Draftsmen

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: 1-858-609-9453Show 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-lifeDr. Eddie’s Sleep to the Top - bit.ly/sleeptothetopSuccess Stories Membership - https://dreddieoconnor.com/membership/ email dreddie@dreddieoconnor.com and mention DraftsmenThe Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud - https://amzn.to/3kUHPgpRobert McKee - https://mckeestory.com/Dr. David Viscott - https://amzn.to/3iLdSwuPsycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz - https://amzn.to/3eVXOqMFinishing 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/draftsmenIn 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: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links):How to Shape Your Art Career - Draftsmen S3E01 - https://youtu.be/pibnSVOoi0MNeil Gaiman commencement speech - https://youtu.be/2OwRUyZMKwIMeyers-Briggs Test - https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-testStrengths finder 2.0 - https://amzn.to/3vKKBqkMixergy Interview - https://mixergy.com/interviews/proko-with-stan-prokopenkoLearn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan 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/notesDraftsmen - 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.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenkoCall and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices