You're A Better Artist Than You Think

How paper sketchbooks help you think in creative ways that screens simply can't.
PLUS: Why six months of sketching literally changes how you see!
...with special guest Roland Allen, author of The Notebook: A History Of Thinking On Paper.
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00:00 Episode Start
03:15 Why We Don't Love Our Devices
03:45 How Paper Helps Us Think
08:39 Why Is The "Blank Page" Inspiring?
13:02 Fascination With Process
14:32 "Easy To Get Right, Hard To Get Wrong..."
16:22 How Paper Empowers Artists
23:36 The Problem Of Impermanence
25:24 How Sketchbooks Change Your Brain
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How and why illustrator Amanda "Din" Duarte (Disney Lorcana, Ubisoft, Blizzard) left her solo freelance career to form a virtual studio that now employs over 40 creative professionals.
PLUS: Burn out or burn it all down? 
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00:00 Episode Start
08:52 Freelancing Vs. Running A Studio
10:26 "The Fear Of Failing Everyone"
13:25 Knowing When To Pivot
17:00 Finding The Right Artist For The Job
21:52 Best/ Worst Advice
26:41 Who Is Your Favorite Muppet And Why?
27:26 The Magic Feather
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Claim your 100% free, lifetime membership to The Magic Box Brush Club and get new digital art brushes (Procreate or Photoshop) with accompanying tutorial guides every month for an entire year: http://DigitalArtBrushes.com
Subscribe to "You're A Better Artist Than You Think" on all major podcast platforms: http://Linktr.ee/ChrisOatley
Mentorship: http://MagicBoxAcademy.com
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If you like our show, please comment, subscribe, thumbs-up, ring the bell, write a review, share with a friend, etc. Those efforts really do make all the difference in whether our show actually finds the artists and storytellers we're here to inspire and support.
Thank you for listening!

Procreate's Kyle Webster, the Internet's favorite digital art brush builder, on why brush choice matters more than many artists realize.
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00:00 Episode Start
02:40  Why Brushes Matter At Studios
08:45 Why Brushes Matter For Beginners
09:27 Why You Should "Audition" Your Digital Art Brushes
10:55 Why Brushes Matter for Artistic Style
13:45 Why Brushes Matter To Kyle
15:44 How Brushes Inspire New Styles
18:09 Why Brushes Matter for Workflow
21:04 Why Brushes Matter for Speed
21:55 Best/ Worst Advice
26:51 Who's Your Favorite Muppet And Why?
28:49 The Magic Feather
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Claim your 100% free, lifetime membership to The Magic Box Brush Club and get new digital art brushes (Procreate or Photoshop) with accompanying tutorial guides every month for an entire year: http://DigitalArtBrushes.com
Subscribe: http://Linktr.ee/ChrisOatley
Mentorship: http://MagicBoxAcademy.com

Shawn Pryor, author of over sixty published books and graphic novels (most for all ages), offers insights on outlining, working with artists and the essential role of conflict in story development. 
01:55 An Expansive Bibliography
03:09 Finding Something To Say
04:37 The "Conflict List"
07:17 Developing The Outline
11:32 Placing The Act Breaks
13:56 The First Draft Transition
15:27 Working With Artists
21:00 Common Problems With Comic Scripts
22:09 When Is A Script Finished?
23:59 Best/ Worst Advice
25:44 Who's Your Favorite Muppet?
26:06 The Magic Feather
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Connect with Shawn: https://ShawnPryor.com

KM Weiland, author of "Creating Character Arcs" and "Structuring Your Novel" reveals how to solve plot problems using "chiastic" or "mirrored" story structure.
Plus: Understanding "The Thematic Lie" and building the most important structural "beat" in storytelling!
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00:00 Episode Start
02:15 Introduction To "Mirrored" Storytelling
03:04 The Hook And Resolution
03:37 The "Normal" World & The "New" World
05:13 Mirrored Story Structure in "Toy Story"
06:40 Join The Magic Box Brush Club
07:06 How Act Breaks Mirror Each Other
10:25 The Thematic Lie
15:47 The Midpoint As A Mirror
28:51 Solving Story Problems With "Mirrored" Structure
31:07 Structural Timing
34:46 Why Story Structure Matters
40:30 Making Story Structure Your Own
42:59 Best/ Worst Advice
44:46 What Was Your Personal Midpoint As An Artist?
48:19 Mindset Shift
51:34 The Magic Feather
57:14 End Credits
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SPOILER WARNING: This conversation contains major spoilers for Toy Story and minor spoilers for The Godfather and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Find KM Weiland's books and blog at http://HelpingWritersBecomeAuthors.com and learn more about our mentorship program The Clockwork Heart at http://MagicBoxAcademy.com
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Claim your 100% free, lifetime membership to The Magic Box Brush Club and get new digital art brushes (Procreate or Photoshop) with accompanying tutorial guides every month for an entire year: http://DigitalArtBrushes.com
Subscribe to "You're A Better Artist Than You Think": http://Linktr.ee/ChrisOatley
Mentorship: http://MagicBoxAcademy.com