Draftsmen – Details, episodes & analysis

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