Draftsmen

Stan and Marshall teach you how to be a good student. The mindset, habits, and things you can do that will speed up your learning process and make it more enjoyable. They also discuss kind vs wicked learning, methods for taking notes and staying organized, treating your education as a job and the importance of getting real world experience as a student. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links):Itzhak Perlman - https://amzn.to/2Wx1dmzBlazing Saddles - https://amzn.to/30nbfaXDavid Epstein podcast - https://jamesaltucher.com/podcast/468-david-epstein/Drew Struzan - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/drew-struzan-movie-poster-art-s2e14.jpgWorkflowy - https://workflowy.com/William Stout - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/william-stout-artwork-s2e14.jpgAsking Pros episode with William Stout - https://www.proko.com/getting-your-first-art-job-asking-prosDavid duChemin’s Vision Mongering - https://davidduchemin.com/2009/11/whats-a-visionmonger/How to Be a Superstar Student - https://amzn.to/2OGC989Learn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Flanders (aka Shapecarver) joins us as the first guest of the Draftsmen Podcast! He shares his good and bad experiences working in the gaming art industry, the dark side of working in a corporate environment, the challenges he’s faced to make it as an artist and family man, and how he’s been able to become an independent artist and entrepreneur doing what he truly loves.Scott’s Website - https://www.tarpitstudios.com/ Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links):Digital Shape Carving with Scott Flanders - https://youtu.be/-i-EgBilwks Actually Carving Shapes with Scott Flanders - https://youtu.be/asZTfoVAc-Q Rag Painting with Scott Flanders - https://youtu.be/5gVj3h_9yZc Reacting to YOUR Monster Art on Instagram (Prokochallenge) - https://youtu.be/_jzcagO02aA Character Design Workflow - Concepting for 3D Games and Movies - https://youtu.be/J8g3JKobvnk Evolve - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/evolve-digital-art-and-sculpture-concepts-s2e13.jpg Legends of Runeterra - https://playruneterra.com/en-us/ Tar Pit Studios - https://www.tarpitstudios.com/ Scott’s Patreon - https://patreon.com/shapecarver Tar Pit Wars kitbashing - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/tar-pit-wars-kitbashing-team-s2e13.jpg Guy Davis and The Marquis: Inferno - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/guy-davis-artwork-and-comic-s2e13.jpg Peter Koenig - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/peter-koenig-movie-sculptures-s2e13.jpg Stephen Oakley - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/stephen-oakley-artwork-s2e13.jpg Kurt Papstein - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/kurt-papstein-artwork-s2e13.jpg Majid Smiley - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/majid-smiley-esmaeili-wolverine-s2e13.jpg Simon Lee - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/simon-lee-spiderzero-s2e13.jpg Knight Zhang - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/knight-zhang-digital-art-S2e13.jpg Joe Rogan, Brendan Schaub - https://youtu.be/01Uj1eNnZ8o King’s Beach - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/kings-beach-art-promo-s2e13.jpg La Brea Tar Pits - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/la-brea-tar-pits-s2e13.jpg Pixologic 3D print - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/pixologic-3d-printed-sculpture-s2e13.jpg 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 and Stan answer questions about networking, cross training, royalties, breaking rules to create a unique art style, going all in vs having a backup, and studying multiple things at once. Also, Marshall gives advice on how to ask good questions!Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Questions in episodeWhat do you think of David Ross’s Book on Figure Drawing?How do you network while you’re training online?Do you charge for book covers? Do you receive royalties on sales of the book? How do you price digital artwork?Is it better to become specialized or cross train multiple subjects?Is it essential to violate compositional rules to create a unique style?How to ask better questionsThe Abstraction LadderIs it better to go all in on my passion or get a degree in a backup career that is safer to make money?Should I study one thing at a time, or multiple things at once?Show Links (some contain affiliate links):William Rimmer - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/william-rimmer-drawings-s2e12.jpgGeorge B. Bridgman - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/bridgman-distribution-of-the-masses-s2e12.jpgPaul Richer - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/richer-proportions-s2e12.jpgRobert Beverly Hale - https://amzn.to/2VKEHWPCody Shank - http://codyshank.com/Maria Piscopo - https://amzn.to/3iveJ3BInside llewyn Davis - https://amzn.to/2BALkEpBrian Reedy - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/variety-of-brian-reedy-artwork-s2e12.jpgAlbrecht Durer - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/albrecht-durer-artwork-s2e12.jpgVincent van Gogh - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/van-gogh-famous-paintings-s2e12.jpgPeter Paul Rubens - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rubens-anatomical-studies-s2e12.jpgNorman Rockwell - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/homecoming-marine-norman-rockwell-painting-s2e12.jpgEdgar Payne - https://amzn.to/38x0bvBEdward Hopper - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/edward-hopper-paintings-s2e12.jpgSI Hayakawa - Language in thought and action - https://amzn.to/2YWVxnzLeonardo Da Vinci - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Mona-Lisa-Leonardo-da-Vinci-s2e12.jpgLearn 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 how and why years of teaching helped them learn to draw. Stan breaks down the process of how he creates educational videos and how teaching anatomy has strengthened his understanding of anatomy. Glenn Vilppu said there are no rules, just tools. When we come across a rule in our studies, we need to investigate the purpose of the rule, so we understand why and when to properly apply it.Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links):Jeff Watts - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jeff-watts-sketches-draftsmen-s2e11.jpgDraftsmen S1E01 Fear of Critiques - https://www.proko.com/fear-of-critiques-and-attempting-photorealism-draftsmen-s1e01/Thomas Blackshear - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/thomas-blackshear-draftsmen-s2e11.jpgMark English - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/mark-english-draftsmen-s2e11.jpgTop 5 Shading Mistakes - https://www.proko.com/top-5-shading-mistakes/Top 5 Drawing Mistakes - https://www.proko.com/top-5-drawing-mistakes/Hand Drawing Lessons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJjMiXlq9ns&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHExM4hzeEW2TRZTB88wKKYfIra Glass speech - https://vimeo.com/24715531Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury - https://amzn.to/2VnCtfRGlenn Vilppu - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/glenn-vilppu-female-figure-drawing-s2e11.jpgWorkflowy - https://workflowy.com/Writing the Natural Way by Gabriele Rico - https://amzn.to/2CLl2Q5Writing Well by Donald Hall - https://amzn.to/2BdDFvzScott Flanders - https://www.proko.com/digital-shape-carving-with-scott-flanders/Learn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall and Stan devote an episode to answering voicemail questions! They answer hot topics like whether or not it makes sense for an artist to finish a drawing that has mistakes in it, can you make it as an artist without sacrificing your social life, and is ballpoint pen a viable tool… If you enjoy these episodes please send us more questions. You can call us at 1-858-609-9453 or send an audio recording to support@proko.comShow Links (some contain affiliate links):Drew Struzan - https://www.proko.com/draftsmen-media/drew-struzan-star-wars-draftsmen-s2e10.jpgKim Jung Gi - https://www.proko.com/draftsmen-media/kim-jung-gi-s2e10.jpgEmma Coats’ 22 Maxims of Pixar Storytelling: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar-5916970George Bridgman - https://amzn.to/2zNDWVpWilliam Stout - https://proko.com/367Neil Gaiman - Make Good Art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAb-NYkseIArnold Schwarzenegger - Stay at Home, Stay Fit: https://www.reddit.com/user/GovSchwarzenegger/comments/flz3es/stay_at_home_stay_fit/P90x3 - https://amzn.to/2NfrMrqBagdad Cafe - https://amzn.to/3fyzdWOMarshall’s composition recommendations: https://www.marshallart.com/HOME/reviews/composition/The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes - https://amzn.to/2Bo2rJfEadweard Muybridge - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/muybridge-photos-draftsmen-s2e10.jpgFrance Van Stone - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/france-van-stone-draftsmen-s2e10.jpgSamuel Silva - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/samuel-silva-redhead-girl-ballpoint-pen-draftsmen-s2e10.jpgRichard Johnson - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/richard-johnson-ballpoint-pen-draftsmen-s2e10.jpgLearn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After wrapping up the Recreating Art School series, we cap things off with an episode entirely devoted to getting the most value if you decide to attend art school. Marshall and I cover how to choose the best school you’ll like, how big of a workload you should take on, the mentality you should have when attending class, personal life stories and insights from our time attending art schools, and what you can expect after graduating (post grad depression and debt-pression). Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links):Watts Atelier - https://www.wattsatelier.comThe Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program - https://amzn.to/3cPvuCnHow to Become a SuperStar Student, 2nd Edition - https://amzn.to/2UuH1RcWatch Pinnochio or Inside Out - https://www.disneyplus.com/Scott Flanders - https://www.proko.com/digital-shape-carving-with-scott-flandersThe Graduate - https://amzn.to/2MJOCqQSeth Godin - https://seths.blogLearn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starting a digital painting with $65, how discomfort can be beneficial, limitations improving or hurting creativity, separating work from home, workspace and equipment for artists, the importance of discomfort and drive towards comfort, embracing limitations, the challenges of working from home

A good community makes learning enjoyable and can have a huge impact on your development, but how do you create one? We continue our series on recreating art school by discussing the elements that make a community beneficial to learning. That includes how to overcome the problem of not being in the physical proximity of a community, the attitude you should adopt when participating in one and stories of individuals who have crafted and benefited from them. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links):Steve Martin Masterclass - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/steve-martin-teaches-comedyTim Ferriss Bob Iger Interview - https://tim.blog/2020/01/16/bob-iger/Painting Competitions blog - http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2010/01/painting-competitions-daily-exercise/Power Causes Brain Damage article - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/power-causes-brain-damage/528711/DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS 2001 documentary - https://amzn.to/2TDcNeuThe Talent Code - https://amzn.to/2XrIrwCGreg Spalenka - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/greg-spalenka-art-s2e07.jpgGeorge Pratt - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/george-pratt-painting-s2e07.jpgHoward Pyle - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/howard-pyle-art-s2e07.jpgJama Jurabaev - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jama-jurabaev-artwork-s2e07.jpgJon Foster - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jon-foster-art-s2e07.jpgJustin Sweet - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/justin-sweet-artwork-s2e07.jpgNC Wyeth - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/nc-wyeth-artwork-s2e07.jpgRick Griffin - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rick-griffin-artwork-s2e07.jpgRobert Beverly Hale - https://amzn.to/2XwaYRJFrank Schoonover - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/frank-schoonover-art-s2e07.jpgSterling Hundley - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/sterling-hundley-art-s2e07.jpgSteve Huston - https://www.proko.com/growing-as-an-artist-steve-huston-interview/Learn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A big benefit to attending traditional art school is having access to teachers that will mentor you. In this part of the Recreating Artschool series, Stan and Marshall discuss the best ways to find a mentor, what it might cost, how to make yourself attractive to mentorship and some of the future features that Proko.com will use to make online mentorship more accessible for art students around the world.We also talk about mentorship in this clip from season 1 - https://youtu.be/MpurWHEV7KACall and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links):Jon Foster - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jon-foster-art-s2e06.jpgGeorge Pratt - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/george-pratt-painting-s2e06.jpgSterling Hundley - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/sterling-hundley-art-s2e06.jpgRon Lemen - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/ron-lemen-painting-s2e06.jpgVanessa Lemen - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/vanessa-lemen-art-s2e06.jpgAndroid Jones - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/android-jones-art-s2e06.jpgJames Gurney - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/james-gurney-painting-s2e06.jpgStephen Bauman - https://www.patreon.com/stephenbaumanartworkCornelia Hernes - https://www.patreon.com/CorneliahernesartworkScott Flanders - https://www.patreon.com/shapecarverHandprint Watercolor Lessons - https://handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.htmlShep Gordon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_GordonThe Tipping Point - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYD8T2/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_GrYVEb9EQA1G5Thomas Blackshear - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/thomas-blackshear-art-s2e06.jpgMark English - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/mark-english-art-s2e06.jpgLearn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall and Stan take a break from recreating art school to answer some of your voicemails! There’s advice on practicing quicksketch, pencil control, the value of the Bargue method, caring about what people think of your work, changing styles, and advice to aspiring teachers. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453Show Links (some contain affiliate links)Jeff Watts - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jeff-watts-figure-drawing-examples-s2e05.jpgSteve Whitehead - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/steven-whitehead-drawing-s2e05.jpgPreston Blair - https://amzn.to/2WfRTDXDrawing the Draped Figure - https://amzn.to/2yFgwAUHeads, Features and Faces - https://amzn.to/3dsBEsPThe Book of a Hundred Hands - https://amzn.to/2WI3Lh1Bridgman’s Life Drawing - https://amzn.to/3bhiHb8The Human Machine - https://amzn.to/3bgill5Constructive Anatomy - https://amzn.to/3bdgQURBridgman’s Complete Guide to Drawing from Life 5th Edition - https://amzn.to/3be9kc3Figure Fundamentals Course - https://proko.com/figureSubscribe to Marshall’s Newsletter for Info on Bridgman course - MarshallArt.com/subscribeMichelle Don Vito - http://donvitodesign.com Charles Bargue Drawing Course - https://amzn.to/2YLydtbStephen Bauman - https://proko.com/baumanRobert Beverly Hale’s intro to Paul Richer’s Artistic Anatomy - https://amzn.to/3bkyOoiRockwell on Rockwell, How I Make a Picture by Norman Rockwell - https://amzn.to/2zjnprAThomas Eakins - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_EakinsHoward Pyle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_PyleSteve Huston - https://www.nma.art/instructors/steve-huston/Glenn Vilppu - https://www.nma.art/instructors/glenn-vilppu/Rendering in Pen and Ink by Arthur Guptill - https://amzn.to/2Lpw9znWill Elder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_ElderLearn to Draw - www.proko.comMarshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.comStan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices