Character Design & Digital Painting: Chris Oatley's ArtCast
By Chris Oatley
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Podcast Description
A Disney Character Designer answers your questions about Digital Painting and Character Design for Animation.
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Artistic Growth Is NOT A Goal & How To Become An Early Riser | IN THIS EPISODE :: 5 Tips to make the new year productive and creatively fulfilling. New Year’s resolutions I DON’T recommend. What art & religion have in common. How to learn to love early mornings. PLUS: Music by Good Old War! Read on fo | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoDigital Painting Demo: Perfecting The Drawing & Textural Surfaces: MSTF Tribute (Part 1 of 2) | | Download Video | My friend, Dani Jones honored me with the opportunity to be featured in the first collected print edition of her webcomic ‘My Sister, The Freak’. (Now available for pre-order at MySisterTheFreak.com) I recorded th | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interview With ‘Three Shadows’ Author, Comics Artist Cyril Pedrosa | IN THIS EPISODE: I interview one of my heroes Cyril Pedrosa author of my favorite graphic novel ‘Three Shadows’ and the beautiful new web comic ‘Portugal’. Cyril shares about his early days at the Disney studio in Paris and his bre | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Improve Your Art Before You Start | Detail from Norman Rockwell’s “The Soda Jerk” side-by-side comparison with Rockwell’s photo reference. In This ArtCast: I share THREE practices that all artists can apply to their own process that will instantly improve the quality | 5/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interview With Disney Environment Painter Akiko Crawford & ‘The Avengers’ Set Sculptor Duncan Crawford | IN THIS EPISODE :: I have a great interview with my Disney colleague Akiko Crawford and her husband Duncan Crawford. Akiko is a VERY talented Matte Painter and Environment painter who works in Visual Development like I do. And Duncan has worked as a scu | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hard Work Pays Off For Young Steve Umbleby & Creative Collaborations At IlloPond.com | IN THIS EPISODE :: Lora Innes, creator of The Dreamer and I are starting a NEW PODCAST for visual storytellers called The Paper Wings Podcast! It will feature two shows per month, one focused on art and the other on story. With passionate and efficient co | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interview With Concept Artist Ryan Jones For ‘Back To The Future: The Game’ | IN THIS EPISODE :: Ryan Jones’ first job is also his dream job. He’s a concept artist at Telltale Games where he designed stylized versions of Doc Brown & Marty McFly for Back To The Future: The Game. Play the episode (player and download | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoScatter Brush Tutorial: Digital Painting In Photoshop | The ‘Brush Tips’ Series: Short video tutorials that demonstrate digital painting tips and tricks that can save you time, increase your efficiency and support a smoother, more intuitive workflow. This episode addresses a frequently asked questi | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Digital Comics, Ergonomics & How To Deliver Every Time | In This ArtCast :: I share some listener feedback and discuss how artists can develop consistency and professionalism through fundamentals and a refusal to settle for less. I also briefly address the ongoing debate about digital comics and I talk about | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Projects That Pitch & The Fine Art Of Finishing with Jerzy Drozd & Thomas James | In this ArtCast, I speak with Jerzy Drozd (creator of The Front) and Thomas James (creator of Escape From Illustration Island) about a recent discussion that has been taking place here on ChrisOatley.com regarding personal projects and how to actually fin | 9/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Avoiding Artistic Burnout | IN THIS EPISODE :: This one has a bit of a slow start (some heavy editing helped quite a bit) but it has a big finish: How I avoid burnout. I explore every possible creative block that I can think of and provide some practical advice for how to stay focus | 7/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Disney Artists Live Q&A :: Taking Your Work To The Next Level | In This LIVE ArtCast :: I am joined by Ed Li (Environment Design), Joel Parod (Visual Development), Ellen Jin-Over (Art Director) and three-time ArtCast guest Mike Greenholt (Animation) for a Live online panel discussion about our work at DisneyToon Stu | 6/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Steve Umbleby’s Storyboarding Start | IN THIS EPISODE :: Steve Umbleby is a long-time friend of mine and a frequent collaborator. In pursuit of his dream of working as an animation storyboard artist, he moved to Los Angeles and got a job in the industry three weeks later. Steve shares his sto | 4/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interview With ‘Playfish’ Designer Steve Galgas | IN THIS EPISODE :: Steve Galgas is a long-time friend who, like me, is interested in almost everything. He is a great concept artist and illustrator. His currently-on-hiatus webcomic “Mr. Grant” is gorgeous. He has worked for Pixar, Liquid! and no | 4/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoDigital Painting Tutorial :: Wookie Rage (part 4) | I’ve decided to begin a new series of tutorials to align with the “Wookie Rage” contest that is happening here on the site. All you have to do is enter The Wookie Rage Poll, send me an email telling me that you entered the contest and you will have | 3/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Start Something You Can Finish | IN THIS EPISODE :: “Projects are the new resumes.” -Seth Godin I suggest an approach for starting your own do-it-yourself project and challenge you to finish it. I also provide some practical advice for quit-proofing your project. AWESOME LINKS :: | 3/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoCharacter Design Challenge: Classic Literature/ Classic Horror Mash-Up Entries | IN THIS EPISODE :: The following character designs were generated by members of the art community at ChrisOatley.com The challenge was to take a character from a classic horror film and one from classic literature and blend them into a single character. T | 2/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 17 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
A podcast for illustrators of diverse backgrounds
Because Chris Oatley's illustration background ranges from animation to comics, from gaming to publishing; he is ideally suited to deliver poignant insights on professional practices, digital painting techniques, and experiences. He provides a variety of resources and discussions to augment this podcast on his website which are invaluable. His delivery is clean, positive, educational, and inspiring. As a practicinig freelance illustrator, I highly recommend this podcast. It has captivated me since episode 3, and I'll be listening till the fat lady sings.
Excellent Resource for Budding Creators
Chris Oatley is not only talented, but informative. As a budding creator I have found his podcasts to be of great help on a technical level as well as inspirational, between his excellent tips during the Hulk vs. Wolverine processes to interviews with other artists. I look forward to catching up on every entry and learning as much as I can from his podcast.
10 billion stars!
This is an excellent resource for artists! Chris is talented and enthusiastic! His goal is to inspire & he delivers! Highly recommended!!!!
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