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Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even...

Stan and Marshall talk about the frustrating "intermediate plateau" a stage where artists feel stuck. They explore causes like boredom, comp...

Stan and Marshall break down how to learn color by combining theory and practice without getting stuck in rules. They explain hue, value, an...

Stan and Marshall discuss how the art industry is always changing, facing challenges like economic downturns, tech advances, and shifts in c...

Long-term projects require dedication, focus, and patience, often starting with a big goal and breaking it into smaller, manageable tasks. M...

Marshall and Stan discuss the importance of cinematic perspective in storytelling, emphasizing how camera placement, movement, lighting, and...

In this special SDCC panel, Stan is joined by Marvel artists and instructors from the course to share their personal journeys and offer advi...

This episode follows painter Stephen Bauman's journey from graffiti artist to fine art professional. He discusses his beginnings tagging bui...

Legendary artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu sits down for an intimate discussion on his artistic journey, sharing wisdom and advice for mas...

Former Disney animator Aaron Blaise discusses his rapid journey to animating major characters at 21, losing his wife and leaving Disney, and...

This interview with Steve Huston covers his journey from comic books to fine art painting, his unique style combining realism with abstract...

This interview with illustrator Karl Kopinski covers his artistic journey, from early influences like fantasy novels and biology books to ho...

Jeff Watts is the founder of the Watts Atelier and Stan's art instructor. Stan recently got to invite him into the Proko studio to film a sp...

Marshall and Stan give their thoughts about the book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Skull sketchbook samples - h...

A lot of things in the art world have changed since the last time Marshall and I talked, perhaps nothing more so than AI art. More and more...

Stan and Marshall are here to address the many creative blocks posed in the last episode of Draftsmen, and provide long-awaited solutions. T...

Sometimes it can be difficult to get your creative juices flowing. Using two books, How to Be More Creative by David D. Edwards and Fishing...

Stan and Marshall take their long-awaited trip to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles! Hang out with the two as they walk through the museum, an...

Once upon a time, two podcasters, Stan and Marshall, sat down to discuss the complex art of storytelling, and how to do it right. The two ch...

Stan and Marshall sit down with industry veterans Brian Murray and Dan Fraga to discuss the art of storyboarding! Brian and Dan reveal how t...

Stan and Marshall are here to answer some more of your pressing art-related questions from the last batch of voicemails ever. The two addres...

All good things must come to an end, and podcasts are no exception. The Draftsmen podcast is coming to a close-- but that doesn’t mean Stan...

Join Stan and Marshall in their conversation with Ben Zhu, a former student of Marshall’s who also happens to be the founder, owner, and cur...

What is talent? Are we born with it, or can it be nurtured and encouraged in anyone? This time, Stan and Marshall are back in the Draftsmen...

Epiphanies are an important but elusive part of the creative process. Marshall and Stan discuss the different types of epiphanies that they’...

You’ve got more questions, and Stan and Marshall have more answers! In this episode, the two tackle questions about postgraduate training, b...

Learn plein air painting from Stan! He talks about his plein air experiences, how the outdoors can be a powerful method to help you capture...

Is it possible to have too much art? A listener’s question forces Stan and Marshall to conduct a thought experiment on the topic, making the...

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...

Marshall and Stan sit down to talk about one of the scariest, but most important things an artist needs to learn: How to fail, and how to us...

This week, Stan and Marshall are back to answer some of the questions impacting you! The dynamic duo tackles topics ranging from the importa...

Our guest this week is animation and gaming industry veteran Flint Dille! He’s been involved in a wide range of projects from the 80s animat...

Having difficulties figuring out how much to charge for your art? Do you feel like you’re undervaluing yourself and your work? There’s a lot...

It’s that time again! Marshall and Stan are back to answer some of your burning questions about artist and mentor friendships, horror art, g...

This week, Marshall talks to Stan about how artists can borrow from a writer’s toolbox of exercises and thought processes and use them in th...

Marshall interviews the clinical performance psychologist Dr. Eddie O’Connor, whose course “The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Be...

Stan and Marshall discuss the importance of understanding expressionism and the purposeful rule breaking that comes with the territory. They...

Marshall sits with Stan to chat about the wonderful world of cartooning. They spend time defining what a cartoon is, looking at some of the...

We return to answering voicemails left by listeners! In this episode Marshall and Stan dive into a range of topics from entering the “Flow S...

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 a...

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Marshall reconnects with his friend Chris Appelhans to discuss his journey from working as an artist on movies like Monster House and Corali...

An old comment from a previous episode prompts Marshall and Stan to crack open their old sketchbooks. This week the two discuss what sketche...

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 celebr...

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In today’s episode, Marshall and Stan discuss the process of developing longform artwork, from thumbnail to final. They both share their per...

Creature design artist Terryl Whitlatch is behind some of entertainment’s iconic characters like Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars. She joins Mar...

Stan makes a special announcement and Marshall gives an in-depth review for a book called Hit Makers. It focuses on the science behind popul...

James Gurney is our podcast guest this week! He’s the creator behind Dinotopia and the author of “Color and Light” and “Imaginative Realism”...

Get ready to jump into the Metaverse as Stan takes a deep dive into explaining NFTs to Marshall. Stan gives his overview of blockchain techn...

Scribbling in your art can be an excellent starting point, or a disastrous dead end. In today’s episode, Marshall and Stan discuss how scrib...