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Independent artist and illustrator, Djamila Knopf, keeps TONS of reference handy for her work. In Part 3 of this mini series, she talks about how to use (and how NOT to use) reference, and how to get the absolutely perfect reference for whatever you're working on.STORY-DRIVEN ILLUSTRATIONS WITH DJAMILA KNOPFhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=48DJAMILA KNOPFhttps://www.instagram.com/djamilaknopfBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Michael Kurinsky's current job is to take an iconic property like Scooby Doo, and make it "different" from any other version in the last 50 years, and yet "familiar" to old and new fans alike. This sounds difficult on paper and, in this interview, Michael explains why it's even harder in practice.ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comMichael KurinskyTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/mkurinskyBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

A lot of artists say that one of the two hardest things in art is art is starting. (The other, of course, is finishing.) In Part 2 of this mini series, independent artist, Djamila Knopf, explains how writing helps her drawings, and her other strategies for taming the blank page.STORY-DRIVEN ILLUSTRATIONS WITH DJAMILA KNOPFhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=48DJAMILA KNOPFhttps://www.instagram.com/djamilaknopfBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Dutch illustrator and character designer, Wouter Tulp, has worked on hundreds of books, editorials, and now, movies at Sony Pictures Animation. In Part 1 of this mini series, Bobby talks to him about his new Schoolism class, "Conceptual Characters with Wouter Tulp", beginning with what Wouter does to generate ideas.CONCEPTUAL CHARACTERS WITH WOUTER TULPhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=49WOUTER TULPhttps://www.instagram.com/woutertulpBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Every artist who paints plein air landscapes runs into the problem of too much information. In Part 12 of this mini series, veteran concept artist and landscape painter, Nathan Fowkes, relates landscape sketching to figure drawing and challenges you to get to the core of any landscape by capturing its "gesture" in 20 strokes or less.LANDSCAPE SKETCHING IN WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHEhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=36NATHAN FOWKEShttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesartBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

By all accounts, Jennifer Wuestling, now illustrating at Riot Games in Los Angeles, is a long way from the German countryside where she grew up. In this interview, she talks to Bobby about how she went from making do with an education in graphic design to creating fan-favorite splash art for one of the biggest games in the world!ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comJENNIFER WUESTLINGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwuestlingBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

While binging our favorite shows, we've all thought, "Man, I would love to work on this show!" It sounds impossible when sitting on our couch, and yet this is what happened to Imogene Chayes. In this interview, she tells Bobby how an internship on a hit HBO series launched her career, the challenges she still had to face, and her recent projects, including the prequel series to a show that rhymes with Rain of Scones.Software discussed in this interview: ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, and Daz 3D.ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comIMOGENE CHAYESInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/imogeneann_artBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobertMATT JOHNSONWebsite: https://www.artofmattjohnson.com

When doing plein air painting, you can't possibly bring enough paints to capture all the colors you will see in the landscape. In Part 11 of this mini series, veteran concept artist and avid landscape painter, Nathan Fowkes, gets to the core of limiting your palette to help you master the relationships of colors to one another. This can be your saving grace if you bring the wrong blue on a plein air painting session!LANDSCAPE SKETCHING IN WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHEhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=36NATHAN FOWKEShttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesartBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Veteran entertainment industry concept artist, Nathan Fowkes, teaches a class on Schoolism.com on painting landscapes in watercolor and gouache because it's something that he loves and is passionate about. In Part 10 of this mini series, he gets to the core of how painting in watercolors helps with his concept art.LANDSCAPE SKETCHING IN WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHEhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=36NATHAN FOWKEShttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesartBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

LightBox Expo is THIS WEEKEND! For tickets, go to https://www.lightboxexpo.com! Charlotte Belland is the Chair and an Associate Professor of Animation at the Columbus College of Art & Design. She is a prolific teacher and animal illustrator who, through fortuitous serendipity, will be bringing a frickin' wolf to her life drawing presentation at LightBox Expo!ART EDUCATION https://www.schoolism.com LIGHTBOX EXPO https://www.lightboxexpo.com CHARLOTTE BELLAND Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellandpixel BOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert JOURNEY https://www.facebook.com/AmbassadorJourney

"Paint this cityscape full of windows and doors and lights and have it done by the end of the week." Heard this before? This was veteran concept artist, Nathan Fowkes' unenviable assignment on Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas. In Part 9 of this mini series, he gets to the core of architecture and the shortcuts he used to deliver on time.ENVIRONMENT DESIGNhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=26NATHAN FOWKEShttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesartBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

From speaking to Finnian MacManus, you can tell that he has given his art -- his philosophy, methodology, and workflow -- a LOT of thought. Partly this was out of necessity because of the high profile work he has done, and partly because, well, he's just like that. In this interview, he goes deep into how he organizes, the technology he uses, and how he works smarter not harder in general. He even teaches Bobby a thing or two!Finnian uses Groboto, SpeedTree, JSplacement, Gravity Sketch (VR), Oculus Medium (VR).

It's not surprising that award-winning plein air painter, John Burton, is a big proponent of taking your art outside. But what if you're a digital artist who works exclusively on the computer, or a concept artist who paints out of your imagination? No matter! In Part 10 of this mini series, John explains going outside is equally important for everyone.ENVIRONMENT AND LIGHT https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=47JOHN BURTONhttps://www.instagram.com/johnburtonartBOBBY CHIUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

Rachael Dunk first encountered 3D drafting programs as an architecture student and immediately fell in love. She eventually quit architecture to focus on 3D, independently learning, and re-purposing her skills towards the entertainment industry where she is now a Senior Look Development Director.

Turning a 3D scene or object into a 2D image is complicated. In Part 8 of this mini series, veteran entertainment industry concept artist, Nathan Fowkes, gets to the core of edge design and how these principles applied to his work on How to Train Your Dragon.DESIGNING WITH COLOR AND LIGHThttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=22ENVIRONMENT DESIGNhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=26PICTORIAL COMPOSITIONhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=31LANDSCAPE SKETCHING IN WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHEhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=36NATHAN FOWKEShttps://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesartBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

By the time you're watching this video, art director Max Ulichney will have probably already left Elastic, the design studio he'd been at for over a decade, and gone into the film industry. This move is news to Bobby and they spend the rest of the interview talking about Max's revelation moment and what's next.ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comMAX ULICHNEYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxulichneyBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert