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

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#186 Catching Lightning with Djamila Knopf: Part 3 - Using Reference

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

#185 Michael Kurinsky: Say Yes and Figure It Out

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

#184 Catching Lightning with Djamila Knopf: Part 2 - Generating Ideas

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

#183 Building Characters with Wouter Tulp: Part 1 - Idea Incubation

Bobby didn't realize at first that he had actually taught Respawn Lead Concept Artist, Jordan Lamarre-Wan, in college! As a result, this interview partly becomes a reunion as Jordan talks about what he learned from Bobby besides life drawing, how he missed a flight and nearly lost his career, and what it means to be a self-fulfilled artist in the industry. Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney Alla Prima II: Everything I Know About Painting by Richard Schmid

#182 Jordan Lamarre-Wan: The Life in Life Drawing

Independent artist, Djamila Knopf, is loved by her 300,000+ Instagram followers and other social media fans for her evocative paintings and illustrations. In Part 1 of this mini series, she talks to Bobby about her new Schoolism class, "Story-Driven Illustrations", and shares some tips for evoking emotions from the viewer, which she believes is the foundation of her art.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

#181 Catching Lightning with Djamila Knopf: Part 1 - Evoking Emotion

Every failure contains a lesson, which is why veteran concept artist, Nathan Fowkes, wants you to keep your work ESPECIALLY if you think it's a disaster! A lot of failures are actually, say, 75% successful. In Part 13 of this mini series, Nathan gets to the core of creating depth and how to fix paintings by focusing on three main things.ENVIRONMENT DESIGNhttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=26DESIGNING WITH COLOR AND LIGHThttps://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=22PICTORIAL 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

#180 The Core (Series 2) with Nathan Fowkes, Part 13: Creating Depth

Did you know that Spectrum's newest Grand Master, Donato Giancola, was once lord of the coat check at the Society of Illustrators? This was just one of the tidbits that he and Bobby talk about as they disucss how the art industry has changed, what would Donato save first in a fire, and how he has adapated as a traditional artist in a digital world.ART EDUCATIONhttps://www.schoolism.comDONATO GIANCOLAArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/donatoartsBOBBY CHIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbobert

#179 From Coat Check to Grand Master: Donato Giancola

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

#178 The Core (Series 2) with Nathan Fowkes, Part 12: Landscape Sketching From Life

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

#177 Riot Illustrator, Jennifer Wuestling

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

#176 Imogene Chayes: Gravity and Funny Feet

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

#175 The Core (Series 2) with Nathan Fowkes, Part 11: Limited Color Palette

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

#174 The Core (Series 2) with Nathan Fowkes, Part 10: Landscape Sketching

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

#173 Charlotte Belland is Bringing a Wolf to LightBox!

"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

#172 The Core (Series 2) with Nathan Fowkes, Part 9: Architecture

ON ANDROID? Use PODCAST REPUBLIC APP. Talking about art and life as an artist, hosted by Emmy winning creator and award winning artist, Bobby Chiu. Join Bobby as he interviews top artists working in film, animation, tv, illustration, games (Iain McCaig, Craig Mullins, Brenda Chapman... etc) and shares his own thoughts and philosophies about art and being an artist.For online art courses, live art workshops, and over 100 free artist video interviews visit SCHOOLISM.com

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