Draftsmen

The hosts discuss the importance of critical thinking in drawing and recommend books on the topic. They explore divergent and convergent thinking in creative pursuits, emphasizing the role of gesture drawing. The value of critiques for artists and the parallel between teaching and critiquing are also discussed. The hosts share their experience with a 5.6mm graphite pencil and explore the balance between history and the present in their artistic journeys.

Discussion on the benefits of studying art history and the challenges in teaching millennials. The hosts share personal experiences with a renowned artist and discuss the importance of biographies. They also talk about drawing supplies and hidden treasures in art history.

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: 1-858-609-9453Some showlinks contain affiliate links to amazon.com:Currier & Ives Prints - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Currier-and-ives-print.jpgK. Anders Ericsson on the 10,000 hour mastery - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26384712Bernie Wrightson - A Look Back - https://amzn.to/2PCu6NfThe Talent Code - https://amzn.to/326GMgISeth Godin - https://amzn.to/2ZK8huLIvan Brunetti - Cartooning - https://amzn.to/2ZILlvWCreativity - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - https://amzn.to/2MPBwdK1000 Tattoos - Taschen - https://amzn.to/2NMPFbsMarshall’s “bad” drawings - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Vandruff-sloppy-art.jpgPrecious Moments calendars - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/precious-moments-calendars.jpgMarshall’s Tattoo aesthetic - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Vandruff-tattoo-aesthetic.jpgAlbrecht Dürer’s woodcuts - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Albrecht-Durer-woodcuts.jpgScrum book - https://amzn.to/2HEU63QKen Burn's the West - https://amzn.to/2NNABdsArtists Mentioned in this video - Vincent van Gogh, JC Leyendecker, Howard Pyle, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alphonse Mucha1. Draw From Life2. Draw in your head3. Become your own critic4. Get information from multiple sources5. Train like an athlete6. Break big things into smaller things7. Protect your most creative time8. Go beyond the minimum requirements9. Think like a kid10. Research, research, research11. Patience12. Draw things you enjoy13. Remix your inspiration14. Share what you learn15. Spend time with other artists16. Say “No”17. Say “Yes”18. Make ugly drawings19. Exercise20. Draw Daily21. Finish what you start22. Discipline23. Master your calendarLearn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan 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: 1-858-609-9453Some showlinks contain affiliate links to amazon.com:Frank and Ollie - Illusion of Life - https://amzn.to/2NytDsHGenre and Style in Entertainment Art - Marshall course from junior college in FullertonThe Art of Conflict Management - Michael Dues - https://amzn.to/324cECvIsaac Asimov - https://amzn.to/2NF1RuqArt of Learning - Josh Waitskin - https://amzn.to/2ZvnPT0Searching for Bobby Fisher: https://amzn.to/2Zv1gheDr. Carol Dweck - fixed vs growth mindset - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/carol-dweck-mindset.jpgThe Talent Code - https://amzn.to/326GMgIDr. Eddie O’Connor - Psychology of Performance - https://amzn.to/2KWKfsfFresh movie - https://amzn.to/2Hqas08Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie movies) Fight scene - https://youtu.be/BGCMfprPJoAPowers of 10 - https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0Mastery by George Leonard - https://amzn.to/2Zgn8SgHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - https://amzn.to/2ZuovZ0Artists 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/345Learn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan 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.jpgThe Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil - https://amzn.to/2Z9YMoBSuperintelligence by Nick Bostrom - https://amzn.to/2ZdutxkTilt Brush - Painting from a new perspective - https://youtu.be/TckqNdrdbgkGlen Keane - Step into the Page - https://youtu.be/GSbkn6mCfXEKim Jung Gi - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/kim-jung-gi-perspective.jpgLeonardo da Vinci Perspective Drawings - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/leonardo-da-vinci-perspective-drawing.jpgThomas Eakins - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/thomas-eakins-rowers.jpgMixergy Interviews - https://mixergy.com/Learn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan 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: 1-858-609-9453Raphael’s Art:https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Raphael-Instagram-Art.jpgThe 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 EllenbergerBullets over Broadway: https://amzn.to/31ALVgM Blackwing pencils: https://amzn.to/2Trt0Ss Learn to Draw -www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff -www.marshallart.comStan 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: 1-858-609-9453Robert 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/2YE3fiYArtists 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.comMarshall Vandruff -www.marshallart.comStan 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: 1-858-609-9453Prokofiev: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Sergei-Prokofiev-Photo-and-Artwork.jpgUbIwerks (Disney): https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Ub-Iwerks-Cartoon.jpgCuphead: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Cuphead-Artwork.jpgFleischer brothers: video link https://youtu.be/FSm07stzHZQSquirrel Nut Zippers- “Ghost of Stephen Foster” music video: https://youtu.be/7sxFyu_U2goRick Griffin: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rick-griffin-posters.jpgRobert Crumb: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Robert-Crumb-Art.jpgFreelance forever: Successful self-employment by Marietta Whittlesey: https://amzn.to/2ykjtTxMarshall’s sleep document: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Sleep-Doc.pdfLearn to Draw -www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff -www.marshallart.comStan 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: 1-858-609-9453Learn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenkoThings mentioned in this video:Marshall’s Thaang - The West (documentary): https://amzn.to/2XZZLf4Games People Play Book: https://amzn.to/2Y1pBj5Lucile Ball: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Lucille-Ball-Photos.jpgAnimation Help from Aaron Blaise - Creature Art Teacher: https://youtu.be/NcFO8uRrYRQThe Illusion of Life Book: https://amzn.to/2XYGgUdThe Animator's Survival Kit: https://amzn.to/2y2EtOHStephen Chiodo: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Stephen-Chiodo-Photos.jpgPee-wee's Big Adventure: https://youtu.be/lPMSGTfK4AwRichard WilliamsArtists 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: 1-858-609-9453How to Hold a Pencil: https://youtu.be/pMC0Cx3Uk84Eddie O'Connor - Psychology of Performance: http://amzn.to/2LJ4ieCWalter Murch (film editor): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004555/The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes: https://amzn.to/2lzmufNShel Silverstein: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/shell-silverstein.jpgReferenced ArtistsWilliam Blake, David Bowie, Norman Rockwell, Honoré Daumier, and Justin Sweet: https://proko.com/334Learn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices