The Pencil Pushers Podcast

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Matt Lesniewski: Independent Comic Artist May 10, 2021

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Welcome folks to the pencil pushers podcast, where I, your humble host, Mike Rosado talk to some of the movers and shakers in the hand drawn arts about their craft, their careers and then some. Today we speak with uber talented Eisner Award nominated independent comic book artist, Matt Lesniewski. Listen in as we talk about his brand spanking new graphic novel, STATIC, which I got an early copy of in advance of our chat and let me tell you - it does not disappoint. We also talk about what it's like to work as an indie comic artist, tips on how to stay motivated, how he approaches his craft and even got deep about what it's like living the life of an artist in todays world. It's something we all know about way to well, so it was great to connect so openly about it. Matt was a blast to chat with and I'm already looking forward to our next hang. So, without further ado, do yourself a favor: find him NOW on instagram @mattdrawscomics while you sit back, relax and listen in on our chat with Matt.

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound

Jason Carne: A Lesson in Lettering May 03, 2021

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The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound

Ron Husband: Legendary Animator Apr 14, 2021

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Welcome folks to the Pencil Pushers Podcast. I am your humble host, Mike Rosado, here with another banger episode with our very special guest, Ron Husband. Ron is a master illustrator and animator who was employed by the Disney animation studio from the mid-70's until 2013. He worked on classic characters during their renaissance in the 80's and 90's such as Gaston, Jafar, Pumbaa, John Smith, Dr. Sweet and more. Which we do talk about, but the real meat of our conversation comes when we dive into his passion for drawing and a passing of the torch, as we talk about his decades of knowledge through teaching at schools as well as his amazing book, Quick sketching with Ron Husband. This ones a little personal too. Ron was the first animator that ever connected with me when I wrote Walt Disney Studios as a 12 year old dreaming of working there as a career. He was candid, open and super humble as he talked about the importance of being a team player and working for the greater vision of an artistic project. I'm super pumped to share this discussion with you, so do yourself a favor, follow him on ronhusband.blogspot.com while I invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with Ron.

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound

Jessica Borutski: Director and Producer Mar 22, 2021

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Welcome Leadheads - You are listening to yet another banger episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. Today, we present my chat with super talented extraordinaire Jessica Borustki. She's currently director for The Loud House, the hit sitcom style animated show currently on Nickelodeon. We walk through her already rich career of working with such classic characters like Ren and Stimpy, Looney Tunes, Thundercats and more, what it takes to be a director in animation, her goals to develop her own original work, which may or may not be revealed here and so much more. Jessica was so fun to chat with and I think you'll have just as much fun listening in. So, do yourself a favor, ease your seat back, relax, grab yourself some snacks, a coffee, some tea or whatever your beverage of choice may be and enjoy our chat with Jessica.

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound

Brent Engstrom: Package Illustrator Mar 01, 2021

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This is yet another power-packed episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. Today, we talk to Brent Engstrom - a super talented illustrator who's spent the better part of the past 15 years working for The Topps Company, drawing some of the most beautifully disgusting and hilarious cast of characters with the iconic Garbage Pail Kids, Wacky Packages, Mars Attacks and more. Brent talks about how his life came full circle, from being a massive fan of the collectibles as a kid to now being part of the small rag tag team of artists that get to make a living, living out their childhood dreams. So, let's dive right in folks - grab yourself a cold one, sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with Brent.

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound

Ricky De Los Angeles: Disney Character Artist and Illustrator Feb 15, 2021

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Welcome Leadheads to another episode of the pencil pushers podcast. I'm your humble host, Mike Rosado, and I'm really excited to share with you my conversation with the uber-talented illustrator, Ricky De Los Angeles. Ricky is currently a character artist for Disney products, where he gets to flaunt his multi-versatile artistic stylings for all of the characters we've all grown up loving. Listen in as talk about a day in the life of a character artist, his love for caricature art, how he stumbled along the way like most artists to "make it" and what he's learned along the way about how to succeed in this hyper-competitive industry. I've loved getting to hear his story and I think you will to - this is a fun one, folks, so sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with Ricky

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

Taylor White: Muralist, Illustrator and Figurative Artist Jan 07, 2021

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Welcome Leadheads. This is the Pencil Pushers Podcast, episode 28! Today we speak with illustrator, muralist and figurative artist, Taylor White. Listen in as we speak about her artistic path and stylings, how her travels around the world opened her eyes to a whole new career and what it's like to be a street artist these days and how its perception has changed with the public. She was a blast to speak and already looking forward to having her back. Check her our on Instagram @taylurk and online at taylorwhite.art to peer into her work. Now, sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with Taylor!

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

John Pomeroy: Animator and Producer Dec 08, 2020

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Welcome Folks - you are listening to the Pencil Pushers Podcast and I'm your humble host Mike Rosado. Today, we share my talk with the legendary animator, John Pomeroy - somebody, who in my opinion, is one of the most important figures in the field for the past 50 years. Listen in as we twist and twirl through his storied career working under the tutelage of the Nine Old Men at Disney, teaming up with Don Bluth and Gary Goldman to create their own animation studio, creating classics like The Secret of Nimh, American Tail and Land Before Time, coming back back to Disney as lead animator for Pocohontas, Atlantis, Fantasia 2000 and more. We also chat about burnout, how to have a successful work life balance, and what he's doing next with his new online animation school, Pomeroy Art Academy. This one is a real banger as our convo starts right out of the gates on how he, Don and Gary took a massive gamble and helped the world fall in love with animation again. And so, without further ado, I invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy our talk with John.

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

Joey Capps: Animation Director on WB's 'Looney Tunes Cartoons' Aug 24, 2020

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Welcome Leadheads. Today, we are back again with another banger for your ears. Yea, folks - Episode 26 brings us to one of my personally most anticipated interviews with animator Joey Capps. Joey's journey is power-packed with gracing his talents on a multitude of animation projects that most of us have heard of, whether you're an animator or not, including Teen Titans Go, Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Scooby Doo and finally his current hot gig, the all new return-to-form Looney Tunes cartoons on HBO Max, serving the role of animation supervisor. Joey talks about making his way in a very competitive industry, surrounding himself with as many talented folks as possible, navigating the tough waters of hand-drawn animation at a time when a lot of folks thought it was dead and how he landed the gig with Looney Tunes. Joey was about a nice a guy as you could hope for in a guest. But, don't take my word for it. Grab yourself a nice cold one, sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with Joey.

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

George Hage: Jack the Radio Jul 21, 2020

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Leadheads! We are back again for another banger episode. Today we bring a veteran of the show back into the studio, George Hage. His band Jack the Radio has a new album hot off the presses called Creatures. But it doesn't stop there. George decided to do something a little unique by producing an accompanying comic book called Creatures Anthology. The book features dozens of artists from all across the globe to help tell the story of the album. Listen in on how one even pulls something like that together, particularly in the midst of a pandemic year like 2020. Sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with George!

The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more.

- Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/

Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

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