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 aspiring comic book artists. Learn what it takes to become a professional comic artist straight from the experts themselves. Find out how long it took them to get their break at Marvel, why they create comics, and get insider tips for getting a job in the industry. Signup for "Marvel's The Art of Storytelling" - proko.com/marvel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall took your calls live for Lightbox 2021! Here's the advice they had for listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 June 30th. HOW IT WORKS: Join the Draftsmen LIVE Discord In Discord, post your question in the #questions channel and then hop into the #WaitingRoom voice channel. If a mod likes your question, you will be moved to another channel to talk to a mod and make sure your audio is ready to go live. You'll be moved to the #LIVE channel to ask your question on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Submit Your Questions at https://proko.com/512! Marshall and I will be going live! Drop in and ask us questions while we hang out and celebrate the launch of Proko 2.0! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 2nd part of Marshall and Stan’s critique discussion, the two talk about getting useful feedback, the importance of being specific with your critique requests and the concept of the 6 thinking hats and how you can use them for self critique. If you missed the first part on how to give critiques, go check out the previous episode.   Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Thanks to Betterhelp for sponsoring today’s Draftsmen episode! Save 10% on your first month with Betterhelp - https://betterhelp.com/draftsmen Sign up to The Great Courses at thegreatcoursesplus.com/draftsmen to get an entire month of unlimited access- for FREE!  Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Vance Kovacs - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/vance-kovacs-various-artwork-s2e29.jpg Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step by Edward de Bono - https://amzn.to/3mNO1ob Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono - https://amzn.to/3mLz31W How to Learn Composition - Draftsmen S2E15: proko.com/426 Little Fugitive - https://amzn.to/389yjzH Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan and Marshall return to the topic of art criticism to impart the secrets of giving and receiving the best critiques possible. They summarize why it’s good to critique people, what goals you should have when critiquing someone’s art, how to frame things positively for the person receiving the critique and more. This is only part 1 of the discussion. In part 2 they’ll change topics and focus on how to seek out good critiques and what makes someone “critiqueable”.  Build confidence within your team and reach every goal with ease- visit monday.com to start your free two-week trial. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Fear of Critiques and Attempting Photorealism - Draftsmen S1E01: https://proko.com/323 How to Draw Gesture: https://proko.com/30 Successful Colour Mixing DVD by Michael Wilcox: https://michaelwilcoxschoolofcolour.com/product/successful-colour-mixing-dvd/ Liandro Roger - https://liandro.art/ The Art of Conflict Management (Great Courses) by Michael Dues - https://amzn.to/2HsWYE3 Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall talks to Stan about the different “corrupting” influences which can affect the purity of an art piece. Some problems affect the craft of your art, but others affect the spirit, undermining the meaning you are trying to convey in your work. These pitfalls, while hard to avoid, are something Marshall believes artists should be aware of as they pursue their careers. Learn how pandering, sentimentality, mannerism, frigidity, and didacticism can violate the spirit of art and how an artist battles between being commercially attractive to clients versus being considered a sellout and a hack. Thanks to Betterhelp for sponsoring today’s Draftsmen episode! Save 10% on your first month with Betterhelp - https://betterhelp.com/draftsmen Build confidence within your team and reach every goal with ease- visit monday.com to start your free two-week trial. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner - https://amzn.to/31m8ibS Leo Tolstoy - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/leo-tolstoy-painting-s2e27.jpg Thomas Kinkade - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/thomas-kinkade-wallpaper-art-s2e27.jpg Norman Rockwell - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/norman-rockwell-paintings-s2e27.jpg Ralph Bakshi - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/ralph-bakshi-fritz-the-cat-s2e27.jpg James Gurney - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/james-gurney-painting-s2e27.jpg Just Break the News to Mother - Carson Robison Trio (1930): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEh0LO6Cubs The Color Purple - https://amzn.to/2FMGmXk John Cleese on Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDK68E-8Bkw Karl Kopinski Interview: https://www.proko.com/how-to-be-popular-karl-kopinski-interview/ Rembrandt - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rembrandts-mother-painting-s2e27.jpg Vincent van Gogh - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/van-gogh-art-s2e27.jpg Paper Moon - https://amzn.to/3o5S6Wb John Singer Sargent - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/john-singer-sargent-watercolors-s2e27.jpg Double Indemnity - https://amzn.to/3m3i36V Fresh (1994) - https://amzn.to/3m00swA The Death of Stalin (2018) - https://amzn.to/3kff7DM The Last Laugh documentary (2016) - https://amzn.to/3m0P5oa Take My Course, Please! the Philosophy of Humor - Steven Gimbel - https://amzn.to/31jMGgo Schitt’s Creek - https://amzn.to/31lnd68 Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special - https://amzn.to/3m469tr Story by Robert McKee - https://amzn.to/3o8Slj1 The Public Enemy - https://amzn.to/35dgw7A Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes we’re stuck with bad teachers and when that happens, what do you do? Marshall and Stan address the frustration of one highschool art student that’s facing this problem by trying to provide them with workable solutions. They also answer a few additional voicemail questions on learning how to teach art, how to increase output for commissions and more. Go to HelloFresh.com/draftsmen80 and use code draftsmen80 to get a total of $80 off across 5 boxes, including free shipping on your first box! Go to thegreatcoursesplus.com/draftsmen to get a FREE MONTH of unlimited access to the entire Great Courses library! Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Draftsmen Playlist - Recreating Art School: proko.com/artschool Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky - https://amzn.to/34JtIAz Stress and Coping: What Baboons Can Teach Us by Robert Sapolsky William Stout - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/william-stout-dinosaur-artwork-s2e26.jpg James Gurney - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/james-gurney-dinosaur-artwork-s2e26.jpg Caller Robert Jack’s website: apt22art.com N.C. Wyeth - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/n-c-wyeth-paintings-s2e26.jpg Auguste Rodin - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/auguste-rodin-various-artwork-s2e26.jpg Honoré Daumier - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/honore-daumier-various-artwork-s2e26.jpg George Bridgman - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/george-bridgman-artwork-s2e26.jpg Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland - https://amzn.to/36TfsYP Stephen Bauman - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/stephen-bauman-pencil-portrait-artwork-s2e26.jpg Mastery by Robert Greene - https://amzn.to/2FgYSqz Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Composition is technical, creative, and incredibly subjective. Marshall teaches us how to learn composition and suggests artists and resources that will help you learn more about it. Marshall talks about breaking apart master paintings to learn how to compose, focal points, contrasts, metaphors, harmonic armatures like the golden ratio, among many other things. Marshall has years of experience teaching this subject so there's a lot to absorb and be inspired by when it comes to composition. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Erik Gist - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/erik-gist-drawings-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Steelyard Composition blogpost: https://www.samuelearp.com/new-blog/2019/7/16/5-composition-ideas-to-improve-your-landscape-painting Edgar Payne: Composition of Outdoor Painting - https://amzn.to/2EicGA2 golden ratio mean - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/golden-ratio-mean-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Myron Barnstone - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/myron-barnstone-class-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Rembrandt - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rembrandt-paintings-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg John Constable - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/john-constable-yarmouth-pier-paintings-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry by Jay Hambidge - https://amzn.to/3hNhQTn Pattern and Design with Dynamic Symmetry by Edward B. Edwards - https://amzn.to/30X7Z6m Norman Rockwell - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/norman-rockwell-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Drawing Lessons From the Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale - https://amzn.to/3hE42KL Hogarth’s hand proportions guideline - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/hogarth-hand-proportions-guideline-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Alphonse Mucha - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/alphonse-mucha-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Frank Frazetta - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/frank-frazetta-painting-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Francisco Goya - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/francisco-goya-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Howard Pyle - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/howard-pyle-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Rachel Morales’ tonal studies (2 tone and 3 tone) - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rachel-morales-tonal-studies-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Jessica Nguyen’s tonal studies of Harvey Dunn and Howard Pyle - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jessica-nguyens-tonal-studies-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg John Singer Sargent - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/john-singer-sargent-painting-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Winslow Homer - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/winslow-homer-painting-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Käthe Kollwitz - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/käthe-kollwitz-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Frank Brangwyn - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/frank-brangwyn-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Harvey Dunn - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/harvey-dunn-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Gustave Doré - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/gustave-doré-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Edgar Degas - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/edgar-degas-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jean-baptiste-camille-corot-painting-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Picture This by Molly Bang - https://amzn.to/2X1Aa2O Steve Shriver - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/steve-shriver-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg NC Wyeth - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/nc-wyeth-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre - https://amzn.to/2XiOd4z Wayne Thiebaud - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/wayne-thiebaud-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg H.R. Giger - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/h-r-giger-artwork-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Joe Madureira - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/joe-madureira-comic-draftsmen-s2e15.jpg Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall and Stan answer questions about networking, cross training, royalties, breaking rules to create a unique art style, going all in vs having a backup, and studying multiple things at once. Also, Marshall gives advice on how to ask good questions! Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Questions in episode What do you think of David Ross’s Book on Figure Drawing? How do you network while you’re training online? Do you charge for book covers? Do you receive royalties on sales of the book? How do you price digital artwork? Is it better to become specialized or cross train multiple subjects? Is it essential to violate compositional rules to create a unique style? How to ask better questions The Abstraction Ladder Is it better to go all in on my passion or get a degree in a backup career that is safer to make money? Should I study one thing at a time, or multiple things at once? Show Links (some contain affiliate links): William Rimmer - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/william-rimmer-drawings-s2e12.jpg George B. Bridgman - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/bridgman-distribution-of-the-masses-s2e12.jpg Paul Richer - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/richer-proportions-s2e12.jpg Robert Beverly Hale - https://amzn.to/2VKEHWP Cody Shank - http://codyshank.com/ Maria Piscopo - https://amzn.to/3iveJ3B Inside llewyn Davis - https://amzn.to/2BALkEp Brian Reedy - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/variety-of-brian-reedy-artwork-s2e12.jpg Albrecht Durer - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/albrecht-durer-artwork-s2e12.jpg Vincent van Gogh - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/van-gogh-famous-paintings-s2e12.jpg Peter Paul Rubens - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rubens-anatomical-studies-s2e12.jpg Norman Rockwell - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/homecoming-marine-norman-rockwell-painting-s2e12.jpg Edgar Payne - https://amzn.to/38x0bvB Edward Hopper - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/edward-hopper-paintings-s2e12.jpg SI Hayakawa - Language in thought and action - https://amzn.to/2YWVxnz Leonardo Da Vinci - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Mona-Lisa-Leonardo-da-Vinci-s2e12.jpg Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After wrapping up the Recreating Art School series, we cap things off with an episode entirely devoted to getting the most value if you decide to attend art school. Marshall and I cover how to choose the best school you’ll like, how big of a workload you should take on, the mentality you should have when attending class, personal life stories and insights from our time attending art schools, and what you can expect after graduating (post grad depression and debt-pression).  Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Watts Atelier - https://www.wattsatelier.com The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program - https://amzn.to/3cPvuCn How to Become a SuperStar Student, 2nd Edition - https://amzn.to/2UuH1Rc Watch Pinnochio or Inside Out - https://www.disneyplus.com/ Scott Flanders - https://www.proko.com/digital-shape-carving-with-scott-flanders The Graduate - https://amzn.to/2MJOCqQ Seth Godin - https://seths.blog Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A good community makes learning enjoyable and can have a huge impact on your development, but how do you create one? We continue our series on recreating art school by discussing the elements that make a community beneficial to learning. That includes how to overcome the problem of not being in the physical proximity of a community, the attitude you should adopt when participating in one and stories of individuals who have crafted and benefited from them.  Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Steve Martin Masterclass - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/steve-martin-teaches-comedy Tim Ferriss Bob Iger Interview - https://tim.blog/2020/01/16/bob-iger/ Painting Competitions blog - http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2010/01/painting-competitions-daily-exercise/ Power Causes Brain Damage article - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/power-causes-brain-damage/528711/ DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS 2001 documentary - https://amzn.to/2TDcNeu The Talent Code - https://amzn.to/2XrIrwC Greg Spalenka - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/greg-spalenka-art-s2e07.jpg George Pratt - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/george-pratt-painting-s2e07.jpg Howard Pyle - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/howard-pyle-art-s2e07.jpg Jama Jurabaev - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jama-jurabaev-artwork-s2e07.jpg Jon Foster - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/jon-foster-art-s2e07.jpg Justin Sweet - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/justin-sweet-artwork-s2e07.jpg NC Wyeth - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/nc-wyeth-artwork-s2e07.jpg Rick Griffin - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/rick-griffin-artwork-s2e07.jpg Robert Beverly Hale - https://amzn.to/2XwaYRJ Frank Schoonover - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/frank-schoonover-art-s2e07.jpg Sterling Hundley - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/sterling-hundley-art-s2e07.jpg Steve Huston - https://www.proko.com/growing-as-an-artist-steve-huston-interview/ Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do art schools still exist? What are the pros of going to one? Who could benefit from enrolling? These questions and more are answered by Marshall and Stan in the first real episode of season 2. Stay tuned for the next series of videos where we cover topics surrounding art schools and how students can recreate that experience from home.  Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Jim Carrey - http://www.jimcarreyonline.com/info/arts.html Noah Bradley - Don’t go to art school - https://noahbradley.com/blogs/blog/dont-go-to-art-school The Daily Show - http://www.cc.com/video-clips/q35d99/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-stay-out-of-school Albrecht Durer -  https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/Albrecht-Durer-artwork-s2e01.jpg Art School Confidential movie - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B001Q51DSQ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r What Color is Your Parachute - Richard Nelson Bolles Rebel without a Crew - Robert Rodrigues Laurel and Hardy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_and_Hardy Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff -www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko -instagram.com/stanprokopenko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices