illustrator-turned-Fine-Artist) join me to share 4 Keys To A Long And Healthy Illustration Career…
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