gumroad, tutorial videos from the best artists by paying a bit of cash

I really didn't know how to make a title that was both very short and gave you an exact idea of what this blog post is about... well that's not true. I just didn't want to waste more than 20 seconds thinking of one. Ok? That's the absolute truth. Now, gumroad. It's a website that people can upload a video off which involves anything from 2D, 3D illustration in areas of concept art, creating environmental art, how to make fire, characters all the way into how to work using different programs. Only thing is that you pay a bit of cash for it, in some cases some videos are even being offered for free for the absolute cheap bastards. There's plenty of videos based on the 10-12 that I have seen so far ranging mostly anywhere between 1-7$. There's another video that's 35$ that's a 9 hour tutorial. My advice would be to stop being a cheap asshole and buy at least one video that relates to an area you know you need to work on. Why am I being so insulting and rude? Honestly, partly because I don't think anyone is reading this even though that's a bad excuse. Plus a bit of harsh love is sometimes needed to spring someone to action.

https://gumroad.com/l/TZTO

A lot of talented people are getting on this and you can learn a lot from them. I have seen one and will be buying two more from the same artist today. If you are afraid of spending so much money on the big files, just spend 2-3$ on one of the cheaper ones and see if they are worth it. This could be very helpful to young creative people that may be in school or just out of it. My ideal is that you should always look up to others regardless of time or experience to see what they can teach you to further improve yourself as an artist, developer and/or designer, but that's just me. We're in this world for a very short amount of time, so we might as well learn as much as possible in the time we've got. Some notable people uploading videos in the illustration/2D, motion graphics and 3D fields are Dan Luvisi, Maciej Kuciara, Ash Thorp, and.. I really didn't do any research for this to look up more names. I would apologize but I'm not getting paid for this blog, so I'd like to do as little work as possible while simultaneously updating people on some (hopefully) important news in the creative world. Enjoy it boyos & start learning.

work by Dan Luvisi, an example of what it looks like

The Collective Podcast

I'm sure many of you are sitting in your cubicle, listening to music as you work until your 9-5 workday is over.  Well you're in luck, because I'm going to shove my preferences down your throat so you can enjoy exactly what I enjoy.  I initially started listening only to music when I worked through projects or during 9-5 jobs.  Then I began listening to podcasts to mix it up.  I'll be uploading a few of the podcasts I listen to hoping that it will help the only person who reads this blog post through their day.

The first to start it off is the best one for people that work in creative fields.  I say creative because it can range to too many mediums and I don't feel like listing them all.  My blog, my rules. The one you need to go listen to is The Collective Podcast, hosted by Ash Thorp.

https://soundcloud.com/the-collective-podcast

Ash works in the motion graphics industry but dabbles in illustration.  I know this not based on knowing him personally, but merely by listening to his podcast and following him on facebook.  He questions many people in the concept art, design, 3D/2D, video game/movie industry, film making and even a student trying to get into concept art/illustration.  He covers a lot of bases and asks some good question.  Thankfully he isn't a stiff robot that only sticks on the subject matter the entire time to bore us all to death, instead the podcast feels organic which makes it far more interesting in its set up.  He has interviewed some of best guys in the industry, so I don't see why you wouldn't listen to his podcast.  Go to the link, start at #1 and keep moving on up.  He and the people he interviews are more experienced and far more knowledgeable than any of things you will read here, unless it's a statement that's copy & pasted by the same people that know more than me.  Now that I've trashed myself enough for the day, here is a link to some of his great work:

http://www.ashthorp.com/

Your cubicle work sessions will be a lot more informative from now on.