Stan and Marshall discuss how the art industry is always changing, facing challenges like economic downturns, tech advances, and shifts in consumer behavior and the importance for artists to adapt to survive. Industries go through cycles, and the art world is no different. Stay resilient, improve your skills, and be open to new ways of working, like collaboration, using technology, or finding alternative income sources. Embrace change, build mental strength, and focus on creating value to navigate the uncertainties of the art industry. Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee by Irving Berlin - https://youtu.be/rFniGuoCBXA Prosperity Is Just Around Which Corner? by Carson Robison - https://youtu.be/mkNn4WUwtCA Crips and Bloods, made in America - https://amzn.to/4cxgYhp Jeffrey Katzenberg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg Highest Grossing Animated Films - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_animated_films James Gurney Blog Post - Why Are Art Schools Closing? - jamesgurney.substack.com/p/why-are-art-schools-closing Radiorunner’s Curriculum - https://www.reddit.com/r/learnart/comments/dapk62/from_the_guy_who_made_the_most_comprehensive_list/ Being Mortal by Atul Gawande - https://amzn.to/4dPNix3 Andrew Huberman - https://www.hubermanlab.com/ Simon Sinek -​​ https://simonsinek.com Simon Sinek - Coronavirus Team Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdSWReBrQuk Don Richardson IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724504/ Edgar Müller sidewalk art - https://www.metanamorph.com/ SLEW - https://slewniverse.com/ Meet The Man Who Can Teach Anyone to Draw - https://youtu.be/Usry6gVEAcE?si=6OBw6M1Gb0fGvRa8 In-Depth Tour of the Greatest Art Studio in California - https://youtu.be/R4ocBGf0614?si=UOaYZn76HIVtS7Gn SLEW doc on Zac Crawford - This Artist Makes $1,000 Per Day Drawing People in NYC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kA9Qk4HKa4 Tim Ferriss - https://tim.blog/ Maui Nui Venison Sticks - https://mauinuivenison.com/ Perfect Bar - https://perfectsnacks.com/ Artists Mentioned:  Justin Sweet Vance Kovacs Vance’s Mouse Guard art - Old Greyfur Tells a Story.jpg Artists who studied at the closed American Academy of Art College in Chicago - Thomas Blackshear, Alex Ross, Richard Schmid, Howard Terpning, Gil Elvgren, Haddon Sundblom Remedios Varo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long-term projects require dedication, focus, and patience, often starting with a big goal and breaking it into smaller, manageable tasks. Marshall and Stan discuss the crucial way to stay motivated by celebrating small wins and maintaining a balance between work and rest to avoid burnout. Collaboration can help, but knowing when to delegate is key. The two also talk about embracing unexpected bursts of inspiration and using your most energetic times for critical tasks. Remember, saying no to less important things can help you focus on what truly matters. Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Atoms shoes - https://atoms.com/ Golden Mind Gold Milk - https://remedyorganics.com/ Coconut Water - https://harmlessharvest.com/ Kyoto Uji Matcha - https://www.ochaandco.com/ CLARI-TI SuperShot (Blue Spirulina) - https://solti.com/ 23 Habits for Artists - Draftsmen S01E14 - https://youtu.be/WrKyzUMERKc?si=fYmxznu8jEGStBGP A Game of Pool - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOorjFsGNKU Figure Course - https://www.proko.com/figure Anatomy Course - https://www.proko.com/anatomy Young Frankenstein - https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/young-frankenstein/umc.cmc.qdwp732xvf641j94g9shwan7 Daniel Pink Ted Talk - https://youtu.be/rrkrvAUbU9Y?si=Q39zREtWeoP45peM Ken Burns Masterclass - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/ken-burns-teaches-documentary-filmmaking Ken Burns Brooklyn Bridge Documentary - https://amzn.to/3WH3OZw Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) - https://amzn.to/3AkLxcN Design Your Career with a Whiteboard - https://www.proko.com/whiteboard The Art of Songwriting with Stephen Sondheim and Adam Guettel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TofC3KD-h8M The Psychology of Performance by Dr. Eddie O’Connor - https://amzn.to/4dAkTM1 Books: Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/3M0ZDCT Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono - https://amzn.to/3YCtZmF Drive by Daniel Pink - https://amzn.to/4cmCMfO When by Daniel Pink - https://amzn.to/4fHQU64 Slow Productivity by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/3M7W8KE Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury - https://amzn.to/3SGL3nx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall and Stan give their thoughts about the book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.  Skull sketchbook samples - https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/s4e2/notes Kim Jung Gi memorial sketchbook samples - https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/s4e2/notes MC Escher - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/draftsmen-s4-e2-mc-escher-hand-ball.jpg Heinrich Kley - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/draftsmen-s4-e2-heinrich-kley-all-nine-pins-are-down.jpg Proko lanyard - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/draftsmen-s4-e2-proko-lanyard.jpg Art Parents episode - https://proko.com/330  The Culture Code - https://amzn.to/3Uy4H3u  The Talent Code - https://amzn.to/3VT1MmT  The Little Book of Talents - https://amzn.to/3BdBNyI  Talent Code episode - https://proko.com/591  Basics Course - https://proko.com/drawing  The Honest Placebo - https://time.com/5375724/placebo-bill-health-problems Papa Swolio - https://www.tiktok.com/@papaswolio  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a good one... We go through and discuss a list of 23 important art habits that every artist should consider. A tattoo artist gets advice about composition and Marshall finally roasts me. Woo! Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Some showlinks contain affiliate links to amazon.com: Currier & Ives Prints - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Currier-and-ives-print.jpg K. Anders Ericsson on the 10,000 hour mastery - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26384712 Bernie Wrightson - A Look Back - https://amzn.to/2PCu6Nf The Talent Code - https://amzn.to/326GMgI Seth Godin - https://amzn.to/2ZK8huL Ivan Brunetti - Cartooning - https://amzn.to/2ZILlvW Creativity - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - https://amzn.to/2MPBwdK 1000 Tattoos - Taschen - https://amzn.to/2NMPFbs Marshall’s “bad” drawings - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Vandruff-sloppy-art.jpg Precious Moments calendars - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/precious-moments-calendars.jpg Marshall’s Tattoo aesthetic - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Vandruff-tattoo-aesthetic.jpg Albrecht Dürer’s woodcuts - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Albrecht-Durer-woodcuts.jpg Scrum book - https://amzn.to/2HEU63Q Ken Burn's the West - https://amzn.to/2NNABds Artists Mentioned in this video - Vincent van Gogh, JC Leyendecker, Howard Pyle, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alphonse Mucha 1. Draw From Life 2. Draw in your head 3. Become your own critic 4. Get information from multiple sources 5. Train like an athlete 6. Break big things into smaller things 7. Protect your most creative time 8. Go beyond the minimum requirements 9. Think like a kid 10. Research, research, research 11. Patience 12. Draw things you enjoy 13. Remix your inspiration 14. Share what you learn 15. Spend time with other artists 16. Say “No” 17. Say “Yes” 18. Make ugly drawings 19. Exercise 20. Draw Daily 21. Finish what you start 22. Discipline 23. Master your calendar Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time, we dedicate the entire episode to voicemail questions. We discuss building healthy art communities, how to have clarity in your illustrations, and how to find art mentors. Stan does a book review on The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin, listing some of the golden nuggets he learned from the book about reaching mastery. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Some showlinks contain affiliate links to amazon.com: Frank and Ollie - Illusion of Life - https://amzn.to/2NytDsH Genre and Style in Entertainment Art - Marshall course from junior college in Fullerton The Art of Conflict Management - Michael Dues - https://amzn.to/324cECv Isaac Asimov - https://amzn.to/2NF1Ruq Art of Learning - Josh Waitskin - https://amzn.to/2ZvnPT0 Searching for Bobby Fisher: https://amzn.to/2Zv1ghe Dr. Carol Dweck - fixed vs growth mindset - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/carol-dweck-mindset.jpg The Talent Code - https://amzn.to/326GMgI Dr. Eddie O’Connor - Psychology of Performance - https://amzn.to/2KWKfsf Fresh movie - https://amzn.to/2Hqas08 Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie movies) Fight scene - https://youtu.be/BGCMfprPJoA Powers of 10 - https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0 Mastery by George Leonard - https://amzn.to/2Zgn8Sg How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - https://amzn.to/2ZuovZ0 Artists Mentioned in this video - Richard Williams, Howard Pyle, N. C. Wyeth, Arthur Rackham, Beatrix Potter, Alex Toth, George Bridgman, Norman Rockwell, Stephen Baumen, Justin Sweet, Dorian Iten - https://proko.com/345 Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology and art collide as Stan talks about the exciting new AI tools he’s developing for students. Why should we have AI art teachers? Stan explains the strengths of human teachers and AI teachers. Marshall expresses concerns about the Terminator killing us all! Some show links contain affiliate links to amazon.com: Box Perspective App Example Results - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/boxes-for-show-notes.jpg The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil - https://amzn.to/2Z9YMoB Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom - https://amzn.to/2Zdutxk Tilt Brush - Painting from a new perspective - https://youtu.be/TckqNdrdbgk Glen Keane - Step into the Page - https://youtu.be/GSbkn6mCfXE Kim Jung Gi - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/kim-jung-gi-perspective.jpg Leonardo da Vinci Perspective Drawings - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/leonardo-da-vinci-perspective-drawing.jpg Thomas Eakins - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/thomas-eakins-rowers.jpg Mixergy Interviews - https://mixergy.com/ Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan gets an email from a frustrated student and forwards it to Marshall. Marshall gets obsessed with it spending days and days pondering the issue! This leads to discussions on mastery, overcoming frustration, and how having a negative attitude hurts your progression. A listener makes the draftsmen choose between technical prowess or art that evokes emotion. Blackwing pencils definitely does not sponsor this episode, but hopefully will in the future ;) Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Raphael’s Art: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Raphael-Instagram-Art.jpg The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/2yVLMrW Psychology of Performance - Great Courses - Eddie O'Connor: https://amzn.to/2Kt75ri Stanley Kubrick: https://amzn.to/2TrEYMf Young Sherlock Holmes: https://amzn.to/2Z1Nlz8 Stephen King’s “EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WRITING SUCCESSFULLY – IN TEN MINUTES” https://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2015/02/24/stephen-king-everything-you-need-to-know-about-writing-successfully/ Bob Mankoff New Yorker comics: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Bob-Mankoff-Art-Comics.jpg Alan Moore: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Alan-Moore-Art-Comics.jpg Art of Learning - Josh Waitzkin: https://amzn.to/31Dq73R Mastery by Robert Greene: https://amzn.to/2yZTyRn Mastery by George Leonard: https://amzn.to/2H307r0 Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/2H4HbrP John Singer Sargent: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/John-Singer-Sargant-Paintings.jpg An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists by W Ellenberger Bullets over Broadway: https://amzn.to/31ALVgM Blackwing pencils: https://amzn.to/2Trt0Ss Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most common mistakes students make when studying anatomy and practical advice on how to study it correctly. An in-depth discussion on our favorite anatomy books for artists. Stories about surreal experiences visiting the Body Worlds exhibit. And the premiere of Marshall’s highly requested hit single, Anatomical Skull song! Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Robert Beverly Hale - Drawing Lessons From the Great Masters: https://amzn.to/2YE3meo Andrew Cawrse Anatomy tools: http://www.anatomytools.com/ Eliot Goldfinger - Human Anatomy for Artists: https://amzn.to/2KgH0vo Paul Richer - Artistic Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2MHGW9B Stephen Peck - Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist: https://amzn.to/2KifCNW Gottfried Bammes - Complete Guide to Life Drawing: https://amzn.to/2KigTnY Frederic Delavier - Strength Training Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2YrM60S Struttura Uomo: https://amzn.to/31nJgHg Constructive Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2GNpAEP Albinus on Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2YE3fiY Artists mentioned in this podcast: Peter Paul Rubens, Frank Frazetta, Don Martin, Glenn Vilppu, Arthur Rackham, Charles Crumb, George Bridgman, and Bernie Wrightson - https://www.proko.com/339 Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Advice on how you can put together your portfolio to increase your chances of being hired. How networking, personal behavior, and social media habits impact your career. A caller from India wants to know our dieting habits which leads to conversations about intermittent fasting and caffeine addiction… yay! Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Prokofiev: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Sergei-Prokofiev-Photo-and-Artwork.jpg UbIwerks (Disney): https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Ub-Iwerks-Cartoon.jpg Cuphead: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Cuphead-Artwork.jpg Fleischer brothers: video link https://youtu.be/FSm07stzHZQ Squirrel Nut Zippers- “Ghost of Stephen Foster” music video: https://youtu.be/7sxFyu_U2go Rick Griffin: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rick-griffin-posters.jpg Robert Crumb: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Robert-Crumb-Art.jpg Freelance forever: Successful self-employment by Marietta Whittlesey: https://amzn.to/2ykjtTx Marshall’s sleep document: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Sleep-Doc.pdf Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall talk about toxic environments, how an artist’s family and/or school can create situations that hold them back and how to overcome them. A caller asks about creating an attractive portfolio for Disney and Stan talks about his dream studio. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Things mentioned in this video: Marshall’s Thaang - The West (documentary): https://amzn.to/2XZZLf4 Games People Play Book: https://amzn.to/2Y1pBj5 Lucile Ball: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Lucille-Ball-Photos.jpg Animation Help from Aaron Blaise - Creature Art Teacher: https://youtu.be/NcFO8uRrYRQ The Illusion of Life Book: https://amzn.to/2XYGgUd The Animator's Survival Kit: https://amzn.to/2y2EtOH Stephen Chiodo: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Stephen-Chiodo-Photos.jpg Pee-wee's Big Adventure: https://youtu.be/lPMSGTfK4Aw Richard Williams Artists Mentioned in this video: Norman Rockwell, Drew Struzan, Modern Day James, Ralph Bakshi, Cody Shank, David Pruiksma: proko.com/335  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall and Stan discuss the pros and cons of studying multiple disciplines and their effect on learning art. A caller wants to know if the overhand grip can be applied to drawing with a digital stylus. Both Draftsmen have “thangs” that help them stay physically fit and active. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 How to Hold a Pencil: https://youtu.be/pMC0Cx3Uk84 Eddie O'Connor - Psychology of Performance: http://amzn.to/2LJ4ieC Walter Murch (film editor): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004555/ The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes: https://amzn.to/2lzmufN Shel Silverstein: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/shell-silverstein.jpg Referenced Artists William Blake, David Bowie, Norman Rockwell, Honoré Daumier, and Justin Sweet: https://proko.com/334 Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode starts with a bang! Marshall adds onto last week’s episode about choosing *older* art parents. Stan talks about hyper-analyzing our schedule to identify blocks of time that we want to use differently. It’s amazing how much time can be created by using our time more efficiently. We can draw more every day if we know how to make time for it. Marshall discusses external structures and deadlines to force us to finish things and identifying the non-negotiables in our schedules. How do we balance personal life and work? A caller asks about selling art and joining a gallery. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Michelangelo’s ManBaby: http://proko.com/draftsmen-media/man-babies.jpg Justin Sweet: http://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Justin-Sweet-Painting.jpg Stan’s Early Commissions: http://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Stans-Early-Commisions.jpg Stan’s Award Winning Painting: http://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Noble-Savage.jpg Eddie O'Connor - Psychology of Performance: http://amzn.to/2LJ4ieC Proko Skulls: https://proko.com/skull Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood: http://amzn.to/2XwS2Ff Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko This episode is brought to you by Proko. If you want to learn how to draw, if you want to improve your knowledge of figure drawing and figure anatomy, look no further than proko.com. There are hundreds of free lessons on our youtube channel, but the premium courses over at proko.com/store have more detailed videos and a lot of assignment demonstrations. Our anatomy course also includes 3d models of all the bones and muscles that you can rotate around and study from right in your browser. It has pdf ebooks for each lesson so you can review the information whenever you want to come back to it. And if you’re looking to save some money, we have several discounted package deals. Head over to proko.com and start learning. Marshall is teaching a seminar and bootcamp on draftsmanship in Orange County California on July 28 and Aug 3-4 at https://www.curaoc.com/events.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall talk about adopting good “art parents” - the artists that inspire you and who will influence your style and technique. A caller asks how to establish a daily drawing routine that he can stick with. Marshall likes to Netflix and Chill with a good Coen Brothers film.   Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Artists mentioned in this video: http://proko.com/330 Cooper Taco: http://proko.com/draftsmen-media/cooper-taco.mp4 Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of things in the art world have changed since the last time Marshall and I talked, perhaps nothing more so than AI art. More and more artists are wondering what this emerging technology means for them. That’s why, in this episode, Marshall and I will catch up and discuss the current landscape of AI art, its ethics, and potential uses. Btw, the same day that we recorded this episode, Steven Zapata released a video about his thoughts that has been passed around widely. His video instantly made our episode outdated! As you listen to this, keep in mind, at that point we had not yet heard Steven's message - https://youtu.be/tjSxFAGP9Ss Stan's Drawing Basics Course: https://proko.com/drawing SHOW LINKS (some contain affiliate links): Disco Diffusion - http://discodiffusion.com/ Stable Diffusion - https://stability.ai/blog/stable-diffusion-public-release Midjourney - https://www.midjourney.com/home/ Dave McKean - https://www.davemckean.com/ Interview - https://youtu.be/I-PaCc96oQM Kirsten Zirngibl - https://www.kirstenzirngibl.com/ Kirsten Zirngibl Art - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/kz-art-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Kirsten’s presentation - https://2022.lightboxexpo.com/guest/kirsten-zirngibl/ Karla Ortiz - http://www.karlaortizart.com/ AI Spectrum from Kirsten’s presentation - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/kz-ai-spectrum-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Dorian Iten - https://www.dorian-iten.com/ Winsor McCay and African Architecture AI image - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/dorian-winsor-mccay-african-architecture-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Referenced McCay images - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/winsor-mccay-references-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Stan’s McKean AI - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/mckean-inspired-podcast-ai-art-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Art Parents episode - https://proko.com/330 CS Lewis - The Abolition of Man (book) - https://amzn.to/3UaBqfs Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein - https://amzn.to/3zukecE Perspective Box episode - https://proko.com/369 AI Marshall Young (not done yet) AI Kristian pimples - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/kristian-pimples-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Proko logo generation - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/proko-logo-koi-pond-ai-draftsmen-s4e01-4.jpg AI stuff sent to Marshall - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/ai-art-sent-to-marshall-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Skull paintover series - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/skullz-paintover-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Sandman Netflix poster - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/sandman-poster-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg AI Kim Jung Gi - https://restofworld.org/2022/ai-backlash-anime-artists/ Album covers - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/referenced-album-covers-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg Aaron Blaise art in studio - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/aaron-blaise-draftsmen-s4e01.jpg  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall talk about the fundamentals all artists need to learn to become talented draftsmen. The basic elements of picture making. Stan and Marshall show off their favorite art books. A caller wants to know how he can improve drawing from imagination and Stan’s “thang” is finally something that isn’t from his Amazon Wishlist! Huzzah!!! Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Marshall’s Book Reviews:  http://www.marshallart.com/reviews  Stan’s Book Recommendations:  http://proko.com/books  Courses Flowchart:  http://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Courses-Flowchart.jpg  The Basic Elements:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfAZt3O0sLY  Frazetta’s Bridgman Studies:  http://proko.com/draftsmen-media/FrazettaBridgmanPagesCrop.jpg  James Gurney’s Blog:  http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/  James Gurney’s Youtube Channel:  http://www.youtube.com/gurneyjourney  Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Marshall and Stan talk about the biggest art and career mistakes they’ve made. Stan accidentally draws a fetus. Marshall attempts to insult Stan. The caller of the week asks about the best drawing and painting apps for iPad. Kangaroo Memes - https://boards.fireden.net/ic/thread/2870283/  Drawing From Imagination Livestream - https://youtu.be/GOuIgevbHs8?t=2333  Learn to Draw - www.proko.com  Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com  Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan gets a message on Instagram from a lazy artist. Stan and Marshall talk about the importance of focus, discipline, productivity, pushing past distractions, importance of environment, and mindful eating. Should you listen to music while you work? A young caller wants to know how to get noticed as an artist. Learn to Draw - www.proko.com  Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com  Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall discuss fearing critique but growing from it, finding a good balance with feedback, and what they think about photorealism. Marshall is teaching a workshop and Stan loves his shoes. Learn to Draw - www.proko.com  Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com  Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you! Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall are here to address the many creative blocks posed in the last episode of Draftsmen, and provide long-awaited solutions. The two discuss ways to get over creative blocks, be they cultural, emotional, or otherwise. Learn how to recognize and grow past your limits and continue on your creative journey. Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Kirsten Zirngibl - https://kirstenzirngibl.com/ Fishing for Elephants by Larry Moore - https://amzn.to/3pWLtqG How to be More Creative by David D Edwards - https://amzn.to/3pWgCuu Jerry Mander - https://amzn.to/3GxG5kK Erwin Di Cyan - https://amzn.to/3pMI120 Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman - https://amzn.to/3m4SxAz Sandman - https://amzn.to/3pWNxyW The Suicide Squad - https://amzn.to/3dQ8fuM Guardians of the Galaxy - https://amzn.to/3ESBCZj Start with Why by Simon Sinek - https://amzn.to/3DRHO2s Ira Glass - https://youtu.be/GHrmKL2XKcE Glenn Vilppu - https://amzn.to/3IP7OiT Stephen King - https://amzn.to/3yp1cml Bob Duncan - https://www.oklahoman.com/article/2109874/husband-wife-writers-team-up-for-success Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono - https://amzn.to/3rZFggw Fast Cheap and Out of Control - https://amzn.to/3oR9Xm9  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes it can be difficult to get your creative juices flowing. Using two books, How to Be More Creative by David D. Edwards and Fishing for Elephants by Larry Moore as touchstones, Stan and Marshall discuss some of the most common creative blockages, where they come from, and what impact they can have on artists. Show Links (some contain affiliate links): How to be More Creative by David D Edwards - https://amzn.to/2ZYYHdG Fishing for Elephants by Larry Moore - https://amzn.to/3y4xIu2 Scott Christensen - https://www.christensenstudio.com/ David S Pumpkins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS00xWnqwvI Stomp - https://stomponline.com/ Art and Fear - https://amzn.to/3rHB8l9 Yes Theory Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/YesTheory Don Richardson - https://amzn.to/3lC8f60 Robert Sapolsky - https://amzn.to/3GlgRG5 Draftsmen Epiphanies Episode - https://proko.com/589 Kristian’s Sketchy Van Podcast - https://Linktr.ee/KristianNee William Saroyan - http://williamsaroyanfoundation.org/biography Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing - https://amzn.to/3y7EEGD Harry Partch - https://www.harrypartch.com/ Frank Zappa - https://www.zappa.com/ David Viscott - https://amzn.to/3iLdSwu Eddie O’Connor - https://amzn.to/3DuoWqi The Lady Vanishes - Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell - https://youtu.be/15tHRcHAls0 The Draftsmen Wall Museum - https://proko.com/601 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall take their long-awaited trip to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles! Hang out with the two as they walk through the museum, and later discuss art, museum-going etiquette, best options for museum buddies, and much more. Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Cesar Santos - https://proko.com/251 Bouguereau A Young Girl Defending Herself against Love - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/bouguereau-draftsmen-s3e33.jpg Han Hoblein - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/holbein-draftsmen-s3e33.jpg Van Gogh’s Irises - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/van-gogh-irises-s3e33.jpg Jean-François Millet’s Man with a Hoe - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/jean-francois-s3e33.jpg Caspar David Friedrich’s A Walk at Dusk - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/caspar-david-friedrich-s3e33.jpg Degas’ After the Bath - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/edgar-degas-s3e33.jpg Lawrence Alma - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/lawrence-alma-s3e33.jpg Rob Walker - https://amzn.to/2ZAijVk Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit - https://vangoghexpo.com/ Akira Kurosawa Dreams - https://amzn.to/3d4ikEd The Met: https://www.metmuseum.org Getty Villa - https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/ Huntington Library and Gardens: https://www.huntington.org Norton Simon: https://www.nortonsimon.org Rodin - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/rodin-s3e33.jpg Louvre - https://www.louvre.fr/ Dorset Museum - https://www.dorsetmuseum.org/ Smithsonian - https://www.si.edu/ Tate - https://www.tate.org.uk/ National Museum of Wildlife Art - https://www.wildlifeart.org/ Museum of Jurassic Technology - https://www.mjt.org/ The Russian State Museum - https://rusmuseum.ru/ Tretyakov Gallery - https://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/ Ilya Repin - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/ilya-repin-s3e33.jpg Valentin Serov - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/valentin-serov-s3e33.jpg Hermitage - https://hermitage.nl/en/ George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art - https://lucasmuseum.org/ Norman Rockwell - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/norman-rockwell-s3e33.jpg N.C. Wyeth - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/nc-wyeth-s3e33.jpg Howard Pyle - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/howard-pyle-s3e33.jpg Andrew Wyeth - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/andrew-wyeth-s3e33.jpg  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once upon a time, two podcasters, Stan and Marshall, sat down to discuss the complex art of storytelling, and how to do it right. The two chatted about what makes stories work, and the process, principles, and components that go into successful stories. The End. Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Kristian’s Sketchy Van Podcast: https://linktr.ee/KristianNee Lost in Space - https://amzn.to/3xckcnz Peter Guber’s “Tell to Win” - https://amzn.to/3HKwYyv Storynomics by Robert McKee https://amzn.to/3HMCFfq Heavyweights movie -https://amzn.to/3nGLW0i My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett - https://amzn.to/3FBi7o8 Jesse James (1939) - https://amzn.to/3FJ4SC1 Home Alone - https://amzn.to/3CHAYfm U.S. Steel Hour - https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/ussteel/all Film Scriptwriting by Dwight Swain - https://amzn.to/3oRWCsr R. L. Stines Masterclass - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/rl-stine-teaches-writing-for-young-audiences Frazetta Back to the Future - https://amzn.to/2ZdXRtj Robert McKee’s seminar: https://mckeestory.com/ Human Proportion Chart: https://proko.com/figure Twilight Zone - https://amzn.to/32jT2zD O. Henry - https://amzn.to/3cC4AQD The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - https://amzn.to/3DKAd6L My Life as a Dog - https://amzn.to/30SWbpR Paper Moon - https://amzn.to/3cFsuLa Donald Davis: https://www.ddavisstoryteller.com/ Gerald M. Weinberg - https://amzn.to/3CLVmvQ Superboy - https://amzn.to/3CI2rxD Emma Coats- Pixar 22 Rules of Storytelling: https://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2013/03/07/pixars-22-rules-of-storytelling/ Knick Knack (pixar's first animated short): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c43oD22i4Sg Toy Story - https://amzn.to/3CUzZJ7 The Verdict - https://amzn.to/3cFt63q Midnight Run - https://amzn.to/3nEX26c Acting Without Agony by Don Richardson - https://amzn.to/3xf2rnz Big Lebowski - https://amzn.to/3nE9jI2 12 Angry Men - https://amzn.to/3FKtASB Groundhog Day - https://amzn.to/3FFxTOR The Godfather - https://amzn.to/3CJfP4k Nemo in Slumberland - https://amzn.to/3r0LV9z Alice in Wonderland - https://amzn.to/3r5m5Bo The Simpsons - https://amzn.to/30Oeexd Casablanca - https://amzn.to/3DKWWzo Flight - https://amzn.to/3oOGqZ7 Gran Torino - https://amzn.to/3xlTvNq Alan Moore - https://amzn.to/3oRlroz Sophie’s Choice - https://amzn.to/2ZckyOo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall sit down with industry veterans Brian Murray and Dan Fraga to discuss the art of storyboarding! Brian and Dan reveal how they each got their start in the industry, the craft itself, and offer some tips on how prospective artists can get a leg up in this competitive business. The group also talks about how this advice applies to artists of all backgrounds and aspirations. Check out Brian’s work: Adobewan - https://adobewan.com/ Check out Dan’s work: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/fragaboom Twitter - https://twitter.com/fragaboom Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/couchdoodles/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall are here to answer some more of your pressing art-related questions from the last batch of voicemails ever. The two address topics like the importance of persistence, what to focus on after school, graphite versus charcoal, and the age-old conundrum surrounding the graceful acceptance of positive feedback. Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - https://www.netflix.com/title/81155081 Pomeroy Art Academy - https://www.pomeroyartacademy.com/ The Talent Code: Greatness isn’t born. It’s grown. - https://amzn.to/31CRjoN Rendering in Pen and Ink - https://amzn.to/3EVfnBI Designing Creatures for Star Wars and Disney with Terryl Whitlatch - Draftsmen S3E06 - https://proko.com/496 Cutter Hays - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/cutter-hays-draftsmen-s3e30.jpg Moebius - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/moebius-draftsmen-s3e30.jpg Jeff Goodby & Rich Silverstein Master Class - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/jeff-goodby-and-rich-silverstein-teach-advertising-and-creativity Reinventing Yourself - Draftsmen S2E22 - https://proko.com/442 Too Old to Start Drawing? Cosplay Fashion Design? Voicemail Marathon!!! – Draftsmen S1E18 - https://proko.com/352 Ken Burns: Country Music - https://amzn.to/3BXatSM Hit Makers (Book) - https://amzn.to/2YvLKra Can this Book Make You Famous? - Draftsmen S3E05 - https://proko.com/494 Getting YOUR Work in a Gallery - Draftsmen S3E28 - https://proko.com/593 Gerry Gersten - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/gerry-gersten-draftsmen-s3e30.jpg Chris Van Alsburg - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/chris-van-alsburg-jumanji-draftsmen-s3e30.jpg Stan’s Art - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/stan-draftsmen-s3e30.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All good things must come to an end, and podcasts are no exception. The Draftsmen podcast is coming to a close-- but that doesn’t mean Stan and Marshall’s friendship is! The two reminisce over the laughs, deep discussions, and favorite moments they’ve had together over the course of the podcast. Then, they talk about the future and what new adventures and content that may be in store. Show Links (some contain affiliate links): John Cleese and Monty Python - https://amzn.to/3CAFqgV Robert McKee - https://mckeestory.com/ Michael Pollan - https://michaelpollan.com/ Leo Tolstoy’s What is Art - https://amzn.to/3btAYEC Seth Godin - https://www.sethgodin.com/ Frank Zappa - https://www.zappa.com/ Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot - https://amzn.to/3w9e9zx Harold Pinter’s Homecoming - https://amzn.to/3jWogmi Art and Fear - https://amzn.to/31bYV1i Paddy Chayefsky - https://amzn.to/3GGfYcd  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Stan and Marshall in their conversation with Ben Zhu, a former student of Marshall’s who also happens to be the founder, owner, and curator of Gallery Nucleus. Ben has years of experience as an artist and gallery owner, so he also has an abundance of wisdom to share with artists looking to get their work into a gallery. He’ll tell you how you can get your foot in the door, ways to make yourself more appealing to galleries, and explain some common faux pas so that you can avoid making them yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall and Stan discuss the importance of cinematic perspective in storytelling, emphasizing how camera placement, movement, lighting, and color can influence the audience's emotions and perceptions. By manipulating these elements, artists can create dynamic and engaging narratives. They also touched on the contrast between continuity and dialectic approaches in film editing, using examples from classic and modern films to illustrate how these techniques enhance storytelling. Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Show Links (some contain affiliate links): The Perspective Course - http://proko.com/perspective  Marvel's The Art of Storytelling - http://proko.com/marvel  Cody Shank - https://codyshank.com  Sergei Eisenstein - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Eisenstein  Vsevolod Pudovkin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vsevolod_Pudovkin  The Kuleshov Effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_effect  Storytelling - Draftsmen S3E32 - https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/storytelling-draftsmen-s3e32/  Storytelling Lessons from The Simpsons - https://www.proko.com/simpsons  Books: Tongue Twisters by Alvin Schwartz - https://amzn.to/46xEeup The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth - https://amzn.to/4fs9sr3  Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - https://amzn.to/4ceFCDh  The Pickwick Papers, AKA The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens - https://amzn.to/3WsCxcU  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - https://amzn.to/4fxI8HO Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin - https://amzn.to/3A7yDic  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin - https://amzn.to/4ceFNyr  Where’s Waldo by Martin Handford - https://amzn.to/3AaBA1z  Understanding Movies by Louis Giannetti - https://amzn.to/4ca5hx6  Thank You For Arguing by Jay Heinrichs - https://amzn.to/4dweyk9  Movies: Ben-Hur (1925) - https://amzn.to/3YAbeAq  The Bear (2022 - Present) - https://www.hulu.com/series/05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f  Peaky Blinders (2013-2022) - https://www.netflix.com/title/80002479  Toy Story (1995) - https://amzn.to/4clhAGS  M*A*S*H (1970) - https://amzn.to/3X3u2H7  The Wizard of Oz (1939) - https://amzn.to/46CgdT1  Battleship Potemkin (1925) - https://amzn.to/4ci88Ed Back to the Future (1985) - https://amzn.to/4cgTD3m  Memento (2000) - https://amzn.to/46xFfCJ Betrayal (1983) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu2iT8fj3VI  Cast Away (2000) - https://amzn.to/46B5loi  Network (1976) - https://amzn.to/3LSlFHV  The Social Network (2010) - https://amzn.to/3SFdtyj  Double Indemnity (1944) - https://amzn.to/3WuiPh4  The Hangover (2009) - https://amzn.to/3Aaxwyd  The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966) - https://amzn.to/3SFuWXv Midnight Run (1988) - https://amzn.to/4dhMl0U One Hour Photo (2002) - https://amzn.to/4dw3XFY  Dr. Strangelove (1964) - https://amzn.to/4dbPXBq  Ordinary People (1980) - https://amzn.to/3SExoO9  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is talent? Are we born with it, or can it be nurtured and encouraged in anyone? This time, Stan and Marshall are back in the Draftsmen studio to talk about Daniel Coyle’s book, The Talent Code. They talk about how to grow your own talent, ways to practice, and how to change your mindset to help yourself flourish. Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Dodgeball Clip - https://youtu.be/peUyLXrgYZ0?t=54 The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin - https://amzn.to/3AUsfFU The Psychology of Performance by Eddie O’Connor - https://amzn.to/3lPRgOe Psycho-Cybernetics - https://amzn.to/3lQx6U6 The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle - https://amzn.to/3vmXJmK Expressionism - Draftsmen S3E14 - https://www.proko.com/553 The Natural Way to Draw by Nicolaides - https://amzn.to/2Z2eEyN Notan example by Z. Davis - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/z-davis-notan-draftsmen-s3e27.jpg Ken Burns: Country Music - https://amzn.to/2XsMuwK Devil Girl from Mars - https://amzn.to/3AUukBq The Last Dance- Michael Jordan Documentary - https://amzn.to/3vmNPSl Robert Greenberg - https://robertgreenbergmusic.com/ Kim Jung Gi - https://www.proko.com/380 Dogtown and Z-Boys: https://amzn.to/3DQQczI Rembrandt - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/rembrandt-draftsmen-s3e27-8.jpg Ben Zhu - https://www.gallerynucleus.com/artists/ben_zhu Morgan Weistling - https://www.morganweistling.com/instruction/ https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/morgan-weistling-draftsmen-s3e27.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Epiphanies are an important but elusive part of the creative process. Marshall and Stan discuss the different types of epiphanies that they’ve experienced throughout their lives, the importance of those realizations, and pitfalls one can run into in the pursuit of an epiphany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’ve got more questions, and Stan and Marshall have more answers! In this episode, the two tackle questions about postgraduate training, bad advice for beginner artists, getting over anxiety about entering art school as an older artist, making prints of your artwork, moving for your career, and searching for good resources for studying perspective. SHOW LINKS (some contain affiliate links): Draftsmen Art School as Project - proko.com/artschool Rembrandt - Night watch - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/rembrandt-nightwatch-s3e25.jpg MC Escher - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/mc-escher-s3e25.jpg Technical drawing - https://amzn.to/3B9RPYg Mechanical drawing - https://amzn.to/3a82qau Perspective for Artists by Rex Cole - https://amzn.to/3AaJen5 Draftsmen perspective episode - proko.com/369 Creative Perspective for Artists and Illustrators Ernest Watson - https://amzn.to/3owi7R2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn plein air painting from Stan! He talks about his plein air experiences, how the outdoors can be a powerful method to help you capture colors, and how it can force you to make important artistic decisions while working under time constraints imposed by nature. You’ll also hear the two discuss the pros and cons of working outdoors versus painting within the studio and some other tips and tricks from Stan that he’s learned over the years that will help you if you want to try plein air painting. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it possible to have too much art? A listener’s question forces Stan and Marshall to conduct a thought experiment on the topic, making them ponder and interpret if there really should be such a limit. The discussion then transforms to how artists and art appreciators can come to terms with whatever the answer may be. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall took your calls live for Lightbox 2021! Here's the advice they had for listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall and Stan sit down to talk about one of the scariest, but most important things an artist needs to learn: How to fail, and how to use that failure to succeed. Not only do the two discuss the importance of failing and landing back on your feet, they also chat about how to pivot from a failure, creating situations where failing is okay, keeping your expectations realistic, and how to retain motivation after repeated failures. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Stan and Marshall are back to answer some of the questions impacting you! The dynamic duo tackles topics ranging from the importance of art communities, and where to find them, building rituals and habits, and finding the right resources for self-taught artists. They also unpack ways to balance edgy art with marketable work and discuss ways to become comfortable with working at your own pace. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Proko - Asking Pros Series - https://proko.com/askingpros proko challenge winner- self portrait challenge - https://www.instagram.com/thootihaxha_art/ Atomic Habits James Clear (Book) - https://amzn.to/3yoioqA Jeff Watts - http://jeffreyrwatts.com/ Art and Fear - Draftsmen S2E24 - https://youtu.be/fb9DGoCXmOE Draftsmen - Recreating Art School Series - https://proko.com/artschool Art and Visual Perception - Rudolf Arnheim (Book) - https://amzn.to/38mFCmt Comedy (Meaning and Form) (Book) - https://amzn.to/3jt90h1 Can this Book Make You Famous? - Draftsmen S3E05 - https://youtu.be/6RxmFe2ySZA Writing the Natural Way - Gabriele Rico (Book) - https://amzn.to/2UXDiPw Having a Secret Identity as an Artist – Draftsmen S1E25 - https://youtu.be/-pk_jRON0oU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is animation and gaming industry veteran Flint Dille! He’s been involved in a wide range of projects from the 80s animated Transformers movie to games like Diablo III and Pokemon GO. We sit down with Flint to find out how artists can use methods valued in game design and writing to take their study routine and education to the next level. Flint shares how you can use familiar concepts familiar to gamers, like grinding for levels, as a form of practice in order to enter a propulsion loop where you feel rewarded and fulfilled while moving forward in the “main quest” of your art journey. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): The Gamesmaster (book) - https://amzn.to/3ye1L0F Sagard the Barbarian - https://amzn.to/3zc0Wa7 A Line in the Sand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Line_in_the_Sand_(board_game) Strike Series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_(video_game_series) The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick:_Escape_from_Butcher_Bay Dead to Rights - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_to_Rights Uncharted - https://amzn.to/3sEsfak Ghostbusters The Video Game - https://amzn.to/3y9jdmP Ingress - https://www.ingress.com/ Pokemon GO - https://pokemongolive.com/en/ DARPA - https://www.darpa.mil/ Caravaggio - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/carvaggio-calling-of-st-matthew-s3e19.jpg Leonardo da Vinci - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/leonardo-da-vinci-s3e19.jpg Michelangelo - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/michelangelo-s3e19.jpg Transformers the Movie (animated) - https://amzn.to/387D5MK The Dark Knight Returns - https://amzn.to/2Wnffdv 300 (comic) - https://amzn.to/2WlmcMj Flint Dille 300 character Dilios - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/flint-dille-dilios-s3e19-1.jpg Paul Gauguin - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/paul-gauguin-s3e19.jpg Jack Kirby - https://static.proko.com/media/images/stan/jack-kirby-s3e19.jpg Clapton The Autobiography - https://amzn.to/2WnbmVS Spacewar! prototype - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewar! Avalon Hill games - https://www.avalonhill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having difficulties figuring out how much to charge for your art? Do you feel like you’re undervaluing yourself and your work? There’s a lot that goes into pricing and selling fine art. We’ll show you how to break down the process into stages, and share a variety of ways we’ve found to negotiate and determine prices for your art. You’ll then get to see an example as we negotiate over the cost of a few Marshall Vandruff originals. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special SDCC panel, Stan is joined by Marvel artists and instructors from the course to share their personal journeys and offer advice for aspiring comic book artists. Learn what it takes to become a professional comic artist straight from the experts themselves. Find out how long it took them to get their break at Marvel, why they create comics, and get insider tips for getting a job in the industry. Signup for "Marvel's The Art of Storytelling" - proko.com/marvel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s that time again! Marshall and Stan are back to answer some of your burning questions about artist and mentor friendships, horror art, getting your foot in the door as an instructor at Universities, balancing your interests and marketability, dealing with regret in an art career, finding fun alongside study, pricing commissions, and understanding spot blacks and shadows. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Marshall talks to Stan about how artists can borrow from a writer’s toolbox of exercises and thought processes and use them in their work. Using Gabriele Rico’s book “Writing the Natural Way” as a starting point, the two talk about techniques that can help boost creativity and help artists develop exciting work. Learn how to brainstorm more effectively, leverage creative tension, properly revise your work, and ultimately get more in touch with the creative process.   Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall interviews the clinical performance psychologist Dr. Eddie O’Connor, whose course “The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life,” was the subject of repeated references throughout season 1 of Draftsmen. They discuss the course, and Dr. Eddie shares valuable tips to help overcome anxiety surrounding your work as an artist and individual. Dr. Eddie also brings to light some of the road blocks that keep us from understanding how we can grow. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Dr Eddie O’Connor - https://dreddieoconnor.com/ The Psychology of Performance - https://www.wondrium.com/the-psychology-of-performance-how-to-be-your-best-in-life Dr. Eddie’s Sleep to the Top - bit.ly/sleeptothetop Success Stories Membership - https://dreddieoconnor.com/membership/ email dreddie@dreddieoconnor.com and mention Draftsmen The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud - https://amzn.to/3kUHPgp Robert McKee - https://mckeestory.com/ Dr. David Viscott - https://amzn.to/3iLdSwu Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz - https://amzn.to/3eVXOqM Finishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheim - https://amzn.to/3kY7gO0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall discuss the importance of understanding expressionism and the purposeful rule breaking that comes with the territory. They both examine the work of notable expressionists like Kandinsky and Mondrian, and share their own personal experiences and opinions on the movement. Marshall also includes a few exercises that can help you discover and implement expressionism in your own work. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall sits with Stan to chat about the wonderful world of cartooning. They spend time defining what a cartoon is, looking at some of the history and cultural differences behind cartoons and reviewing some work from famous cartoon artists. You’ll also hear some of the skills an artist would need to hone in order to be a good cartoonist. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to answering voicemails left by listeners! In this episode Marshall and Stan dive into a range of topics from entering the “Flow State” to thinking in words vs images, the tools for perseverance, when it’s appropriate to remove a piece from your portfolio and more! If you have an art question that you’d like us to answer, call 1-858-609-9453 and leave a voicemail!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going live again and taking more questions from the community! This time we'll be taking live voice calls via Discord. We will start at 12pm PDT June 30th. HOW IT WORKS: Join the Draftsmen LIVE Discord In Discord, post your question in the #questions channel and then hop into the #WaitingRoom voice channel. If a mod likes your question, you will be moved to another channel to talk to a mod and make sure your audio is ready to go live. You'll be moved to the #LIVE channel to ask your question on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to BetterHelp and Indeed for sponsoring today’s episode. Get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at https://www.betterhelp.com/draftsmen  Get a $75 credit by visiting our sponsor at https://www.indeed.com/draftsmen In this episode, Marshall and Stan discuss the topic of identifying one's strengths and how to utilize it to learn more about yourself. They both share their personal paths to discovering their strengths, how important input from friends and family can be for discovering your strengths, Marshall gives a review of the book “Strengths Finder 2.0” and shares what he got out of the book for both himself and Stan. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): How to Shape Your Art Career - Draftsmen S3E01 - https://youtu.be/pibnSVOoi0M Neil Gaiman commencement speech - https://youtu.be/2OwRUyZMKwI Meyers-Briggs Test - https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test Strengths finder 2.0 - https://amzn.to/3vKKBqk Mixergy Interview - https://mixergy.com/interviews/proko-with-stan-prokopenko Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall reconnects with his friend Chris Appelhans to discuss his journey from working as an artist on movies like Monster House and Coraline to writing and directing his first animated and independent feature film, Wish Dragon. Chris tells his story on how he came to the realization he wanted to get into animation, how his time living in China influenced his film, and the importance of mastering “the pitch” if you want to get a movie made. Sign up NOW on Wondrium to get this great offer: A 14-day FREE Trial of unlimited access! Go now to Wondrium.com/DRAFTSMEN! Get 10% OFF your 1st month by going to Betterhelp.com/draftsmen! Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An old comment from a previous episode prompts Marshall and Stan to crack open their old sketchbooks. This week the two discuss what sketches are, the value and purpose behind having sketchbooks, and how sketchbooks influence an artist’s growth. There’s also plenty of sketches that Marshall and Stan share from their own personal sketchbooks.  Show Links (some contain affiliate links): To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to MINTMOBILE.com/draftsmen! Get 10% Off by visiting BetterHelp.com/draftsmen! Sketches for All Artists - https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/sketchbooks-draftsmen-s3e09/notes Draftsmen - Scribbling to Discover - http://proko.com/489 The Natural Way to Draw by Nicolaides - https://amzn.to/3ipDhxl Aaron Blaise Sketchbook Tour - http://proko.com/321 Heinrich Kley Sketchbook Tour - http://proko.com/466 Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode follows painter Stephen Bauman's journey from graffiti artist to fine art professional. He discusses his beginnings tagging buildings in Miami, training at the prestigious Florence Academy, and developing his artistic skills and philosophy. Bauman provides insights into mastering figure drawing, finding inspiration, judging good art, and creating work that is beautifully crafted. Stephen Bauman - www.stephenbaumanartwork.com/ Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices