Creative Block

Creative Block

By Creative Block

Hosts Violaine "Vee" Briat and Sean "LordSpew" Glaze doodle and chat with artists about their creative journey, lives, and how they break through their "creative block".

Violaine Briat - twitter.com/violainebriat
Sean Glaze - twitter.com/lordspew
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EPISODE 197: ALEX GAMSU JENKINS

Creative BlockJan 27, 2025
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EPISODES 203: BREANA NAVICKAS

EPISODES 203: BREANA NAVICKAS

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BREANA NAVICKAS! Breana is a storyboard artist, illustrator, production coordinator, and podcaster who co-founded Black N Animated, currently works on Sofia the First: Royal Magic, and recently launched a new podcast, Keeping You Animated!


In this episode, Vee and Sean talk to BREANA about FEELING UNPREPARED POST ART SCHOOL, FALLING INTO GRAPHIC DESIGN, WORKING ON THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER AND PROUDER, and so much more.


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat

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SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew

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BREANA! ► https://www.breananavickas.com/

► https://www.instagram.com/breaanimator/

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

3:30 Art school

45:29 Production to revisions

1:48:46 Questions

1:53:16 Creative block

2:06:51 Outro

Mar 10, 202502:07:49
EPISODE 202: EVAN RED BORJA

EPISODE 202: EVAN RED BORJA

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is EVAN RED BORJA! Evan is a storyboard artist, animator, and director that's worked on Midnight Gospel, City of Ghosts, and Lucas Bros. Moving Co.


In this episode, Vee and Sean talk to Evan about the School of Visual Arts, Skateboarding in LA vs NY, WORKING at ADHA, and so much more.


The CB Team of Vee, Sean, Clem, Ebuka, and Marco chat about their favorite guests, pranks, interesting comments, and give some behind the scenes of how this whole creative block sandwich is made.


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat

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SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew

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EVAN! ► https://www.instagram.com/evanredborja/

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► https://vimeo.com/evanborja


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro08:19 First Job at ADHD21:14 bouncing around to different jobs25:59 Midnight Gospel57:18 Teaching 1:10:11 Creative block and pitching


Mar 03, 202501:24:45
EPISODE 201: PEARL LOW

EPISODE 201: PEARL LOW

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is PEARL LOW! Pearl (they/them) is the founder of Orange Blossom Studios. They are a director, story artist, and writer that has worked in animation for over 10 years. They are the director and creator of the indie project Wheels & Roses, directed at Sanrio and Studio Smokescreen, and storyboarded on projects such as Hair Love, Craig of the Creek, #1 Happy Family USA, and Canvas. They also work in publishing as a writer and illustrator.


In this episode, Vee and Sean talk to Pearl about book publishing, first storyboarding experience, Wheels and Roses, and so much more.


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat

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SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew

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► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew


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PEARL! ► https://www.pearllow.com/

►https://www.orangeblossomstudios.com/

► https://bsky.app/profile/pearllow.bsky.social


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

00:48 Art school and book royalties

22:03 Literary agent

44:22 Layouts and directing

57:06 Wheels and Roses

1:14:02 Work life balance

1:19:13 Questions

1:43:02 Creative block

Feb 24, 202501:44:41
EPISODE 200: 2OOTH EPISODE CELEBRATION

EPISODE 200: 2OOTH EPISODE CELEBRATION

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is the CB Team! We’re celebrating a big milestone for us: 200 episodes! It’s been a long journey up to this point, so we wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the cool stuff we’ve been lucky to continue doing.The CB Team of Vee, Sean, Clem, Ebuka, and Marco chat about their favorite guests, pranks, interesting comments, and give some behind the scenes of how this whole creative block sandwich is made. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guest!Creative Block! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock ► https://linktr.ee/crtvblock ► https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Feb 17, 202501:40:56
EPISODE 199: DERRICK MALIK JOHNSON

EPISODE 199: DERRICK MALIK JOHNSON

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is Derrick is a storyboard artist, keyframe animator, and character designer whose can be seen on Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey, and #1 Happy Family USA!Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with DERRICK about ART SCHOOL, NSFW ART, WORKING IN ANIME, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guest!DERRICK! ► https://derrickmalikjohnson.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/derrickmalikjohnson/ ► https://bsky.app/profile/derrickmalikjohnson.com■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Intro1:35 Art school46:25 NSFW art and commissions1:06:39 LA1:17:28 Working in anime1:45:33 Questions2:08:59 Creative block

Feb 11, 202502:15:51
EPISODE 198: KOBOLD'S CROSSING

EPISODE 198: KOBOLD'S CROSSING

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BEN STATEN AKA KOBOLD’S CROSSING! Ben is an illustrator, comic artist, and animator.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with BEN about HIS STYLE, DRAWING EVERYDAY, BUILDING A COMMUNITY, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat

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SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew

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KOBOLD’S CROSSING! ► https://linktr.ee/koboldscrossing

► https://www.instagram.com/koboldscrossing/

► https://x.com/koboldscrossing

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro and style

6:47 Drawing every day

15:23 Living from art

49:02 Building a community

54:21 Accountability



Feb 04, 202501:45:43
EPISODE 197: ALEX GAMSU JENKINS

EPISODE 197: ALEX GAMSU JENKINS

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is ALEX GAMSU JENKINS! Alex is an illustrator, comic artist, and animation director and has done work for Adobe, Vans, Facebook. Check his book Whatever Where and Why to see a collection of his comics and illustrations.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with ALEX about ANIMATING VS CREATING COMICS, THE MOST HELPFUL ADVICE HE RECEIVED, SOCIAL MEDIA, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat

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SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew

► https://x.com/lordspew

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► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew


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ADAM! ► https://linktr.ee/alexgamsujenkins

► https://www.instagram.com/alexgamsujenkins/

► https://store.alexgamsujenkins.com/collections/comics

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

12:55 helpful advice from college

22:22 Early career

44:50 Style

1:47:59 Creative Block and creative block


Jan 27, 202501:59:09
EPISODE 196: MIKE MANOR

EPISODE 196: MIKE MANOR

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MIKE MANOR! Mike is an animator, creator, and pixel artist. He is the creator of the Adult Swim Small "Beantown".


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MIKE about getting started with pixel art, sending art to musicians, inspiration for Beantown, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat

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SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew

► https://x.com/lordspew

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MIKE! ► https://mikemanor.me/

► https://youtube.com/@MikeManor/

► https://x.com/Mike_Manor

►https://www.instagram.com/mike_manor/


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

1:15:41 Questions

1:38:36 Creative block


Jan 20, 202502:02:57
EPISODE 195: RYAN D. ANDERSON

EPISODE 195: RYAN D. ANDERSON

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is RYAN D. ANDERSON! Ryan is an animator, visual artist, and comedian. He is the creator of the Adult Swim Small Gav the Alien and regularly releases blender animated videos on his instagram. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with RYAN about WORKING AS LAMP OPERATOR FOR FILM, ACCIDENTALLY DELETING SOMETHING, LEARNING ANIMATION FROM YOUTUBE, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! RYAN! ► https://linktr.ee/ryandanderson ► https://www.instagram.com/itsryandanderson/ ► https://www.youtube.com/c/RyanDAnderson ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 28:40 Inspiration 42:52 Adult Swim 1:06:59 Questions 1:45:42 Creative block

Dec 16, 202401:53:39
EPISODE 194: WILL CARSOLA

EPISODE 194: WILL CARSOLA

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is WILL CARSOLA! Will Will is the co-creator of Mr. Pickles and Momma Named Me Sheriff as well as the Creative Director at Liquid Death. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with WILL about GETTING HIS START IN SKETCH COMEDY, ANIMATING WITH A MOUSE, PITCHING MR. PICKLES and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! WILL! ► https://www.willcarsola.com/ ► https://x.com/willcarsola ► https://www.instagram.com/willcarsola ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 0:44 Art school and first jobs 46:22 Liquid death 1:07:41 Questions 1:34:20 Creative block

Dec 09, 202401:59:32
EPISODE 193: Millie Holten

EPISODE 193: Millie Holten

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MILLIE HOLTON! Millie is a writer, comedian, and comic artist, releasing episodes of her webseries, Long Head, based on her webcomic, Long Head, on Tiktok. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MILLIE about BODY HEAD VS LONG HEAD, GETTING OBSESSED WITH DRAWING COMICS, ACCEPTING BAD FIRST DRAFTS, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! MILLIE ► https://www.tiktok.com/@thisislonghead ► https://www.instagram.com/millieholten ► https://www.millieholten.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 9:18 University 43:56 Australian animation 1:27:29 Questions 2:02:25 Creative block

Dec 02, 202402:06:14
EPISODE 192: STU LIVINGSTON

EPISODE 192: STU LIVINGSTON

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is STU LIVINGSTON! Stu is a director, storyboard artist, and comic artist whose work can be seen in Steven Universe, Owl House, and Bat-Family.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with STU about HIS JOBS BEFORE ANIMATION, HIS FIRST JOB, DRAWING VS STORYBOARDING, about so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

9:18 First gig

18:36 Storyboarding

25:45 Directing

48:14 Writing

54:54 Questions

1:41:59 Creative block


Nov 25, 202401:58:25
EPISODE 191: SEAN KEETON

EPISODE 191: SEAN KEETON

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SEAN KEETON! Sean is an art director, muralist, and gallery artist. They are the art director for Skull Girls and currently have a solo show at the gallery Thinkspace.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with Sean HOW THEY’RE ALL NAMED SEAN NOW, HOW SPILLING COFFEE ON A HARD DRIVE LED TO A JOB, PUNK ROCK HACKS, about so much more!


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0:00 Intro

6:39 College and pitching a short

16:01 Style and art direction

45:36 Questions

1:15:59 Being a punk

1:19:05 Creative block

Nov 18, 202401:24:24
EPISODE 190: Apartment D Films

EPISODE 190: Apartment D Films

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MAX LOPEZ AND SEAN MALONY of APARTMENT D FILMS! Apartment D is an indie stop motion animation studio whose work can be seen in Monster High and the music video for Ninja Sex Party's "Thunder & Lightning." Their original show, Ruff Ruff Danger Dogs, is set for release on December 13th! You can watch the trailer on their Youtube!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with APARTMENT D about CREATING THE STUDIO, WORKING AROUND EACH OTHER, WORKING WITH THE GAME GRUMPS, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

1:26 Creating Apartment D Films

26:03 Working with Youtubers and style

53:09 Kickstarter

1:10:45 Questions

1:52:23 Creative block


Nov 11, 202401:59:43
EPISODE 189: TY GOODWIN

EPISODE 189: TY GOODWIN

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is TY GOODWIN! Ty is a character designer, illustrator, and prop/effects designer. His design work can be seen on Craig of the Creek or in the anthology of comics and illustrations put out by the creative collective he manages, Good n Abel, called FETCH.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with TY about BEING A CARICATURE ARTIST AT THE ZOO, STORYBOARDING FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, GETTING INTO DRAWING COMICS, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

1:14 First job

41:39 Good n' Abel and Fetch

1:05:36 Questions

1:57:32 Creative block


Nov 04, 202402:06:05
EPISODE 188: BENJY BROOKE

EPISODE 188: BENJY BROOKE

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BENJY BROOKE! Benjy was an animation director for Love Death & Robots, supervising director for Scavengers Reign and Common Side Effects, and is partner at Green Street Pictures.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with BENJY about THEIR FIRST JOBS, FINDING REFERENCE POINTS FOR SCAVENGERS REIGN, STORY CHANGES, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

15:38 Projects

39:52 Studios

1:05:08 Supervising director

1:11:52 Questions

1:51:02 Creative block


Oct 28, 202401:58:42
EPISODE 187: STUDIO FLIMPO

EPISODE 187: STUDIO FLIMPO

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is STUDIO FLIMPO! Studio Flimpo is an indie 2D animation studio based out of NYC. Their work can be seen in The Everything is Okay Show short film. They recently completed crowdfunding an original animated pilot called Mandelbrot Hall.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MILO, REN, and REID, OF STUDIO FLIMPO about THE ORIGINS OF “FLIMPO,” DECIDING THEIR ROLES IN THE STUDIO, FLIMPO LOST MEDIA, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

9:44 Starting the studio

24:27 Social media algorithms and internet

38:24 Questions


Oct 21, 202401:10:45
EPISODE 186: JAYME LEMPERLE

EPISODE 186: JAYME LEMPERLE

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JAYME LEMPERLE! Jayme is a director, animator, and illustrator that has worked for various brands like Gucci, Nike, and Girl Skateboards. He's also worked with various musical artists like Wiki, Gucci Mane, and Trippie Redd. He's currently producing work for his animation studio/clothing brand, Stale Bagel.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with JAYME about THE BIRTH OF HIS ANIMATOR MIND, THE RIPNDIP CAT, LEARNING TO ANIMATE, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

1:52 Music videos and career start

32:37 Directing

54:09 School

1:10:46 Questions

1:45:46 Creative block



Oct 14, 202401:57:55
EPISODE 185: ADAM DIX

EPISODE 185: ADAM DIX

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is ADAM DIX! Adam is a character designer, illustrator, and prop designer that has worked on the Cuphead Show, Ducktales, and Rick and Morty. He's also an instructor at Art Center


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with ADAM about GETTING STARTED AS A DESIGNER, HOW HE GOT INTO TEACHING, WORKING ON A FEATURE WITH FRIENDS, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

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Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

10:02 First gigs

23:40 Teaching and learning

59:40 Starting projects

1:08:01 Directing

1:13:34 Questions

1:51:03 Creative block


Oct 07, 202402:03:14
EPISODE 184: MICHAEL SWEATER

EPISODE 184: MICHAEL SWEATER

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MICHAEL SWEATER! Michael is an indie comic artist and writer. You can pick up collections of his comics Please Keep Warm, Puppy Knight, and Everything Sucks through the Silver Sprocket website or subscribe to his substack to get weekly updates to Everything Sucks.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MICHAEL about WHY MAKING COMICS MAKES NO SENSE, GETTING INTO ANIMATION, WRITING MUSIC TO THE ALBUM ART, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro and comics

12:52 Animation

2:19:01 Questions

2:38:07 Creative block

Sep 30, 202402:47:20
EPISODE 183: VALERIE SCHWARZ

EPISODE 183: VALERIE SCHWARZ

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is VALERIE SCHWARZ! Valerie is an Art Director, Background Designer, and Painter, who worked on Ducktales and We Baby Bears. Check out her recently announced jewelry and home goods shop Friendly Folk.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with VALERIE about TYPICAL MEETING DAY FOR AN ART DIRECTOR, FINDING REFERENCES FROM BOOKS, GETTING A JOB OPPORTUNITY IN MIDDLE OF CLASS, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

23:33 Worldbuilding and first job

46:13 Responsibilities and imposter syndrome

1:00:02 Learning from shows

1:15:03 Questions

1:30:20 Creative block


Sep 23, 202401:34:37
EPISODE 182: SARAH SCHMIDT

EPISODE 182: SARAH SCHMIDT

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SARAH SCHMIDT! Sarah is an animator, illustrator, and is 1/2 of the animation studio Sunshine Mall. You can see her work in the Adult Swim Smalls series Gassy's Gas & Stuff and her short Vegeversary on youtube. She also curates and hosts Malt Adult, an animation and zine festival


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with SARAH about STARTING A FESTIVAL, CREATING BAND POSTERS IN OHIO, CREATING A CARTOON SQUAD WITH MALT ADULT, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro and screening festival

9:32 After graduation

35:01 Music videos

1:00:14 Backgrounds and settings

1:21:28 Going back to school

1:24:55 Questions

Sep 16, 202401:58:15
EPISODE 181: SAM GRINBERG

EPISODE 181: SAM GRINBERG

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SAM GRINBERG! Sam is a character designer on the Simpsons. You can also see his work in the comic anthology "Rust Belt Review" and the recently released mega-sized issue of the ongoing comic "Scumburbia"!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with PAYTON about MAKING COMICS AS A KID, INTERNING AT THE SIMPSONS, WORKING IN BLACK AND WHITE, so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

11:12 Simpsons

37:32 Animating

51:57 Conventions, festivals, shops

1:30:42 Questions

2:06:42 Creative block

Sep 09, 202402:14:24
EPISODE 180: PAYTON FINNEY

EPISODE 180: PAYTON FINNEY

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is PAYTON FINNEY! Payton is a character designer, 3D animator, and indie animator. He's an animator for Meat Canyon and recently released his pilot "Sludge Brothers" available on his youtube.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with PAYTON about LEARNING ANIMATION WAS A JOB, GETTING WORK FROM NEWGROUNDS, LEARNING TO COLLABORATE, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

1:52 Influences

14:30 Jobs from Newgrounds and collaboration

1:17:46 Projects

1:38:37 Advice

1:43:46 Sludge Brothers

2:08:58 Creative block

Sep 02, 202402:16:46
EPISODE 179: JJ VILLARD

EPISODE 179: JJ VILLARD

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JJ VILLARD! J.J. is a writer, storyboard artist, and is currently working as the character designer on Spider-verse 3. He designed the Mutant Mayhem logo and is the creator of King Star King.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with JJ about DEVELOPING KING STAR KING, WINNING AN EMMY, SHELVED PROJECTS, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 TREACHEROUS WATERS

2:00 Journey through school

12:00 Getting started at Dreamworks

27:00 JJ’s Secret Sauce (hard work)

31:08 King Star King

1:00:32 TMNT Mutant Mayhem

1:11:30 Frustrations of Shelved Projects

1:17:28 Quickfire Listener Questions


Aug 12, 202401:50:22
EPISODE 178: BEETLEMOSES

EPISODE 178: BEETLEMOSES

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is HARRIS FISHMAN AKA BEETLEMOSES! Harris is an illustrator and comic artist. His webcomic, Beetle Moses, is a regularly updating collection of his jokes and humorous takes on popular culture and media. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with HARRIS about COMING UP WITH THE NAME “BEETLEMOSES,” PITCHING, BUILDING INCOME, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! BEETLEMOSES! ► https://www.patreon.com/beetlemoses ► https://www.instagram.com/beetlemoses/?hl=en ► https://beetlemoses.bigcartel.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 19:52 School 43:10 Project pitching 1:01:01 Building income 1:41:33 Listener questions 1:52:25 Creative block 1:54:14 Listener questions pt 2

Aug 05, 202402:18:38
EPISODE 177: MARGO PIERCE

EPISODE 177: MARGO PIERCE

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MARGO PIERCE! Margo is an animator, storyboard artist, and rigging artist, who has worked on Smiling Friends, Clone High, and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MARGO about COLD EMAILING FOR JOBS, BEING CRINGE AS STUDENTS, ADVICE FROM PROFESSORS, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

1:12 School

31:00 Moving to LA

58:15 Between jobs

1:00:50 Rigging

1:12:09 Retake animation

1:27:11 Smiling Friends

1:33:58 Studio vs Indie

1:50:35 Creative block


Jul 29, 202401:57:03
EPISODE 176: JEREMY POLGAR

EPISODE 176: JEREMY POLGAR

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JEREMY POLGAR! Jeremy is a director, storyboard supervisor, and animator, who has worked on X-men '97, Centaurworld, and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with JEREMY about ANIMATING ON SPACE DANDY, The OK K.O. PITCHES, FIRST JOB NAIVETY, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

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0:00 Intro

12:29 Supervising

46:15 Hardest projects

1:04:22 Identity

1:17:09 Leadership positions

1:36:47 Inspiration

1:50:36 Creative block


Jul 22, 202401:54:40
EPISODE 175: AMI GUILLÉN

EPISODE 175: AMI GUILLÉN

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is AMI GUILLÉN! Ami is a storyboard artist, supervisor, and indie creator, whose work can be seen on Villainous for Cartoon Network and most recently made an indie short called Billie and Basil!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with AMI about CHALLENGES OF WORKING IN MEXICO, BEING POPULAR ON TUMBLR AS A TEENAGER, GETTING ON VILLAINOUS, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

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Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

1:01 Starting out

38:13 Path to supervising

1:09:24 Losing interest in art

1:17:47 Advice

1:20:43 Inspirations

1:31:23 Industry in Latin America

Jul 15, 202401:45:25
EPISODE 174: JOEL TRUSSELL

EPISODE 174: JOEL TRUSSELL

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JOEL TRUSSEL! Joel is director, writer, and executive producer that worked on Pickle and Peanut, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Captain Fall.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with JOEL about SELLING ET DRAWINGS FOR MONEY IN 4TH GRADE, GETTING HIS START VOLUNTEERING, THE IRREVERENCE OF PICKLE AND PEANUT, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

32:13 Representation

40:45 Director vs showrunner

1:33:11 Development

1:55:41 Writing

1:59:59 Creative Block


Jul 08, 202402:06:18
EPISODE 173: BLAKE LEMONS

EPISODE 173: BLAKE LEMONS

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BLAKE LEMONS! Blake is a writer, director, producer, and story artist for the shows Sanjay and Craig, Home: Adventures of Tip and Oh, and Arlo the Alligator Boy!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with BLAKE about BEING ALLOWED TO EXPLORE AT PRATT, PITCHING SONGS FOR STORYBOARDS, BALANCING AN ANIMATION JOB WITH A CHILD,, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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0:00 Intro

1:54 Art school

19:57 First gig

41:32 Revisions to directing

1:11:30 Showrunning

1:21:44 TV vs feature

1:41:00 Advice

1:50:04 Creative block


Jul 01, 202401:53:36
EPISODE 172: MCKENZIE ATWOOD

EPISODE 172: MCKENZIE ATWOOD

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MCKENZIE ATWOOD! McKenzie is a voice actor and editor whose credits include editing for Beavis and Butt-head, voicing young Zerofuku in Records of Ragnarok, and voicing Kelly in the short Kelly and the Kung Fu Gators!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MCKENZIE about BEING IN A EDITING ROOM, WORKING ON EDITING AND VO, STARTING AT CARTOON NETWORK GAMES, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

10:16 School

19:52 Collaborating

34:33 Etiquette

40:11 Preparing

45:19 Voice acting

1:12:15 Advice

1:35:23 Creative block

Jun 24, 202401:44:47
EPISODE 171: THUROP VAN ORMAN

EPISODE 171: THUROP VAN ORMAN

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is THUROP VAN ORMAN! Thurop is a writer, showrunner, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He's the creator of the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack as well as the voice of Flapjack, produced and wrote for Adventure Time, and was a director on Angry Birds 2!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with THUROP about PITCHING AND DEVELOPING FLAPJACK, SWITCHING ROLES FOR STABILITY, PRODUCING ON ADVENTURE TIME, WRITING, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

9:51 Feeling stable

17:43 Producing vs directing

37:46 Before CalArts

46:19 Creative Block


Jun 17, 202449:28
EPISODE 170: JULIAN GLANDER

EPISODE 170: JULIAN GLANDER

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JULIAN GLANDER! Julian is a 3D artist, animator, and director that was a special guest director on Amazing World of Gumball and Summer Camp Island before moving on to direct his upcoming feature, Boys Go to Jupiter.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with JULIAN about BEING ON JEOPARDY, BOYS GO TO JUPITER, MULTITASKING, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

10:58 Feature

1:00:59 Short vs long format

1:07:50 Favorite part of directing

1:21:06 Directing

1:25:35 Multitasking/scheduling

1:54:16 Creative block

Jun 10, 202402:06:02
Episode 169: Sevan Najarian

Episode 169: Sevan Najarian

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SEVAN NAJARIAN! Sevan is a VFX artist, animator, and director. MARS, an animated feature from The Whitest Kids U' Know which Sevan Directed and produced, is set to premiere at the Tribecca Film Festival.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with SEVAN about BUILDING HIS BACKYARD STUDIO, GETTING HIS START DOING CHANNEL 101, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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SEVAN! ► https://midkidstudios.com/

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

4:23 First gig

26:30 Tests

38:08 Influences

59:37 Development process

1:37:46 Favorite career moments

1:44:44 Advice for younger self

1:51:37 Creative block


Jun 03, 202401:51:09
EPISODE 168: RAJ BRUEGGEMANN

EPISODE 168: RAJ BRUEGGEMANN

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is Raj Brueggemann! Raj is a storyboard artist, writer, and director who has worked on Big City Greens, Jellystone, and Pinky Malinky! He's also developed projects at Cartoon Network and Disney.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with RAJ about STARTING AN ANIMATION CLUB IN COLLEGE, “HURRY UP AND WAIT” PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT, GROWING FROM DEFEAT, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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RAJ! ► https://www.rajbrueggemann.me/

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

4:23 First gig

26:30 Tests

38:08 Influences

59:37 Development process

1:37:46 Favorite career moments

1:44:44 Advice for younger self

1:51:37 Creative block

May 27, 202401:54:19
EPISODE 167: JENNIE GYLLBLAD

EPISODE 167: JENNIE GYLLBLAD

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JENNIE GYLLBLAD! Jennie is Kickstarting a memoir comic about her grandmother called Farmor Stina. Connecting historical research with personal photos and diary entries, the comic chronicles her grandmother's experiences in WW2 Sweden.


A bit of a content warning, this project deals with a lot of heavy issues including war crimes, mental health struggles, and the mistreatment of minorities.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with JENNIE about the TONAL SHIFT FROM HER NORMAL WORK AND HER CURRENT PROJECT, CREATING COMICS, THE KICKSTARTER, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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JENNIE! ► https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jenniegyllblad/farmor-stina

► https://www.instagram.com/jenniegyllblad/

► https://www.youtube.com/@JennieGyllblad

► https://www.twitch.tv/jeninator


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

5:56 Professional comic artist

34:21 Kickstarter and platforms

1:08:46 Farmor Stina

1:43:22 Creative block

1:52:48 Real name vs alias

2:06:59 Reading the diaries

May 20, 202402:29:04
EPISODE 166: SAM SPINA

EPISODE 166: SAM SPINA

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SAM SPINA! Sam is a cartoonist and storyboard artist who worked on Regular Show, Apple & Onion, Infinity Train, Shape Island, and most recently Big City Greens and Merry Little Batman.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with SAM about FALLING IN LOVE WITH COMICS, MAKING A NICKELODEON SHORT, REGULAR SHOW STORYBOARD TEST, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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SAM! ► https://samspina.com/

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► https://twitter.com/Spinadoodles


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

11:21 Getting a first gig

31:27 Growing as an artist

32:28 Drawing schedule and industry work

1:05:07 Writing

1:29:14 Fame

1:36:51 Comics vs storyboards

1:39:21 Cut ideas

1:51:49 Zines

2:01:46 Inspiration

2:02:53 Creative block

May 13, 202402:15:17
EPISODE 165: DANNY HYNES

EPISODE 165: DANNY HYNES

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is DANNY HYNES! Danny is a character designer, storyboard artist, and writer that's worked on the Venture Bros., Steven Universe, and Craig of the Creek!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with DANNY about HIS LEGEND, GROWING UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMATION, HIS TEACHING PHILOSOPHY, AND so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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DANNY! ► https://www.dannyhynes.com/

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► https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276680/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

2:10 Art school

22:20 Executing an idea

35:47 Teaching

51:44 Comics

1:53:29 Character design

2:12:47 Change

2:37:46 Creative block

May 06, 202402:42:29
EPISODE 164: JASON DWYER

EPISODE 164: JASON DWYER

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JASON DWYER! Jason was a storyboard artist for Craig of the Creek and Clarence, and was most recently the storyboard layout artist for A24’s #1 Happy Family USA.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with JASON about SELLING HIS W.O.W. ACCOUNT, STORYBOARD TESTS, DRAWING FOR YOURSELF, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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JASON! ►https://jasonmcraedwyer.com/

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

2:38 Art school

20:36 Storyboarding

48:35 Pitching

1:03:20 Animation industry

1:20:09 Perfect project

1:23:57 Method

1:26:59 Storyboarding tricks

1:28:30 Drawing for yourself

1:32:09 Important qualities & feedback

1:37:12 Challenges

1:39:02 Creative block

Apr 29, 202401:42:01
EPISODE 163: MIGUEL PUGA

EPISODE 163: MIGUEL PUGA

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MIGUEL PUGA! Miguel is a writer, producer, storyboard artist, and director. His work can be seen on the Loud House, Futurama, Fairly OddParents, and Casagrandes! He is also the director of the Casagrandes movie on Netflix!


Along the way, VEE chats with MIGUEL about SELLING COMICS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIS DIRECTING PHILOSOPHY, HIS FIRST JOB, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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IAN! ► https://www.instagram.com/ian_laser/

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MIGUEL! ► https://twitter.com/pugavida

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

1:03 Childhood

6:45 Art college

13:44 Changing positions

36:04 Directing philosophy

41:24 First job at Nickelodeon

51L17 Creative block

Apr 22, 202401:00:30
EPISODE 162: LOIC LOCATELLI

EPISODE 162: LOIC LOCATELLI

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is LOIC LOCATELLI. Loic is a comic artist, background artist, character designer, and illustrator. His comics, FLAVOR GIRLS and PERSEPHONE, were published by Archaia/Boom Studios.


Along the way, VEE chats with LOIC about GETTING HIS START IN ANIMATION IN JAPAN, TRANSITIONING TO FREELANCE, HIS SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING A COMIC, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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LOIC! ► https://loiclocatelli.com/

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Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

1:04 Living in Japan

32:17 Changing companies

38:31 Comics and process

47:42 Writing

1:14:40 Community and connection

1:29:49 Creative block

Apr 15, 202401:34:41
EPISODE 161: PAT KAIN

EPISODE 161: PAT KAIN

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is PAT KAIN! Pat worked on Beavis and Butthead, Apple and Onion, and Superjail. His past credits include director, storyboard artist, animator, and character designer. His comic Rorg of the Blood Swamp is available now through Pat's Etsy!


Along the way, VEE and IAN chat with PAT about CANCELLED PROJECTS, MOVING TO LOS ANGELES, TIPS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a JAMBOARD, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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IAN! ► https://www.instagram.com/ian_laser/

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PAT! ► https://www.instagram.com/batstains/

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

9:03 Childhood and drawing

12:14 College and finding a job

34:38 Portfolio

48:18 Working remote

1:09:39 Directing

1:39:47 Creative block

Apr 08, 202401:44:15
EPISODE 160: PENDLETON WARD

EPISODE 160: PENDLETON WARD

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is PENDLETON WARD! PENDLETON is writer, voice actor, storyboard artist, and the creator of Adventure Time and Midnight Gospel! Vee, Sean, and Pendleton are creating pitches based on suggestions from all of you! Using a very scientific and elaborate mechanism to randomize the suggestions from Creative Block listeners: pair of dice, they come up with new and original ideas to sell to no one. Which allows for the conversation to go all over while the work out these characters and premises. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://twitter.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! PENDLETON! ► https://www.twitch.tv/pendletonward ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Apr 01, 202401:31:51
EPISODE 159: AARON LONG

EPISODE 159: AARON LONG

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is AARON LONG! Aaron is a director, musician, and indie creator. He's was a director on Bojack Horsemen, supervising director on Tucca and Bertie, and is the creator of Sublo and Tangy Mustard. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with AARON about GETTING HIS START ON TRIPTANK, WORKING ON BOJACK, CREATIVE PROCESS BEHIND SUBLO AND TANGY MUSTARD and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://twitter.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! AARON! ► https://linktr.ee/aaronlong ► https://www.youtube.com/aaronlong1 ► https://soundcloud.com/aaronlongsongs ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 5:55 Youtube vs industry animation 27:08 Working on shorts 47:29 Balancing work 1:05:06 Creating 1:08:45 Pros and cons of idustry/indie 1:16:01 Youtube algorithm 1:22:46 Retakes 1:30:31 Music 1:47:08 Process 1:57:08 Lightining round 2:05:00 Indie landscape

Mar 25, 202402:11:01
Episode 158: NOUNSFEST

Episode 158: NOUNSFEST

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is some of the NOUNSFEST TEAM: CHRIS WATERS, ERIC TOWNER, AND WALTER NEWMAN! Chris Waters is a development executive who spent the last three years at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. His Favorite movie will be revealed IN THIS EPISODE! Walter Newman is the former head of development at Adult Swim. Before that, he was an executive at Comedy Central. Eric Towner is one of the co-founders of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and co-founder of Nouns Fest. He is also an animator, director, and filmmaker.


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with the NOUNSFEST CREW about OPEN SOURCE CREATING, HOW NOUNSFEST COMES TOGETHER, THE BEHIND THE SCENES DOCUMENTARY, AND and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Follow the Fest!! ► https://nounsfest.tv/


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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Mar 18, 202401:26:01
EPISODE 157: DREW GREEN

EPISODE 157: DREW GREEN

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is DREW GREEN! Drew is a storyboard artist, illustrator, and writer. He worked on Battle Kitty, Steven Universe, and is coming off a project at A24, #1 Happy Family USA. Along the way, VEE chats with DREW about MAKING THE DECISION TO MOVE TO LA, WORKING ON MIGHTY MAGISWORDS, UGLY BOARDS, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ Follow the guest! DREW! ► https://drewboards.com/ ► https://twitter.com/drewgreendraws ► https://www.instagram.com/drewgreendraws/ ► https://linktr.ee/drewgreenart ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 1:12 Beginning drawing 13:48 Getting into the industry 26:09 Storyboarding 36:15 Battle Kitty and Steven Universe 50:28 Kids animation vs adult animation 52:48 Personal art 1:02:11 Boarding 1:07:36 Communicating stories 1:20:12 Creative block

Mar 11, 202401:26:58
EPISODE 156: ANGUEL ROUMANOV

EPISODE 156: ANGUEL ROUMANOV

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is ANGUEL ROUMENOV! Anguel is an animator, illustrator, Game Dev, and does 3D Rigging. You can see his work in the award winning indie game Potionomics Along the way, VEE and KARL chat with ANGUEL about DECIDING TO MAKE VIDEO GAMES, THE CURRENT STATE OF A.I., TIPS FOR LEARNING RIGGING, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ KARL! ► https://twitter.com/karl_hadrika ► https://instagram.com/karlhadrika ► https://www.karlhadrika.com/ Follow the guest! ANGUEL! ► https://www.instagram.com/sohard2remember/ ► https://twitter.com/sohard2remember ► https://sohardtoremember.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro and education 21:28 Ringling 40:06 Graduating and first gig 58:23 Potionomics 1:17:50 Learning rigging 1:23:36 VR games 1:26:36 Networking

Mar 04, 202401:33:12
EPISODE 155: CHASE CONLEY

EPISODE 155: CHASE CONLEY

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is CHASE CONLEY! Chase is director, storyboard artist, writer, and character designer. He is currently a director on X-men '97. Previous work includes: director on Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeast, 2D Advertisement designer on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and storyboards artist on Sonic 2!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with CHASE about DEVIANTART COMMENT MAKING HIM RETHINK HIS STYLE, GETTING HIS START IN BLACK DYNAMITE, NOT TRYING TO BE CAPTAIN SAVE A SHOW, and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

00:50 Entry point to industry

12:24 Switching projects

45:30 Personal projects

1:15:23 Assistant directors

1:22:46 Kipo

1:25:52 Cool hero/villains

1:27:48 Fundamentals to art style

1:34:22 Creative hobbies and creative block

Feb 26, 202401:41:37
EPISODE 154: UCHEOMAAA

EPISODE 154: UCHEOMAAA

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is UCHEOMAAA! Uche is a writer, comic artist, and animator. He's animated for the music videos of Sideways by Fredo Bang and Presha by 2Chainz, Lil Wayne. You can check out Uche's comic "Vibe Check!" on webtoons, where he updates every Thursday and Sunday!


Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with UCHE about FINDING THE BALANCE WHEN MAKING RELATEABLE COMICS, HUMOR IN FACES, HIS COMEDIC INFLUNCES and so much more!


While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!


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Follow the guest!

UCHEOMAAA! ► https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/vibe-check/list?title_no=2724

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m

Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks

Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma

Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie


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0:00 Intro

9:44 Style and inspirations

26:57 Studying art

1:18:33 Webtoons process

1:23:10 Social media

1:30:20 Music videos

1:52:25 Creative block

1:56:17 Comedy influences

Feb 19, 202402:14:12