The Intermediate Plateau
Stan and Marshall talk about the frustrating "intermediate plateau" a stage where artists feel stuck. They explore causes like boredom, comp...
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Draftsmen
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...
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20 of 117 episodesHow to Learn Color
Stan and Marshall break down how to learn color by combining theory and practice without getting stuck in rules. They explain hue, value, an...
State of the Art Industry
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
Long-term projects require dedication, focus, and patience, often starting with a big goal and breaking it into smaller, manageable tasks. M...
Cinematic Perspective
Marshall and Stan discuss the importance of cinematic perspective in storytelling, emphasizing how camera placement, movement, lighting, and...
Are You Ready to Become a Comics Professional? Marvel and Proko Collaboration
In this special SDCC panel, Stan is joined by Marvel artists and instructors from the course to share their personal journeys and offer advi...
Stephen Bauman on Going From Graffiti to Fine Art
This episode follows painter Stephen Bauman's journey from graffiti artist to fine art professional. He discusses his beginnings tagging bui...
Glenn Vilppu on Mastering Fundamentals and Developing Your Artistic Voice
Legendary artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu sits down for an intimate discussion on his artistic journey, sharing wisdom and advice for mas...
Aaron Blaise on Traditional Animation, Disney, and Creating CreatureArtTeacher
Former Disney animator Aaron Blaise discusses his rapid journey to animating major characters at 21, losing his wife and leaving Disney, and...
Steve Huston on Figure Drawing, Artistic Philosophies and Teaching Art
This interview with Steve Huston covers his journey from comic books to fine art painting, his unique style combining realism with abstract...
Karl Kopinski on Discipline, Sketching, and Making it as a Freelance Illustrator
This interview with illustrator Karl Kopinski covers his artistic journey, from early influences like fantasy novels and biology books to ho...
Reilly Method and Advanced Fundamentals with Jeff Watts
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...
The Culture Code
Marshall and Stan give their thoughts about the book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Skull sketchbook samples - h...
Why Be An Artist When There's AI?
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...
Solving Creative Blocks
Stan and Marshall are here to address the many creative blocks posed in the last episode of Draftsmen, and provide long-awaited solutions. T...
What’s Blocking YOUR Creativity?
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...
Getty Museum Trip!
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...
Storytelling
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...
Storyboarding
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...
Persistence, Getting Back Into Art, and Marketing Yourself
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...