Pose Drawing Sparkbook

11 Mar

Posted at 15:35h in Art & Business, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

[youtube_sc url=t70EwHQf92U width=450] After the successful launch of the Pose Drawing Sparkbook on Kickstarter I was hired by the folks at HOW Design University to create a webinar sharing tips and ideas to help other artists who are thinking about Kickstarter. They included the webinar in their one-day event "Strategies for Creative Freelancers". Now that the event is over, I'm offering...

24 Feb

Posted at 11:23h in Character Design, Illustration, Pose Drawing Sparkbook, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff)

After months of work I've finally recorded and uploaded my new webinar, "Bringing Your Drawings To Life". It was originally conceived as an optional reward for backers of my Kickstarter project (the Pose Drawing Sparkbook) but now it's available for you to purchase and download as well. The webinar is 90 minutes jam-packed with just about everything I know about making entertaining drawings....

20 Feb

Posted at 15:36h in Character Design, Illustration, Pose Drawing Sparkbook, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff)

When I was raising funds on Kickstarter for the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, one of the rewards I offered my backers was a webinar called "Bringing Your Drawings To Life". I've been working really hard to make this webinar and helpful and jam-packed with info as I can, including creating lots of sketches to illustrate the concepts. I want to cram...

27 Jan

Posted at 14:36h in Art & Business, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

The super-talented-illustrator-and-all-around-nice-guy Bob Ostrom and his co-host Chris Wilson have re-launched their Creative Independence podcast and have given me the honor of the first interview! I prattled on about my Kickstarter campaign for the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, including what I learned and what I'd do differently next time. Give it a listen. And if you like what I have to say,...

24 Jan

Posted at 17:03h in Art & Business, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

I've put together a webinar about my Kickstarter experience called "Kickstarter Tips and Tricks". I'm going to share what I learned, some mistakes I made, and what I hope will be lots of helpful advice for anyone thinking about doing a Kickstarter. Eventually I may sell the webinar on my website but for now it will be one of several...

12 Jan

Posted at 14:21h in Just for Fun, Pose Drawing Sparkbook

[youtube_sc url=iblAFBcwWzI width=430] Thought I'd try something different. Just for fun I've recorded my own audio commentary on a classic public-domain Popeye cartoon ("A Date To Skate", 1938) focusing on pose drawing and animation. Let me know what you think. I'm also starting to build my own YouTube channel with misc. odds and ends related to drawing (demo videos, etc.).  Not sure...