Thomas Fluharty is an editorial and storyboard artist who's work has appeared on the covers of Time, Mad, U.S. News & World Report, the Village Voice, ....just to name a few. When he isn't under tight dealines you can find him creating a body

46: Eli Maffei - Mistakes are Sexy

Nov 9th, 2015 32m 40s

Eli began his art at an early age and it developed from a love of comics. Although losing his muse for several years in high school and throughout his time in the Marine Corps, several years later he got bit by the art bug again and tried his h

45: Howard Lyon: Your Voice is How and Who you Serve

Oct 25th, 2015 36m 12s

Howard Lyon has worked in the video game industry as a concept artist, art director, and illustrator painting for clients such as Wizards of the Coast and Electronic Arts. He studied illustration at Brigham Young University as well as at the Gr

44: Tyler West: Work Smart. Not Hard.

Oct 20th, 2015 34m 3s

Today I interview Veteran Creative Director and CEO of West Studio; Tyler West. West Studio is a visual development studio committed to producing inspirational and informative artwork for the entertainment industry. We cover alot of great less

43: David Chen: Turning Ideas into Reality.

Oct 16th, 2015 46m 22s

David Chen is the Co-Founder & CEO of Strikingly, a company who's mission is to give everyone the power to turn their creative ideas into reality and build brands around them by allowing anyone to set up gorgeous, mobile optimized website in mi

How do I find my voice?

Sep 3rd, 2015 5m 41s

How do you find your voice? I address this very common and highly stressful questions many Artists ask.

42: Jason Brubaker - Have Faith in Your Passion.

Jun 23rd, 2015 37m 42s

Jason Brubaker has worked professionally in the entertainment industry for almost two decades with credits on Blade, Pitch Black and the Kung Fu Panda. In 2009 he started his own publishing company called Coffee Table Comics where published his

41: Sung Jin Ahn -"Managing Creativity"

Jun 16th, 2015 30m 29s

Sung Jin is a young director who fell in love with animation at a very young age. Fortunate enough to have a mentor that guided him from the early age of sixteen, today he is a director at Titmouse Studios where he surrounds himself with compas

40: Tom White - There's Nothing Like Hunger to Wake You Up.

Jun 9th, 2015 33m 54s

Designer and illustrator Tom White, is owner of 9 Surf Studios out of Asbury Park New jersey, an award-winning boutique studio specializing in branding, marketing and visual story telling. One of the original pioneers of digitally-based image d

39: Josh Viers - "Resonate with an Audience."

Jun 2nd, 2015 44m 29s

Josh Viers is a freelance concept artist based out of San Francisco with 20+ years experience in games and film. From his small studio in the Mission District he creates alternate universes for popular film franchises and darkly fantastic scene

38: Wylie Beckert- Success Doesn't Happen Over Night.

May 25th, 2015 35m 21s

Wylie Beckert is a self taught, freelance illustrator with a love of all things fantasy. Her work is a combination of digital and traditional media, with emphasis on characters and storytelling. Wylie's illustration work can be found in numerou

37: Justin Gerard- "Focus on What You Love."

May 18th, 2015 34m 15s

From the moment that Justin Gerard first learned that the crayons were meant for coloring and not for eating, he has been drawing. He began painting later in life after he found a Step-by-Step Graphics guide on Peter de Sève. Armed with this gu

36: Evan Palmer - "Do the Work"

May 11th, 2015 36m 11s

Evan Palmer is an illustrator and cartoonist living in Minneapolis, MN. By day he is a web and animation producer at PUNY Entertainment, and by night he self publishes his own comics about robots, wizards, and cooking. He has worked on titles

35: Joe Sanabria -How Not to "Sell Out"

May 4th, 2015 37m 10s

Born and raised in Upstate NY, Joe Sanabria ventured out from the east coast to become a artist and illustrator in entertainment industry. After working for various game studios; The Neverhood, Rockstar Games, THQ. Obsidian Entertainment he de

34: Eddie Yang - Adapting as an Artist.

Apr 27th, 2015 40m 52s

Eddie got his start at a very young age in the special FX industry back in 1986. He designed and created various characters for Rick Baker on films such as The Grinch, Nutty Professor, and Men in Black. One of the earliest films he worked on wa

33: Bill Plympton - If You are Not Having Fun, You are Doing it Wrong.

Apr 20th, 2015 29m 56s

Bill Plympton is considered the King of Indie Animation, and is the first person to hand draw an entire animated feature film. His latest award-winning film CHEATIN' is a surreal animated adult tale of love, jealousy, revenge, and murder. Inspi

32: Loic Zimmerman - Work with What You Have.

Apr 13th, 2015 33m 19s

Born in the middle of nowhere in Champagne, France Loic stayed there long enough to develop his imagination and a talent in mixed media. Currently living in LA and working as a design-supervisor for Luma Pictures he is constantly developing his

31: Casey Robin - The Power of Passion Projects

Apr 6th, 2015 33m 30s

Casey Robin is a visual development artist and illustrator with an affinity for fairy tales. She has a strong taste for whimsy, but is equally intrigued by melancholy and monsters. Her clients include Walt Disney Animation Studios, Nick Jr., an

30: Kieran Yanner- The Value in Taking Your Time.

Mar 23rd, 2015 32m 30s

Kieran Yanner is a self-taught artist born and raised in the Australian coastal city of Darwin. He relocated to the U.S. at the age of 20 to pursue his dreams as a game and publishing artist. With hard work and many a sleepless night he has ama

29: Mark Horvath - Art is in Everything We Do.

Mar 12th, 2015 43m 19s

With a background in marketing and film production. Mark Horvath creates videos showcasing the unique stories of homeless Americans. After being unemployed for over a year and losing his house to foreclosure, Mark Horvath grabbed his camera to

28: Christian Allen - Ignore the Nay-Sayers.

Mar 9th, 2015 38m 1s

Christian Allen is an experienced game designer and creative director. Prior to founding his own game studio, he worked for companies such as Ubisoft, Red Storm Entertainment, Bungie, and Warner Bros. Games. Some of his titles include the award

27: Jon Schindehette - Art is About Paying it Forward.

Mar 2nd, 2015 37m 10s

Jon Schindehette is a industry veteran, with decades of experience as a professional creative. Currently he is the creative director at ThinkGeek Solutions, and is the founder of ArtOrder (http://theartorder.com) - a blog dedicated to the educa

26: Evan Skolnick - The Audience is Never Wrong.

Feb 23rd, 2015 33m 57s

With over twenty-five years of story and game development experience at world-class entertainment companies such as Marvel, Activision, and Lucasfilm, Evan Skolnick brings a unique perspective to narrative experiences in games. An international