Draftsmen

Latest Episodes:

Drawing on Both Sides of the Brain Sep 17, 2019

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We respond to a listener’s email about what to think about while drawing. Marshall explains his criticisms about the book “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” by Betty Edwards. I also answer a caller’s question about the value of learning to critique.

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Mastery by Robert Greene - https://amzn.to/31pIjyw

Art of Learning by Josh Waitskin - https://amzn.to/2O7fVx1

The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaïdes - https://amzn.to/2LzxtQN

Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step - https://amzn.to/2NZZPp8

Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale - https://amzn.to/2O4gYOr

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards - https://amzn.to/2LymDKP

Burne Hogarth - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Burne-Hogarth-Drawings.jpg

Fun with a Pencil by Andrew Loomis - https://amzn.to/2O52ttR

Drawing on the Artist Within by Betty Edwards - https://amzn.to/2OboZRT

Itzhak Perlman, violinist - http://www.itzhakperlman.com/

Writing the Natural Way by Gabriele Rico - https://amzn.to/2NkMGHJ

Marshall’s “Design Your Career with a Whiteboard” YouTube video - https://youtu.be/AblcTu7WFlA Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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How Important is Art History? Sep 10, 2019

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A listener comments about his frustration with Stan’s opinions about art history. It prompts a longer discussion about the benefits of studying history. Jazza didn’t sponsor this episode, but we unbox his Jazzy Art Box.

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Mixergy - https://mixergy.com/

Ken Burns (The Civil War, The West, Empire of the Air) - https://amzn.to/32D32Pz

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History - https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

Robert McKee story workshop - https://mckeestory.com/seminars/story/

Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel: A Biography - https://amzn.to/2N93Qb0

Burne Hogarth - https://amzn.to/2LmBDeU

Jazza - https://www.youtube.com/user/DrawWithJazza

Jazza’s Jazzy Art Box - https://smartartbox.com/pages/jazzy-art-box

Visions of Light - https://amzn.to/2NRJAdJ

Artists Mentioned in this Podcast: John Everett Millais, John William Waterhouse, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Solomon Joseph Solomon, Jack Hamm, Andrew Loomis, Stephen Peck, Norman Rockwell, J.C. Leyendecker, Jeremy Lipking, Craig Mullins, Drew Struzan, John Singer Sargent, Joaquín Sorolla, Norman Rockwell, Frank Frazetta, Rembrandt, Honoré-Victorin Daumier, Jacopo da Pontormo, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Michelangelo, and Alphonse Mucha - https://proko.com/347

Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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23 Habits For Artists Sep 03, 2019

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This is a good one... We go through and discuss a list of 23 important art habits that every artist should consider. A tattoo artist gets advice about composition and Marshall finally roasts me. Woo!

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Currier & Ives Prints - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Currier-and-ives-print.jpg

K. Anders Ericsson on the 10,000 hour mastery - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26384712

Bernie Wrightson - A Look Back - https://amzn.to/2PCu6Nf

The Talent Code - https://amzn.to/326GMgI

Seth Godin - https://amzn.to/2ZK8huL

Ivan Brunetti - Cartooning - https://amzn.to/2ZILlvW

Creativity - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - https://amzn.to/2MPBwdK

1000 Tattoos - Taschen - https://amzn.to/2NMPFbs

Marshall’s “bad” drawings - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Vandruff-sloppy-art.jpg

Precious Moments calendars - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/precious-moments-calendars.jpg

Marshall’s Tattoo aesthetic - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Vandruff-tattoo-aesthetic.jpg

Albrecht Dürer’s woodcuts - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Albrecht-Durer-woodcuts.jpg

Scrum book - https://amzn.to/2HEU63Q

Ken Burn's the West - https://amzn.to/2NNABds

Artists Mentioned in this video - Vincent van Gogh, JC Leyendecker, Howard Pyle, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alphonse Mucha

1. Draw From Life

2. Draw in your head

3. Become your own critic

4. Get information from multiple sources

5. Train like an athlete

6. Break big things into smaller things

7. Protect your most creative time

8. Go beyond the minimum requirements

9. Think like a kid

10. Research, research, research

11. Patience

12. Draw things you enjoy

13. Remix your inspiration

14. Share what you learn

15. Spend time with other artists

16. Say “No”

17. Say “Yes”

18. Make ugly drawings

19. Exercise

20. Draw Daily

21. Finish what you start

22. Discipline

23. Master your calendar

Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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Building Art Communities, Picture Clarity, and Finding Art Mentors Aug 27, 2019

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For the first time, we dedicate the entire episode to voicemail questions. We discuss building healthy art communities, how to have clarity in your illustrations, and how to find art mentors. Stan does a book review on The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin, listing some of the golden nuggets he learned from the book about reaching mastery.

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Frank and Ollie - Illusion of Life - https://amzn.to/2NytDsH

Genre and Style in Entertainment Art - Marshall course from junior college in Fullerton

The Art of Conflict Management - Michael Dues - https://amzn.to/324cECv

Isaac Asimov - https://amzn.to/2NF1Ruq

Art of Learning - Josh Waitskin - https://amzn.to/2ZvnPT0

Searching for Bobby Fisher: https://amzn.to/2Zv1ghe

Dr. Carol Dweck - fixed vs growth mindset - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/carol-dweck-mindset.jpg

The Talent Code - https://amzn.to/326GMgI

Dr. Eddie O’Connor - Psychology of Performance - https://amzn.to/2KWKfsf

Fresh movie - https://amzn.to/2Hqas08

Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie movies) Fight scene - https://youtu.be/BGCMfprPJoA

Powers of 10 - https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0

Mastery by George Leonard - https://amzn.to/2Zgn8Sg

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - https://amzn.to/2ZuovZ0

Artists Mentioned in this video - Richard Williams, Howard Pyle, N. C. Wyeth, Arthur Rackham, Beatrix Potter, Alex Toth, George Bridgman, Norman Rockwell, Stephen Baumen, Justin Sweet, Dorian Iten - https://proko.com/345

Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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Robot Art Teachers (There Goes My Job) Aug 20, 2019

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Technology and art collide as Stan talks about the exciting new AI tools he’s developing for students. Why should we have AI art teachers? Stan explains the strengths of human teachers and AI teachers. Marshall expresses concerns about the Terminator killing us all!

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Box Perspective App Example Results - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/boxes-for-show-notes.jpg

The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil - https://amzn.to/2Z9YMoB

Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom - https://amzn.to/2Zdutxk

Tilt Brush - Painting from a new perspective - https://youtu.be/TckqNdrdbgk

Glen Keane - Step into the Page - https://youtu.be/GSbkn6mCfXE

Kim Jung Gi - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/kim-jung-gi-perspective.jpg

Leonardo da Vinci Perspective Drawings - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/leonardo-da-vinci-perspective-drawing.jpg

Thomas Eakins - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/thomas-eakins-rowers.jpg

Mixergy Interviews - https://mixergy.com/

Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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Letter From a Frustrated Artist Aug 13, 2019

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Stan gets an email from a frustrated student and forwards it to Marshall. Marshall gets obsessed with it spending days and days pondering the issue! This leads to discussions on mastery, overcoming frustration, and how having a negative attitude hurts your progression. A listener makes the draftsmen choose between technical prowess or art that evokes emotion. Blackwing pencils definitely does not sponsor this episode, but hopefully will in the future ;)

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Raphael’s Art:

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The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis:

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Psychology of Performance - Great Courses - Eddie O'Connor:

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Young Sherlock Holmes: https://amzn.to/2Z1Nlz8

Stephen King’s “EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WRITING SUCCESSFULLY – IN TEN MINUTES”

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Bob Mankoff New Yorker comics:

https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Bob-Mankoff-Art-Comics.jpg

Alan Moore: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Alan-Moore-Art-Comics.jpg

Art of Learning - Josh Waitzkin: https://amzn.to/31Dq73R

Mastery by Robert Greene: https://amzn.to/2yZTyRn

Mastery by George Leonard: https://amzn.to/2H307r0

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/2H4HbrP

John Singer Sargent:

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An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists by W Ellenberger

Bullets over Broadway: https://amzn.to/31ALVgM

Blackwing pencils: https://amzn.to/2Trt0Ss

Learn to Draw -

www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff -

www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko -

instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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How to Learn Anatomy Aug 06, 2019

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The most common mistakes students make when studying anatomy and practical advice on how to study it correctly. An in-depth discussion on our favorite anatomy books for artists. Stories about surreal experiences visiting the Body Worlds exhibit. And the premiere of Marshall’s highly requested hit single, Anatomical Skull song!

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Robert Beverly Hale - Drawing Lessons From the Great Masters: https://amzn.to/2YE3meo Andrew Cawrse Anatomy tools: http://www.anatomytools.com/ Eliot Goldfinger - Human Anatomy for Artists: https://amzn.to/2KgH0vo Paul Richer - Artistic Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2MHGW9B Stephen Peck - Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist: https://amzn.to/2KifCNW Gottfried Bammes - Complete Guide to Life Drawing: https://amzn.to/2KigTnY Frederic Delavier - Strength Training Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2YrM60S Struttura Uomo: https://amzn.to/31nJgHg Constructive Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2GNpAEP Albinus on Anatomy: https://amzn.to/2YE3fiY

Artists mentioned in this podcast: Peter Paul Rubens, Frank Frazetta, Don Martin, Glenn Vilppu, Arthur Rackham, Charles Crumb, George Bridgman, and Bernie Wrightson - https://www.proko.com/339

Learn to Draw -

www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff -

www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko -

instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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Portfolio Advice for Artists Jul 30, 2019

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Advice on how you can put together your portfolio to increase your chances of being hired. How networking, personal behavior, and social media habits impact your career. A caller from India wants to know our dieting habits which leads to conversations about intermittent fasting and caffeine addiction… yay!

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Prokofiev: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Sergei-Prokofiev-Photo-and-Artwork.jpg

UbIwerks (Disney): https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Ub-Iwerks-Cartoon.jpg

Cuphead: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Cuphead-Artwork.jpg

Fleischer brothers: video link https://youtu.be/FSm07stzHZQ

Squirrel Nut Zippers- “Ghost of Stephen Foster” music video: https://youtu.be/7sxFyu_U2go

Rick Griffin: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rick-griffin-posters.jpg

Robert Crumb: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Robert-Crumb-Art.jpg

Freelance forever: Successful self-employment by Marietta Whittlesey: https://amzn.to/2ykjtTx

Marshall’s sleep document: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Marshall-Sleep-Doc.pdf

Learn to Draw -

www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff -

www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko -

instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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Unsupportive Parents and Toxic Environments Jul 23, 2019

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Stan and Marshall talk about toxic environments, how an artist’s family and/or school can create situations that hold them back and how to overcome them. A caller asks about creating an attractive portfolio for Disney and Stan talks about his dream studio.

Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453

Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

Things mentioned in this video:

Marshall’s Thaang - The West (documentary): https://amzn.to/2XZZLf4

Games People Play Book: https://amzn.to/2Y1pBj5

Lucile Ball: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Lucille-Ball-Photos.jpg

Animation Help from Aaron Blaise - Creature Art Teacher: https://youtu.be/NcFO8uRrYRQ

The Illusion of Life Book: https://amzn.to/2XYGgUd

The Animator's Survival Kit: https://amzn.to/2y2EtOH

Stephen Chiodo: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Stephen-Chiodo-Photos.jpg

Pee-wee's Big Adventure: https://youtu.be/lPMSGTfK4Aw

Richard Williams

Artists Mentioned in this video: Norman Rockwell, Drew Struzan, Modern Day James, Ralph Bakshi, Cody Shank, David Pruiksma: proko.com/335

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Pros and Cons of Studying Multiple Disciplines Jul 16, 2019

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Marshall and Stan discuss the pros and cons of studying multiple disciplines and their effect on learning art. A caller wants to know if the overhand grip can be applied to drawing with a digital stylus. Both Draftsmen have “thangs” that help them stay physically fit and active.

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How to Hold a Pencil: https://youtu.be/pMC0Cx3Uk84

Eddie O'Connor - Psychology of Performance: http://amzn.to/2LJ4ieC

Walter Murch (film editor): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004555/

The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes: https://amzn.to/2lzmufN

Shel Silverstein: https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/shell-silverstein.jpg

Referenced Artists

William Blake, David Bowie, Norman Rockwell, Honoré Daumier, and Justin Sweet: https://proko.com/334

Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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