Draftsmen
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Draftsmen
Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer y...
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The Intermediate Plateau
Stan and Marshall talk about the frustrating "intermediate plateau" a stage where artists feel stuck. They explore causes like boredom, complacency, a...
How to Learn Color
Stan and Marshall break down how to learn color by combining theory and practice without getting stuck in rules. They explain hue, value, and saturati...
State of the Art Industry
Stan and Marshall discuss how the art industry is always changing, facing challenges like economic downturns, tech advances, and shifts in consumer be...
Long Term Projects
Long-term projects require dedication, focus, and patience, often starting with a big goal and breaking it into smaller, manageable tasks. Marshall an...
Cinematic Perspective
Marshall and Stan discuss the importance of cinematic perspective in storytelling, emphasizing how camera placement, movement, lighting, and color can...
Are You Ready to Become a Comics Professional? Marvel and Proko Collaboration
In this special SDCC panel, Stan is joined by Marvel artists and instructors from the course to share their personal journeys and offer advice for asp...
Stephen Bauman on Going From Graffiti to Fine Art
This episode follows painter Stephen Bauman's journey from graffiti artist to fine art professional. He discusses his beginnings tagging buildings in...
Glenn Vilppu on Mastering Fundamentals and Developing Your Artistic Voice
Legendary artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu sits down for an intimate discussion on his artistic journey, sharing wisdom and advice for mastering fun...
Aaron Blaise on Traditional Animation, Disney, and Creating CreatureArtTeacher
Former Disney animator Aaron Blaise discusses his rapid journey to animating major characters at 21, losing his wife and leaving Disney, and starting...
Steve Huston on Figure Drawing, Artistic Philosophies and Teaching Art
This interview with Steve Huston covers his journey from comic books to fine art painting, his unique style combining realism with abstract expression...
Karl Kopinski on Discipline, Sketching, and Making it as a Freelance Illustrator
This interview with illustrator Karl Kopinski covers his artistic journey, from early influences like fantasy novels and biology books to honing his s...
Reilly Method and Advanced Fundamentals with Jeff Watts
Jeff Watts is the founder of the Watts Atelier and Stan's art instructor. Stan recently got to invite him into the Proko studio to film a special Draf...
The Culture Code
Marshall and Stan give their thoughts about the book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.
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Why Be An Artist When There's AI?
A lot of things in the art world have changed since the last time Marshall and I talked, perhaps nothing more so than AI art. More and more artists ar...
Solving Creative Blocks
Stan and Marshall are here to address the many creative blocks posed in the last episode of Draftsmen, and provide long-awaited solutions. The two dis...
What’s Blocking YOUR Creativity?
Sometimes it can be difficult to get your creative juices flowing. Using two books, How to Be More Creative by David D. Edwards and Fishing for Elepha...
Getty Museum Trip!
Stan and Marshall take their long-awaited trip to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles! Hang out with the two as they walk through the museum, and later di...
Storytelling
Once upon a time, two podcasters, Stan and Marshall, sat down to discuss the complex art of storytelling, and how to do it right. The two chatted abou...
Storyboarding
Stan and Marshall sit down with industry veterans Brian Murray and Dan Fraga to discuss the art of storyboarding! Brian and Dan reveal how they each g...
Persistence, Getting Back Into Art, and Marketing Yourself
Stan and Marshall are here to answer some more of your pressing art-related questions from the last batch of voicemails ever. The two address topics l...
The End of Draftsmen!?!
All good things must come to an end, and podcasts are no exception. The Draftsmen podcast is coming to a close-- but that doesn’t mean Stan and Marsha...
Getting YOUR Work in a Gallery
Join Stan and Marshall in their conversation with Ben Zhu, a former student of Marshall’s who also happens to be the founder, owner, and curator of Ga...
The Talent Code
What is talent? Are we born with it, or can it be nurtured and encouraged in anyone? This time, Stan and Marshall are back in the Draftsmen studio to...
Epiphanies
Epiphanies are an important but elusive part of the creative process. Marshall and Stan discuss the different types of epiphanies that they’ve experie...
Bad Art Advice, Making Prints, and Moving for Your Career
You’ve got more questions, and Stan and Marshall have more answers! In this episode, the two tackle questions about postgraduate training, bad advice...
Embracing Your Outdoor Studio
Learn plein air painting from Stan! He talks about his plein air experiences, how the outdoors can be a powerful method to help you capture colors, an...
Is There Too Much ART?
Is it possible to have too much art? A listener’s question forces Stan and Marshall to conduct a thought experiment on the topic, making them ponder a...
Draftsmen Podcast Call-In
Stan and Marshall took your calls live for Lightbox 2021! Here's the advice they had for listeners.
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How to Fail
Marshall and Stan sit down to talk about one of the scariest, but most important things an artist needs to learn: How to fail, and how to use that fai...
Best Cities for Artists, Online Resources, and Self-Education
This week, Stan and Marshall are back to answer some of the questions impacting you! The dynamic duo tackles topics ranging from the importance of art...
Study Art Like You’re Playing A Video Game
Our guest this week is animation and gaming industry veteran Flint Dille! He’s been involved in a wide range of projects from the 80s animated Transfo...
How to Price Artwork
Having difficulties figuring out how much to charge for your art? Do you feel like you’re undervaluing yourself and your work? There’s a lot that goes...
Horror Art, Shadow Shapes, and Mentor Friendships
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 you...
Creativity Insights Artists can Pull from Writers
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....
The Psychology of Performance - Draftsmen S3E15
Marshall interviews the clinical performance psychologist Dr. Eddie O’Connor, whose course “The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life...
Expressionism - Draftsmen S3E14
Stan and Marshall discuss the importance of understanding expressionism and the purposeful rule breaking that comes with the territory. They both exam...
Cartooning - Draftsmen S3E13
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 an...
Flow States, Thinking in Pictures, and Abstract Figures - S3E12
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 t...
Live Call-in Show! June 30th 12pm PDT - Draftsmen Hangout
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...
Find Your Strengths - S03E11
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