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Growing up, Neysa Bove knew she wanted to work at Disney but not what she would do there. In this interview, she tells Bobby how a Cinderella in lavender helped her become a costume designer and vis dev artist working for her idols on Moana (and other projects).NEYSA BOVE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neysabove BOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

To get a foot in the door of the studio you want to work at, make a portfolio that targets what they look for. How do you know what that is? Well, they practically TELL YOU, and in Part 9 of this mini series, visual development artist, Victoria Ying, explains where to look.VICTORIA YINGSchoolism Class: https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=46Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriayingBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Schoolism Spring Sale on now until Jun. 3, 2019 at https://www.schoolism.com!A lot of times, a believable image boils down to believable color and lighting. In Part 2 of this mini series, Nathan gets to the core of creating believability and explains how less is often more when it comes to audience participation and engagement.DESIGNING WITH COLOR AND LIGHThttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=22NATHAN FOWKEShttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesartBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Schoolism Spring Sale on now until Jun. 3, 2019 at https://www.schoolism.com!After drawing, the next most important thing in award-winning plein air artist, John Burton's priority list is understanding value. In part 3 of this mini series, John explains why value is more important than color and how limiting your values can actually be incredibly freeing. SIGN UP NOW! https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=47JOHN BURTONhttps://www.instagram.com/johnburtonartBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Schoolism Spring Sale on now until Jun. 3, 2019 at https://www.schoolism.com!Kim Smith has illustrated several New York Times best-selling children's books and has her own book, Boxitects, coming out soon. In this interview, Kim explains how someone can break into this industry and her advice for artists aspiring to do what she does.KIM SMITHInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimillustrationBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

A common question we get asked is, what's the best way to do master studies? In Part 1 of The Core with Nathan Fowkes, Series 2, Nathan explains the essential principles that he teaches students for doing studies from reference.DESIGNING WITH COLOR AND LIGHThttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=22NATHAN FOWKEShttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesartBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

SIGN UP NOW!https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=47In Part 2 of this mini-series, award-winning plein air artist, John Burton explains to Bobby how he applies figure drawing principles such as rhythm and gesture to trees and landscapes to create images that engage and interest the viewer.JOHN BURTONhttps://www.instagram.com/johnburtonartBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Schoolism Spring Sale on now until Jun. 3, 2019 at https://www.schoolism.com!By all accounts, Patrik Karlsson is a long way from his impoverished childhood of milk soup and getting hit by the teacher. In this interview, Patrik talks to Bobby about everything, from his origin story in Russia, to becoming a Craft Director at BioWare (remotely from Sweden!), to the future of the gaming industry.PATRIK KARLSSONArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/polygonemperorBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Maybe you can relate, maybe not: Epic Games Senior Concept Artist, Herman Ng loves art more than people. In this interview, he tells Bobby his one simple trick for dealing with people when, really, he would rather be learning and doing art.ART EDUCATION https://www.schoolism.com HERMAN NG ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/openanewworld BOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

In Part 8 of this mini series, visual development artist, Victoria Ying, admits images don't come fully formed out of her imagination and onto the page. This is where experimentation comes in! By trying new things -- such as overlay drawing -- interesting things can happen!VICTORIA YINGSchoolism Class: https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=46Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriayingBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Award-winning plein air artist, John Burton's job begins with finding order in chaos, which he refers to as "seeing the forest for the trees". In Part 1 of this mini-series, he tells Bobby what this means, and explains his art mantra, which can help any artist of any skill level.JOHN BURTONSchoolism Class: https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=47Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnburtonartBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

According to Head of Story, Paul Briggs, Frozen had an bumpy start before they settled on the story that we all know today. In this interview, he talks about his creative process, what it takes to become a story artist, and how an audience can change everything.LightBox Expo Sponor: CGMA https://www.cgmasteracademy.com/More interviews found on https://www.schoolism.com/interviews.phpPAUL BRIGGSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_paul_briggs_xxBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Some artists have cool ideas, some have amazing technique, yet many of these artists fail to connect with their viewers and, as a result, are easily forgotten. On this ChiuStream, Bobby Chiu and Matt Johnson discuss the power of empathy in art and how it's one of the most vital yet overlooked skills to develop for our portfolios and our careers.Drawing by Jim Bryson http://www.instagram.com/jim_brysonBobby Chiu http://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

When 38 Studios ended, Nicholas Kole's freelance career began. In this interview, he tells Bobby a familiar story about the anxiety of starting over but, in the end, surviving the deserted island of freelance and building a healthy career on his own terms.ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comNICHOLAS KOLEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholaskoleBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

In school, we are taught how to render lights as realistically as possible. In Part 7 of this mini series, visual development artist, Victoria Ying, explains why vis dev lighting is more like cinematography than realistic lighting and talks about how she teaches it in her Schoolism class.VICTORIA YINGSchoolism Class: https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=46Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriayingBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Former Disney visual development artist, Victoria Ying, is impressed by artists who approach color intuitively. Victoria, however, is more experimental and technical when it comes to color. In Part 6 of this mini series, she tells Bobby a bit about her methods for compelling color.VICTORIA YINGSchoolism Class: https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=46Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriayingBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Devon Cady-Lee is a passionate dancer and freelance artist. Odd combination? In this interview, Devon talks to Bobby about how one love contributes to the other, his artistic journey, and his advice for serial studio artists who want to also go freelance.ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comDEVON CADY-LEEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gorremArtStation: https://gorrem.artstation.comBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

If a room is a reflection of its occupant, then set dressing is an opportunity for a vis dev artist to contribute visually to a character's story. In Part 5 of this mini-series, visual development artist, Victoria Ying, talks about this and gives Bobby a great example of awesome set dressing.VICTORIA YINGSchoolism Class: https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=46Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriayingBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

When Bobby first heard Djamila Knopf's story, he was dumbfounded. Djamila is an independent artist, but you can't really even call her a freelancer because she has no clients! She makes her living doing her own work every day. How? Let her tell you in her own words.ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comDJAMILA KNOPFhttps://www.instagram.com/djamilaknopfBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

In Part 4 of this mini-series, visual development artist, Victoria Ying, talks about learning the principles of space by using photography to study perspective and to draw in different lenses for a variety of effects.VICTORIA YINGSchoolism Class: https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=46Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriayingBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert