Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Career Skills for Artists”
Feeling a bit low? Can’t bring yourself to work on your business/project/art piece today? Here’s a thought for you: Many times when we’re working on our own projects, be that at home, a coffee shop or at the park, we allow ourselves to stop working whenever we don’t feel like working any more. We take naps. We make more coffee. …
Why do you want a job so bad? “You know… Security.” What kind of security are you talking about? Putting your financial fate in someone else’s hands feels safe to you? This rant is aimed at entrepreneurial types, as well as people who want the security of a steady job. I believe both should be mindful of the risks of …
Many people consider filmmaking a collaborative sport, and in most cases it certainly is. Making live action movies is virtually impossible to do all by yourself. You can’t act, shoot and direct at the same time. Not well, anyways. Animation filmmaking is different. It is technically possible for one person to make an animated short all by themselves. Students do …
Many of the questions I get are about how to become an animation director. But unlike most jobs, there’s no clear path to becoming a director. Going to film school does not guarantee a directing job after, and there’s rarely a job opening under “Director” online. Some people get there at 21, and some spend their whole life trying and …
Dear angry people. Yesterday I have released our new animated short film Tasteful, and unlike my previous two shorts, this one can only be bought on our website and is not available for free on YouTube/Vimeo. Not only that, but it is priced at $5 (with more expensive packages available as well). Crazy right? In some countries you can buy …
When working on your own, on personal projects, it’s sometimes hard to keep a steady progress through the ups and downs of the creative process. Finding energy and inspiration to work is one thing, but how does one keep working on a long-term project, sometimes spanning over a few years, without losing momentum? Well, that takes practice. My practice My first encounter …
“How do you get inspired to animate?” is a question I hear a lot. I often wonder about that question. What does it mean? Have you ever heard someone asking an accountant “How do you get inspired to do taxes?” Probably not. Then why is that a question creative people often hear? We’ve all heard of a writer’s block. A painter who can’t find his …
